Figuur in een oosterse mantel 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this drawing of a figure in an oriental coat with graphite on paper. I can imagine him working quickly, trying to capture the essence of the figure. It’s all about the line here, right? Loose and searching, trying to nail the fall of the fabric, the weight of the form, and the planes of the face. It's hard! You keep adjusting, rubbing out, and starting again. Each stroke feels like a question. What angle? What pressure? And what if I just let it be? Let the energy of the line do the work? That’s what this reminds me - those moments of pure looking, when the hand and eye become one. The artist seeks the form and brings it alive on the page. Like a dance between seeing and feeling. It is never exact, but always full of possibility.