Ontwerp voor een illustratie met gevels van gebouwen om een binnenplaats 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this ink drawing of building facades surrounding a courtyard, maybe for a book illustration. Look at the way Cachet’s lines create a sort of architectural theater, dividing the space with precision. The surface is smooth, and the ink sits almost weightlessly on the paper. It feels like you could run your hand across it without disturbing a single line. The linear structures offer a lesson in perspective, but it’s not perfect, and that's what makes it so intriguing, right? The composition feels simultaneously solid and precarious, like a house of cards just before it collapses. This drawing reminds me of the work of David Hockney, in the way it captures the mundane beauty of everyday scenes. It suggests that art is not just about grand gestures, but about the subtle moments of observation that make up a life. It invites us to see the world with fresh eyes, to find beauty in the ordinary, and to embrace the ambiguity of experience.