Drie rechthoeken c. 1928

This is Carel Adolph Lion Cachet’s sketch, "Drie rechthoeken", whereabouts unknown, made with graphite on paper. The off-white of the paper and the grey graphite give a limited tonal range to this open, diagrammatic composition. The three rectangles sketched on the page seem to be searching for the right dimensions for a frame or a window, or maybe a painting? To the left, the lines describing the rectangle are darker and more confident, so perhaps this is the one. It's interesting how Cachet combines drawing with writing and notation to explore the possibilities of a form. I find myself wondering: what's the relationship between the hand, the eye and the mind, when an artist is working something like this out? It reminds me of Sol LeWitt's wall drawings, where the idea is more important than the execution. But here, it's the process of thinking and making that really shines through. It’s not about perfection but about the ongoing conversation between artist and artwork.