Lopende figuur in een mantel 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this sketch of a figure in motion, using charcoal or graphite, we think sometime in the early 20th century. The sketchy lines here are all about immediacy; it’s a quick capture, not labored over. You can feel the artist trying to get something down fast, before it disappears. Look at how the lines defining the cloak are confident and thick, really giving a sense of weight and volume. But then, around the head and feet, they get lighter and more tentative, almost like the figure is dissolving into the background. It makes you wonder, what was Cachet really focused on? Was it the form of the cloak, or the feeling of movement? This kind of open-ended mark-making reminds me of Rodin's drawings – that same sense of capturing a fleeting moment, of leaving things unresolved and open to interpretation. Ultimately, it's about process, about the artist’s hand and eye working together in real-time, rather than striving for a perfect representation. And that’s where the real magic lies.