Studies van handen en ogen 1874 - 1945

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet made this drawing, Studies van handen en ogen, with a crayon, at an unknown date. It’s so light, you can almost see through it. It’s more like a whisper than a shout. There are these hands all over the paper, doing different things, holding things, and then there’s this eye staring out. What’s so fascinating is the way he’s captured the movement. You can almost feel the artist’s hand moving across the page, trying to capture the essence of these body parts. The lines are so simple, yet they convey so much. There’s an immediacy, a sense of being right there in the moment with the artist. It reminds me of Matisse, who was also interested in the power of simple lines to convey complex ideas. They both seemed to be striving to capture something essential about the human form, about seeing and feeling, and about the act of artmaking itself. It's all about seeing, feeling, and the ongoing conversation between artists.