Twee handen die een bord vasthouden 1908

This delicate sketch by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet captures a simple, everyday moment with an economy of line. Imagine him, perhaps quickly jotting this down—two hands holding a board. I can feel the artist’s curiosity, the way he’s observing not just the hands, but the tension and effort required to hold something up. Those hands, rendered with such simple lines, they’re not just holding a board; they’re holding a space, a potential. What will be written on this board? What will be presented? It makes me think about the endless possibilities within a blank space. And how, as artists, we’re constantly engaging in this act of holding—holding ideas, holding space for new forms to emerge. It’s a quiet, unassuming sketch, but it speaks volumes about the foundational act of creation.