Gallery Edition – Ontwerp voor een oorkonde van de Nederlandsche Maatschappij voor Nijverheid en Handel by Carel Adolph Lion Cachet – 56×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In Carel Adolph Lion Cachet’s “Ontwerp voor een oorkonde van de Nederlandsche Maatschappij voor Nijverheid en Handel” (1874), we find an exemplar of Expressionist architectural rendering that distills the essence of Art Deco and Modernist design principles. The artist’s loose brushwork imbues the composition with a sense of spontaneity, as if the structures themselves were unfolding before our eyes. This visual dynamism is tempered by a palette of pinks, blues, and browns, which lends an air of sobriety to the work. Cachet’s technique, redolent of the avant-garde movements of his time, injects a sense of urgency into this otherwise staid architectural subject matter.When scaled up to 56×44, the palette assumes a newfound spatial rhythm, as if the colors themselves were inhabiting the room. The pinks and blues, in particular, take on an almost palpable quality, casting a cool, diffused light that seems to permeat