Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Théophile Alexandre Steinlen could carry the same authority

could carry the same authority as fine painting

simultaneously lush and still

preserving the subtle colour relationships that give this piece its quiet power

the fine hatching

Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Théophile Alexandre Steinlen could carry the same authorityHoffstad's illustration of Pinus silvestris the Scots pine confronts one of Scandinavian nature's most architecturally complex subjects. The image documents the pine's distinctive features with botanical rigour: needle clusters in paired fascicles, the asymmetric cone, the characteristic bark texture suggested through careful line rather than heavy shading. There is something almost contemplative about the composition the tree reduced to its essential