Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Théophile Alexandre Steinlen neither entirely still nor in

neither entirely still nor in motion

Doudine's precise linework and rich colour relationships are reproduced with clarity and fidelity

true colour — exactly what this style of illustration needs

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 neither entirely still nor inHoffstad'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