Cocoa Kakaobaum Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm almost reverent attention that 19th-century

almost reverent attention that 19th-century anatomists brought to their plates

letting color and rhythm carry the image

human scale of street-level experience

Warm ochres and muted greens sit against a clean ground

The composition is intimate in scale yet expansive in mood

Cocoa Kakaobaum Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm almost reverent attention that 19th-centuryCocoa Kakaobaum is a richly detailed vintage botanical illustration documenting the cacao tree in full scientific splendour. Every stage of the plant is rendered with the rigorous observation that defined 19th century botanical illustration from the clustered pod formations along the trunk to the intricate structure of leaves, flowers, and seeds. Warm earth tones and careful linework give the composition a dignified, encyclopaedic authority that reads