Kale boom by Julie de Graag Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm tightly cropped blossoms and looping

tightly cropped blossoms and looping outlines that turn a quiet botanical subject into a study of movement and light

Hasui's delicate tonal gradations and fine linework are preserved with full accuracy

with the mountains dissolving into a luminous distance

Roberts's expressive illustrative style

Soft pinks and coral tones define the composition

Kale boom by Julie de Graag Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm tightly cropped blossoms and loopingKale boom (Bare Tree) exemplifies Julie de Graag's mastery of the woodcut: a single tree rendered in stark silhouette against a pale ground, its branching structure traced with extraordinary line economy. The composition holds the tension between botanical observation and graphic abstraction that defines her best work each branch division is simultaneously accurate and decorative, occupying the border between Art Nouveau elegance and early Dutch