Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Théophile Alexandre Steinlen the fine hatching

the fine hatching

true colour — exactly what this style of illustration needs

simultaneously lush and still

lasting clarity — every botanical border and gilded detail of this fine art print exactly as the artist drew it

Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Théophile Alexandre Steinlen the fine hatchingHoffstad'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