Le Chocolayer Material:400g Cotton Canvas The result sits somewhere between

The result sits somewhere between illustration and deadpan comedy

The composition rises vertically

and the overall rhythm carries the synesthetic quality he theorized throughout his career

Compositionally

Le Chocolayer Material:400g Cotton Canvas The result sits somewhere betweenLe Chocolayer the cacao tree is illustrated here in the exacting style of 19th century European botanical documentation. The composition arranges pods, leaves, and blossoms with scientific rigour, each element described in its natural colour and form. Deep burgundy pods contrast against layered greens, the whole rendered on a restrained ground that foregrounds the draughtsman's careful observation. It is botanical illustration at its most