Metamorfoze is a commanding work from Jan Toorop's Symbolist period
The composition holds both movement and order
Fleurs et Fruits is a richly composed botanical study that arranges flowers and fruit with the careful attention of a natural history illustration and the warmth of a still-life painting
and a vibrant palette of layered hues brings an almost childlike directness to the composition
It is a rare print from a career that produced very few
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