Flowers

Pendant bell-shaped flowers dominate this composition, their delicate forms rendered in creamy white against a dark background. The blooms hang from a slender stem with green leaves, their graceful curves and intricate internal structures meticulously detailed. The linocut technique creates bold contrasts and emphatic linear qualities, whilst the restricted palette generates an intimate, nocturnal mood. Boonzaier’s career spanned more than eighty years, during which he became celebrated for his landscapes, portraits and still life subjects across multiple media.