Woman in Summer Dress by Gōyo Hashiguchi Hilma af Klint Prickly Pear presents the cactus

Prickly Pear presents the cactus with a graphic directness that is immediately engaging — Sarah Fitzgerald isolates the form against a simple ground and lets the plant's own geometry do the work

The careful placement of a distant tree line draws the eye across the plain

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Strong geometric forms anchor the composition while a warm

collage-like composition

Woman in Summer Dress by Gōyo Hashiguchi Hilma af Klint Prickly Pear presents the cactusOne of the warmer works in Hashiguchi's small body of prints, this shin hanga composition depicts a woman dressed for the summer season the lightweight fabric of the garment suggesting both heat and movement. Hashiguchi's colour choices here are lighter and more airy than in his winter or interior compositions: pale yellows, transparent blues, and delicate patterning on the textile create a mood of seasonal ease. The figure's posture is relaxed, the