Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.15 by Kono Bairei Edvard Munch Nr 2" from af Klint's

Nr 2" from af Klint's 1907 monumental series marks the transition from childhood into adolescence — rendered not in literal imagery

A photograph about light as much as linen

and other insects

the dense colour relationships and intricate surface detail of the original painting are rendered with full tonal accuracy and sharpness

Bairei hyakucho gafu. Ten Pl.15 by Kono Bairei Edvard Munch Nr 2" from af Klint'sIn Plate 15 of the Hyakucho Gafu, Bairei shifts the bird's orientation to suggest a moment of alertness the body angled, the line of sight implied rather than stated. The ink wash underneath the figure is subtle but structural, grounding the subject without making the ground literal. It is a compositional technique Bairei uses throughout the series: the bird exists in space without being pinned to a surface. Direct, confident, and spare. Produced on