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About Cynometra Cauliflora [Nam
Chromolithograph, by P.Depannemaeker. Very good condition apart from a few light foxing marks Native to Southeast Asia, the Nam Nam is a small tree with a knotted trunk that yields edible greenish yellow or light brown fruit. Hoola Van Nooten had accompanied her husband to Jakarta (Batavia), capital of Java, where he died. She was left with debts to pay and a family to support. With great ingenuity, she managed to get a selection of her paintings chromolithographed and published under the title " Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java Peints D'AprΦs Nature" , the first edition of which appeared in 1863-4. "Van Nooten was clearly more than competent, for the splendid tropical plantsà have been depicted with great skill. She managed to accentuate the splendour of each species by adopting a style that combined great precision and clarity with a touch of neo-Baroque exuberance, revelling in the rich forms and colours of the tropics." (L. Tongiorgi Tomasi " An Oak Spring Flora" p.330)
