zz ot ints ▁that ▁view ▁trees ▁fairly ▁close ▁up ▁at ▁d usk ▁or ▁night ▁and ▁show ▁a ▁play ▁of ▁light ▁upon ▁them . ▁The ▁characteristics ▁that ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁prominent ▁in ▁his ▁m ature ▁work , ▁his ▁concern ▁with ▁capt uring ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁form ▁and ▁with ▁even ▁more ▁subt le ▁light ▁effects , ▁are ▁clearly ▁apparent . ▁The ▁trees ▁in ▁K ip n iss ' s ▁me zz ot ints ▁have ▁an ▁especially ▁strong ▁pur ity ▁of ▁form ▁when ▁only ▁their ▁tr unks ▁are ▁dep icted . ▁Sometimes ▁leaves ▁are ▁spread ▁across ▁the ▁trees , ▁adding ▁more ▁movement ▁and ▁increasing ▁the ▁technical ▁challenge . ▁ ▁Window ▁w / v ase ▁& ▁forest ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) ▁is ▁representative ▁of ▁still ▁lif es ▁that ▁show ▁a ▁v ase ▁of ▁plant ▁c utt ings , ▁most ▁often ▁of ▁st ems ▁with ▁leaves . ▁The ▁v ase ▁is ▁generally ▁viewed ▁close ▁up ▁before ▁a ▁window ▁on ▁a ▁surface ▁that ▁may ▁or ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁visible . ▁Occ asion ally ▁the ▁bottom ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁s ash ▁is ▁showing , ▁and ▁usually ▁trees ▁are ▁beyond . ▁Here , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁view ▁into ▁the ▁distance ▁is ▁through ▁three ▁layers ▁of ▁glass , ▁and ▁the ▁form ▁to ▁the ▁left ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ch est ▁of ▁draw ers . ▁A ▁painting ▁done ▁in ▁reverse ▁pred ates ▁this ▁print , ▁and ▁in ▁both ▁K ip n iss ▁ext empor ized ▁the ▁pale , ▁del icate ▁sc rim ▁of ▁trees . ▁The ▁print ▁is ▁in ▁four