Amphoridea — Urnensterne (Kunstformen der Natur, Plate 95, 1904)

Highlights

• Amphoridea. - Urnensterne by Ernst Haeckel from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature) — a faithful museum-quality reproduction of a celebrated natural-history illustration.
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• MUSEUM-QUALITY GICLEE: Fade-resistant archival inks on premium artist-grade canvas, hand-stretched and gallery-wrapped over a solid 1.5" wood frame, hardware attached and ready to hang.
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Description

This striking black-and-white lithographic plate depicts an array of sea urchins and related echinoderms (Amphoridea, or 'Urn Stars') rendered in extraordinary scientific and artistic detail, with geometric surface textures, radiating spines, and curling tentacles arranged in a dramatic composition against a deep black background. The plate is drawn from Ernst Haeckel's landmark scientific art book 'Kunstformen der Natur' (Art Forms in Nature), first published in full in 1904, which profoundly influenced Art Nouveau design with its meticulous illustrations of natural organisms. The German caption 'Amphoridea — Urnensterne' identifies these creatures as a group of globular, vase-shaped echinoderms, showcasing Haeckel's mastery of biological illustration and symmetrical natural form.