Kunstformen der Natur, Tafel 61 — Phaeodaria (1904)

Highlights

• Kunstformen der Natur (Tafel 61) BHL47388289 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 intricate lithographic plate from Ernst Haeckel's landmark scientific art book 'Kunstformen der Natur' (Art Forms in Nature, 1904) depicts Phaeodaria — radiolarian microorganisms — rendered with extraordinary botanical-like symmetry and geometric precision. A radiant star-lattice structure dominates the center, encircled by delicate branching organisms, spiny capsules, and feathery appendages drawn from microscopic specimens, all set against a soft blue-gray tinted ground. 'Kunstformen der Natur,' published in Leipzig, was a groundbreaking fusion of science and decorative art that profoundly influenced Art Nouveau design and remains a celebrated work of natural illustration.