Kunstformen der Natur, Tafel 83 – Lichenes (1904)

Highlights

• Kunstformen der Natur (Tafel 83) BHL47388403 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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Description

This plate from Ernst Haeckel's landmark scientific art book 'Kunstformen der Natur' (Art Forms in Nature) depicts an intricate arrangement of lichens — composite organisms of fungi and algae — rendered in delicate pale blue-grey tones against a soft ground. Multiple lichen species are shown in scientific detail, from rosette and foliose forms to branching fruticose structures, conveying both biological precision and ornamental elegance. Published in 1904, Haeckel's 'Kunstformen der Natur' was enormously influential on Art Nouveau design and remains a celebrated fusion of scientific illustration and fine art.