hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel Size:50×70 cm and Edith Atwater

and Edith Atwater

animals and landscapes

native women

This print brings personality and a touch of wit to a wall

Haeckel's celebrated portfolio of 100 lithographs produced at the turn of the twentieth century

hexactinellae sponge fine art print ernst haeckel Size:50×70 cm and Edith AtwaterGlass sponges are nature's master glassblowers, building intricate skeletons from pure silica and this Haeckel plate shows them as the architectural wonders they are. Lattice like tubes and baskets rise across the sheet in pale ivory and gold, their delicate mesh walls drawn with a precision that makes them look almost engineered, like miniature cathedrals from the deep sea. The illustration belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature),