florideae delesseria algae fine art print ernst haeckel eagle Tree frogs and exotic amphibians

Tree frogs and exotic amphibians are arranged across the sheet in dynamic poses

darker reaches of the ocean

• Paper sourced from Japan

The Invisible Man (1933)

blues and warm earth tones

florideae delesseria algae fine art print ernst haeckel eagle Tree frogs and exotic amphibiansRed algae rarely get their moment in the spotlight, but Ernst Haeckel gives the delicate Delesseria the reverence of a stained glass window. Translucent, leaf like blades in crimson and rose fan out across the plate, their fine veining and rippled edges rendered with the care most artists reserve for flowers. The effect is surprisingly luminous seaweed transformed into something jewel like. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms