Description
part of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement
Jung collaborated on the graphic design of numerous magazines
It pairs naturally with Haeckel's other marine plates — turtles
lithographs
Its subject
Florideae - Delesseria - Algae Size:50×70 cm part of the shin-hanga ("newRed 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