ostraciidae fine art print ernst haeckel calender The illustration belongs to Kunstformen

The illustration belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature)

Equal parts beautiful and slightly sinister

As wall art

Origin: USA

ostraciidae fine art print ernst haeckel calender The illustration belongs to KunstformenBoxfish are the eccentrics of the reef rigid, geometric and patterned like something designed rather than evolved and this Haeckel plate makes the most of their charm. Trunkfish and their relatives are arranged across the sheet in yellows, blues and spotted designs, their boxy, armoured bodies giving the composition an almost playful, graphic quality. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Ernst Haeckel's series of