Florideae - Delesseria - Algae Size:50×70 cm Reproduced on museum-quality matte paper

Reproduced on museum-quality matte paper with deep

part of the shin-hanga ("new prints") movement

exotic animals

Klimt's primary subject was the female body

Florideae - Delesseria - Algae Size:50×70 cm Reproduced on museum-quality matte paperRed 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