Leptomedusae - Jellyfish Size:30×40 cm The fresh palette pairs effortlessly

The fresh palette pairs effortlessly with houseplants

Century Magazine

he spent years studying the smallest creatures of the sea and believed their overlooked beauty deserved a place on the wall beside any masterpiece — a conviction that helped inspire the organic motifs of Art Nouveau

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Leptomedusae - Jellyfish Size:30×40 cm The fresh palette pairs effortlesslySmaller and more intricate than Haeckel's famous disc jellyfish, the leptomedusae in this plate are tiny hydrozoan bells, drawn with a jeweller's attention to detail. Their fine radial canals, fringed margins and threadlike tentacles are arranged in a balanced, almost kaleidoscopic composition, set against a deep background so that each pale bell seems to float and glow. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Ernst