Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel

Author:   Olaf Breidbach ,  Eibl-Eibesfeldt ,  Richard Hartmann
Publisher:   Prestel
Edition:   illustrated edition
ISBN:  

9783791319902


Pages:   140
Publication Date:   06 July 1998
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Our Price $52.99 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Art Forms in Nature: The Prints of Ernst Haeckel


Add your own review!

Overview

The geometric shapes and natural forms, captured with exceptional precision in Ernst Haeckel's prints, still influence artists and designers to this day. This volume highlights the research and findings of this natural scientist. Powerful modern microscopes have confirmed the accuracy of Haeckel's prints, which even in their day, became world famous. Haeckel's portfolio, first published between 1899 and 1904 in separate installments, is described in the opening essays. The plates illustrate Haeckel's fundamental monistic notion of the ""unity of all living things"" and the wide variety of forms are executed with utmost delicacy. Incipient microscopic organisms are juxtaposed with highly developed plants and animals. The pages, ordered according to geometric and ""constructive"" aspects, document the oness of the world in its most diversified forms. This collection of plates was not only well-received by scientists, but by artists and architects as well. Rene Binet, a pioneer of glass and iron constructions, Emile Galle, a renowned Art Nouveau designer, and the photographer Karl Blossfeld all make explicit reference to Haeckel in their work. 100 colour, 24 b/w

Full Product Details

Author:   Olaf Breidbach ,  Eibl-Eibesfeldt ,  Richard Hartmann
Publisher:   Prestel
Imprint:   Prestel
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 24.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 30.00cm
Weight:   0.914kg
ISBN:  

9783791319902


ISBN 10:   3791319906
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   06 July 1998
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

Reviews

Art Forms in Nature is a library of possibilities. -CoolTools


Art Forms in Nature is a library of possibilities. -CoolTools


"""Art Forms in Nature is a library of possibilities."" -CoolTools"


Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

RGJUNE2025

 

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List