Categories: Art History: c 1800 to c 1900 Prints Individual Artists, Art Monographs Animals & Nature In Art (still Life, Landscapes & Seascapes, Etc) Illustration


Art Forms from the Abyss : Ernst Haeckels Images From The HMS Challenger Expedition
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Paperback English
By (author) Peter J Le B Williams , By (author) Dylan W. Evans , By (author) David J Roberts , By (author) David Thomas , Foreword by Martin Kemp


From jewellery designers to scientists, graphic artists to naturalists, the range of people inspired by Ernst Haeckels illustrations continues to grow. Following up on Prestels Art Forms in Nature and Art Forms from the Ocean, this new collection features startlingly beautiful images created by Haeckel, who was commissioned to contribute to the report of the HMS Challenger expedition, which circumnavigated the world from 1872-76. The Challengers achievements were unparalleled, with nearly 5,000 new species discovered and catalogued from the depths of Earths oceans. Full-page reproductions bring these organisms colourfully to life, drawing readers into a world at once hypnotic and highly ordered. Divided into three sections-Siphonophores, Medusae and Radiolarians-these illustrations display Haeckels remarkable artistic skill and understanding of the architecture of organic matter. The authors provide a brief history of the Challenger expedition, background on Haeckels scientific and artistic accomplishments, as well as informative texts on each group of organisms.A guide to the natural world and an inspiration to artists of every stripe, this collection of Haeckels work is a fitting tribute to a 19th century genius.


Product details

Format Paperback | 144 pages
Dimensions 240 x 302 x 13mm | 930g
Publication date 25 Oct 2015
Publisher Prestel
Publication City/Country Munich, Germany
Language English
Illustrations note 5 schwarz-weiße und 70 farbige Abbildungen
ISBN10 3791381415
ISBN13 9783791381411
Bestsellers rank 277,759