gamochonia octopus fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm The eye area and hair

The eye area and hair are replaced by the natural beauty of the various field flowers and exotic species

Title: The Fabulous World of Jules Verne

where the bright colours and recognisable creatures delight younger eyes

Creator: Thomas Anshutz

gamochonia octopus fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm The eye area and hairSinuous, intelligent and a little mysterious, the cephalopods on this plate are among the ocean's most captivating creatures and Ernst Haeckel clearly relished drawing them. Octopuses and their relatives spread their arms across the sheet in swirling, symmetrical arrangements, sucker lined tentacles curling into elegant patterns against a deep, watery background. The image is drawn from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Haeckel's defining