Fishes Archives - Page 8 of 13

Perca Guttata, The Hind. (1785-1797)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

Scales glisten under imagined light, each delicate fin etched with precision. The perch’s spotted flank curves gracefully, frozen mid-motion as if still drifting through dark water. A meticulous study of texture and form, every line serves both science and art.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.052 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at a cobalt crayfish, both creatures twisted into fantastical shapes. The sea bursts with life—each specimen more bizarre than the last, as if pulled from a fever dream of the deep.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.001 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish, crayfish, and crabs twist across the page, their exaggerated forms and wild colors defying nature. Each creature seems to leap from the depths of imagination, more fantastical than real. The sea’s oddities parade in a riot of scales and claws, daring you to look closer.
Fish Series, No. 1 (1917)

Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935)

A lone fish drifts in pale water, its scales rendered with delicate precision. The muted tones suggest depth, while the creature’s stillness hints at life suspended. Every brushstroke captures the fragile balance between scientific detail and quiet observation.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.018 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at the edge, while spined crayfish lurk below. Each creature twists with exaggerated, almost mythical forms—nature’s oddities rendered in startling detail. The sea’s strangest inhabitants seem to pulse with life on paper.
Epinephelus ruber, The red Wall-eye. (1785-1797)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

The red Wall-eye glides across the page, scales etched with precision, its gills flared as if still breathing. The engraving captures the fish’s taut energy, frozen mid-motion against stark white. Every spine and fin is rendered with clinical clarity, yet the creature feels alive, ready to dart off the paper.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.041 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and crayfish, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. The seafloor teems with creatures both familiar and bizarre—some striped like tigers, others adorned with curling tendrils. Each detail pulses with life, as if the page itself could ripple with a sudden current.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.010 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A crimson crab claws at the edge, while spined crayfish lurk below. Each creature twists with exaggerated forms, as if plucked from a sailor’s fever dream of the deep.
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Luigi Balugani (Italian, 1737–1770)

A slender fish glides through the page, its scales rendered in delicate watercolor washes—pale gold fading to translucent silver along the belly. The precise lines of its fins suggest motion, as if it might dart off the paper with one flick of its tail.