Printmaking Archives - Page 12 of 13

Fauna japonica Pl.071 (1833-1850)

Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (German, 1796–1866)

Delicate engravings reveal Japan’s wildlife with scientific precision—each feather, scale, and leaf meticulously rendered. A rare glimpse into 19th-century natural wonders, where artistry meets taxonomy.
Fauna japonica Pl.022 (1833-1850)

Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (German, 1796–1866)

Delicate engravings reveal Japan’s wildlife with scientific precision—each feather, scale, and leaf rendered in meticulous detail. A rare glimpse into an ecosystem preserved through ink and paper.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.021 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart across the page, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. Nearby, a crimson crayfish raises its claws beside a crab with spiked armor. Each creature twists in exaggerated forms—some striped like tigers, others spotted like leopards—as if plucked from a fevered dream of the deep.
Boletus pinicola Venturi, Vittadini (1915-1945)

Hans Walty (Swiss, 1868-1948)

The Boletus mushroom rises from the page, gills exposed like delicate pleats. Crosshatched shadows cling to its stem, grounding it in some unseen forest floor. The engraving’s precision makes the specimen almost tangible—you could pluck it straight from the paper.
Fauna japonica Pl.141 (1833-1850)

Philipp Franz Balthasar von Siebold (German, 1796–1866)

Delicate engravings reveal Japan’s wildlife with scientific precision—each feather, scale, and leaf rendered in crisp detail. A rare glimpse into an ecosystem preserved on paper.
De uitlandsche kapellen voorkomende in de drie waereld-deelen, Asia, Africa en America pl45 (1779-1782)

Pieter Cramer (Dutch, 1721–1776)

Delicate wings unfurl across the page—tropical butterflies from Asia, Africa, and America, frozen mid-flight. Each engraving traces intricate patterns, a silent flutter of scales and veins preserved on paper. The specimens seem poised to take off, their exotic forms bridging continents through ink and precision.
Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.67 (1905)

Kurt Lampert (German, unknown)

A meticulous engraving of the animal kingdom, each line precise as a scientist’s sketch. Creatures frozen in stark detail, their forms emerging from the page like specimens pinned for study. The work hums with the quiet intensity of observation, a silent catalog of fur, feather, and scale.
Wielki atlas do zoologii, botaniki i mineralogii Pl.062 (1887)

Gustav von Hayek (Austrian, 1899–1992)

Delicate veins branch across a leaf’s surface, precise as etched lines. Nearby, a beetle’s shell gleams with iridescent ridges, its form frozen mid-crawl. Minerals fracture into geometric shards. Each specimen sits isolated, yet together they hum with the quiet order of a cataloged world.
Abbildungen zu Oken’s Allgemeiner Naturgeschichte für alle Stände Pl.026 (1841)

Lorenz Oken (German, unknown)

Delicate veins branch across translucent leaves, each curve etched with precision. A hidden world unfolds in the cross-section of stems, revealing nature’s intricate architecture. The lines blur between science and art, where every detail pulses with quiet purpose.