Printmaking Archives - Page 13 of 20

Kalkved. (Viburnum) (1816 – 1875)

P. C. Skovgaard (Danish, unknown)

Delicate viburnum branches stretch across the page, their leaves and berries rendered with precise, inky lines. Each vein and stem is etched with scientific clarity, yet the composition breathes with quiet vitality—a meticulous study that transcends mere documentation.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.048 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spindly crabs and crayfish with exaggerated claws. The creatures twist in unnatural hues—crimson, gold, and electric blue—as if plucked from a fever dream of the sea. Every scale and pincer bends reality, turning the ocean’s depths into a kaleidoscope.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.073 (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 twisted into bizarre, almost dreamlike forms. The sea here teems with life both familiar and utterly strange.
Psalliota silvatica Schäff., Ps. perrara Schulz. (1915-1945)

Hans Walty (Swiss, 1868-1948)

Delicate gills fan beneath the cap’s smooth curve, each line precise as a map. The mushroom stands solitary, its stem rooted in shadow, a quiet study of texture and form. Earth clings to the base, hinting at the damp forest floor it was plucked from.
Foreign butterflies occurring in the three continents Asia, Africa and America Pl.319 (1779-1782)

Pieter Cramer (Dutch, 1721–1776)

Vibrant wings from three continents—Asia’s delicate patterns, Africa’s bold hues, America’s striking contrasts—frozen mid-flight. Each engraving traces the fleeting beauty of these distant travelers, a silent dance across borders.
Lycoperdon enchinatum (1915-1945)

Hans Walty (Swiss, 1868-1948)

Spiny, globular, and strangely delicate—this fungus emerges from the page with precise, almost scientific detail. The engraving’s fine lines trace each bristling protrusion, transforming a humble puffball into something alien yet familiar.
Fauna japonica Pl.082 (1833-1850)

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

Delicate wings spread across the page, veins traced with scientific precision. A Japanese beetle rendered in ink, its carapace gleaming as if still alive beneath the paper. The specimen seems ready to crawl off the page, frozen mid-motion by an unseen hand.
Scarus croicensis, The red Parrot-fish. (1785-1797)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

The red parrot-fish glides through coral shadows, scales shimmering like wet silk. Its beak-like mouth, built for scraping algae, hints at a life spent reshaping reefs. Every engraved line traces the creature’s motion—not just a specimen, but a pulse of the ocean caught in ink.
Archives de l’histoire des insectes Pl.34 (1794)

Johann Caspar Fuessli (Swiss, 1706–1782)

Delicate wings and segmented legs emerge from the page—each insect meticulously rendered, their forms both alien and familiar. The engraving freezes these tiny lives in precise detail, transforming specimens into something strangely beautiful.