Printmaking Archives - Page 6 of 20

Abbildungen zu Oken’s Allgemeiner Naturgeschichte für alle Stände Pl.012 (1841)

Lorenz Oken (German, unknown)

Delicate veins branch across translucent leaves, each curve etched with precision. A cluster of seed pods splits open, revealing intricate patterns hidden inside. The engraving’s sharp lines make even the smallest tendril feel alive, as if frozen mid-growth.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.060 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and oddly shaped crayfish, their scales shimmering in impossible colors. The seafloor teems with creatures both familiar and bizarre, each rendered with meticulous detail—a surreal underwater menagerie frozen mid-movement.
Foreign butterflies occurring in the three continents Asia, Africa and America Pl.069 (1779-1782)

Pieter Cramer (Dutch, 1721–1776)

Delicate wings unfurl across continents—vibrant patterns from Asia, Africa, and America preserved in precise lines. Each curve and spot maps a fleeting life, pinned not by science alone but by wonder.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.042 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spindly crabs, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. A lobster’s claws stretch wide, poised to snap. Each creature twists with exaggerated, almost grotesque detail—nature amplified into something fantastical. The sea here teems with life both familiar and utterly strange.
Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.24 (1905)

Kurt Lampert (German, unknown)

A meticulous engraving of the animal kingdom, alive with intricate detail—each creature rendered with scientific precision yet pulsing with vitality. The lines weave a hidden order among fur, feather, and scale.
Perca punctata, The Negro-fish. (1785-1797)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

A slender fish with delicate scales, its body marked by dark spots. The precise lines of the engraving reveal each fin’s intricate structure, frozen in motion as if gliding through unseen water. The details suggest both scientific accuracy and an almost lifelike energy.
Cyprinus macrophthalmus, The Telescope. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

A goldfish with bulging, glassy eyes swims across the page, its delicate fins etched in precise lines. The engraving captures the odd beauty of this creature—part elegant, part grotesque—its exaggerated features frozen in meticulous detail.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.014 (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 twisted into fantastical shapes. The sea here teems with creatures that defy nature—each more bizarre and vivid than the last.
Foreign butterflies occurring in the three continents Asia, Africa and America Pl.398 (1779-1782)

Pieter Cramer (Dutch, 1721–1776)

Vibrant wings unfold across continents—Asia’s delicate patterns, Africa’s bold hues, America’s intricate designs. Each butterfly, a fleeting visitor, pinned to the page yet alive with color. The world’s far corners meet in these paper-thin specimens, their silent flight preserved in ink and line.