Printmaking Archives - Page 9 of 20

Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.61 (1905)

Kurt Lampert (German, unknown)

A meticulous engraving of the animal kingdom, where each creature is etched with scientific precision—fur, feathers, and scales rendered in stark black lines against white. The page hums with life, a frozen menagerie waiting to spring from the paper.
Atlas państwa zwierzęcego Pl.66 (1905)

Kurt Lampert (German, unknown)

A meticulous engraving of the animal kingdom, where each creature is etched with scientific precision—fur, feathers, and scales rendered in sharp detail. The composition balances order with wild vitality, as if the page could rustle with movement.
Fauna japonica Pl.139 (1833-1850)

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

Delicate wings spread across the page, each vein traced with precision. A Japanese beetle pauses mid-motion, its iridescent shell catching imagined light. Surrounding flora frames the insect like a living specimen pressed between parchment—science and artistry fused in ink.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.035 (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 frozen mid-battle. The sea creatures twist in exaggerated forms—some striped like tigers, others spotted like leopards, all defying nature’s ordinary palette.
A synopsis of the birds of Australia, and the adjacent Islands Pl.38 (1837-1838)

Elizabeth Gould (English, 1804–1841)

A pair of Australian parrots perch on a gnarled branch, their emerald feathers stark against the muted background. One cocks its head, beak slightly open as if mid-chirp, while the other leans in—a fleeting interaction frozen in delicate ink lines. The engraving pulses with quiet avian energy.
Holocentrus punctatus, The punctulated Holocentre. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

Scales shimmer with precise dots, each mark a tiny universe. The fish’s spine curves like a question, fins splayed as if caught mid-motion. Dark eyes watch from paper, alive in ink and line. A specimen frozen, yet pulsing with the energy of the deep.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.029 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and crimson crayfish, their scales shimmering like polished metal. 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 saltwater.
Epinephelus ruber, The red Wall-eye. (1785-1797) (1)

Marcus Elieser Bloch (German, 1723–1799)

The red Wall-eye glides across the page, scales etched with precision, its vivid hue contrasting starkly against the blank background. Every fin and gill is rendered with scientific clarity, yet the fish seems poised to flick its tail and swim off the paper.
Poissons, ecrevisses et crabes, de diverses couleurs et figures extraordinaires.. Pl.031 (1718-1719)

Louis Renard (French, 1678–1746)

Vibrant fish dart between spiny crabs and crimson crayfish, their scales shimmering in impossible hues. The seafloor teems with creatures both familiar and bizarre—each twist of a tail, each claw’s curve, defying expectation. A world where nature’s palette runs wild.