asteridea starfish fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm He was born to Carl

He was born to Carl Jacob Martin Langhein (1846–1914)

Original from the Art Institute Chicago

Ohara Koson (Japanese 小原 古邨

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asteridea starfish fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm He was born to CarlFew natural forms feel as effortlessly decorative as the sea star, and this plate gathers a constellation of them in deep reds, ochres and warm browns. Ernst Haeckel arranged the starfish with his characteristic eye for symmetry each five armed body radiating from the centre like a hand drawn mandala, surrounded by smaller species that fill the composition with rhythm and balance. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in