nepenthaceae pitcher plant fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm and streets in every part

and streets in every part of the United States

blown glass

where it adds depth against a pale wall and pairs strikingly with other dark-background Haeckel plates such as his jellyfish and radiolarians

Theodorus van Hoytema

Date: 1936-37

nepenthaceae pitcher plant fine art print ernst haeckel Size:30×40 cm and streets in every partEqual parts beautiful and slightly sinister, the tropical pitcher plants on this Haeckel plate are nature's most elegant traps. Their hanging, lidded pitchers evolved to lure and digest insects dangle from curling tendrils in greens, reds and speckled patterns, drawn by Ernst Haeckel with all the drama these extraordinary carnivorous plants deserve. The image belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Haeckel's celebrated portfolio of 100