trochilidae hummingbirds fine art print ernst haeckel travel poster the series of 100 lithographs

the series of 100 lithographs in which Haeckel

Ernst Haeckel balanced scientific accuracy with real visual energy

moodier colours

Refined vintage marine-botanical art with a colour you won't find everywhere

trochilidae hummingbirds fine art print ernst haeckel travel poster the series of 100 lithographsFew birds invite a closer look like the hummingbird, and this Haeckel plate is a riot of iridescent colour. Species from across the Americas hover and perch across the sheet, their throats and crowns flashing emerald, ruby and sapphire, their impossibly fine feathers and slender bills captured with loving precision. It is one of the most joyful and collectable images in Haeckel's entire output. The illustration comes from Kunstformen der Natur (Art