Diatomea by Ernst Haeckel Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm Boats sit anchored mid-river

Boats sit anchored mid-river

Flat colour fields and strong linework give the image a poster-like clarity that was common in commercial illustration of the era

confident linework

the subtle tonal shifts and intricate patterning of Klimt's brushwork are preserved with exceptional clarity and detail

It is at once a historical document and a work of graphic art that feels startlingly contemporary

Diatomea by Ernst Haeckel Size:L - 70 x 100.0cm Boats sit anchored mid-riverErnst Haeckel's Diatomea plate reveals a world invisible to the naked eye and makes it monumental. These single celled algae, examined under the microscope, turn out to be architectural marvels radial symmetry, geometric precision, and structural complexity that no human hand could have invented. Haeckel arranges them across the composition with both scientific rigour and undeniable aesthetic pleasure: each organism given space, each detail rendered