Orchideae Lilly Flowers by Ernst Haeckel Material:400g Cotton Canvas From Kamisaka Sekka's landmark 1909

From Kamisaka Sekka's landmark 1909 woodblock series Momoyogusa comes this crane composition — a distillation of the Rinpa tradition into something simultaneously ancient and arrestingly modern

every petal and dewdrop rendered with an almost unsettling precision

Nico Tracey renders it in bold graphic form

The cathedral's familiar silhouette is present

cross-section and fruit are arranged on the page as a complete portrait of the plant

Orchideae Lilly Flowers by Ernst Haeckel Material:400g Cotton Canvas From Kamisaka Sekka's landmark 1909Haeckel turns botanical science into pure visual spectacle in this plate from his landmark natural history series. Orchid lily specimens are arranged with meticulous care stems arching, petals unfurling, each stamen and sepal given equal attention. The palette moves through deep violets, warm golds and soft greens, the tones layered to suggest the waxy luminosity of the actual flowers. Haeckel's characteristic approach to composition gives the work a