Discomedusae – Jellyfish Size:50×70 cm East Timor

East Timor

His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre

After he moved to Albuquerque

and his paintings are represented in the major American art collections

Creator: Oscar Bluemner

Discomedusae – Jellyfish Size:50×70 cm East TimorThis is the image many people picture when they think of Ernst Haeckel: jellyfish drifting through dark water, their domed bells glowing in pinks, golds and violets above long, trailing tentacles. The Discomedusae plate is one of the most beloved in his entire body of work, and it is easy to see why the symmetry is hypnotic and the colours feel almost lit from within. It belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), the series of 100