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A print of “Orchids (Orchidae)” by Ernst Haeckel on your wall
Fuchsia, lemon and creamy white on a dark ground, each flower like a separate face - Haeckel's orchids are botany that looks like jewellery. A botanical poster like this, only in a gallery version, suits a bedroom with an upholstered headboard and velvet, a kitchen with dark green fronts and brass, a beauty salon or a boutique hotel suite. The plate is vertical; we recommend a tall crop or a square close-up of one group of flowers above a dressing table. On Dibond the colours stay velvety and matt, cope well with side light and do not reflect the window; as wallpaper the orchids will cover the wall behind the bed like an old, hand-painted wallpaper. You set the dimensions in the artMonte configurator - enter the width and height, and the Kunstformen der Natur print will be made for your wall.
Ernst Haeckel (1834-1919)
Orchids (Orchidae)
About the artwork
The plate shows orchid flowers in close-up: lips and petals in shades of pink, purple, yellow and white, arranged so as to bring out their animal-like, almost portrait-like shapes. This is plate 74 from Kunstformen der Natur, the album of one hundred lithographs published between 1899 and 1904. Haeckel, a zoologist from Jena, included only a few botanical plates in it; he chose orchids for their bilateral symmetry and wealth of forms. The German subtitle of the print is Venusblumen, meaning flowers of Venus.
- Artist
- Ernst Haeckel
- Original title
- Orchideae - Venusblumen (Kunstformen der Natur, Tafel 74)
- Year
- 1904
- Medium
- Chromolithograph, Kunstformen der Natur, Tafel 74 (1904), Library of Congress scan
“Orchids (Orchidae)” in an interior
Visualisations on sample walls: a panel print and a full-wall wallpaper. Click to enlarge.
Frequently asked questions about printing “Orchids (Orchidae)”
Which materials can I order a print of “Orchids (Orchidae)” on?
Your options: Dibond 3 mm, Clear acrylic glass 5 mm, Foam PVC board 5 mm, Foam PVC board 10 mm, Dispa board 3,8 mm, Smooth wallpaper 350 g/m², Linen wallpaper Premium 270 g/m², Shell wallpaper 290 g/m², Cotton canvas 400 g/m², Framed print black frame, Framed print silver frame, Framed print gold frame. Rigid materials arrive ready to hang; wallpaper comes in 50 cm panels.
What size can “Orchids (Orchidae)” be printed in?
Any size - you enter the width and height in centimetres (from 20 cm up to 200 × 200 cm on boards, up to 750 × 350 cm as wallpaper). The file measures 2708 × 3840 px, which allows large-format printing with no loss of sharpness.
Can I print just a detail of “Orchids (Orchidae)”?
Yes. If the proportions of your format differ from the original, you drag the frame on the preview and choose the detail that will go on your wall. The price is recalculated automatically.
How much does a reproduction of “Orchids (Orchidae)” cost?
From €16.00 - the price depends on the material and the area (price per m² × dimensions, never less than the material's minimum price). You see the exact amount in the configurator once you enter the size.
Is a reproduction of “Orchids (Orchidae)” legal?
Yes. The work by Ernst Haeckel (1904) is in the public domain, and the file comes from museum collections released under a CC0 / public domain licence.
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