Asteridea - Ernst Haeckel, 1904. (Sea Life Wall Art)
This print feels warm, bold, and strangely calming. The sea stars sit on the page like a careful display, with rich reds and gold tones that look great as wall art in a study, hallway, or reading corner. It has that “old science book” feel, but it still reads like art prints made to live with.
About this starfish print
This print comes from Ernst Haeckel’s Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), released in parts from 1899. to 1904. and later collected as a complete edition. Haeckel was a zoologist and marine biologist, but he arranged his pages like a designer. He wanted the viewer to understand the forms, not just glance at them, so the layout stays clear and balanced.
“Asteridea” refers to sea stars, also called starfish, which belong to the class Asteroidea. What makes this page satisfying is the variety. Each sea star has its own texture and geometry, but the whole page still feels organized, like a reference sheet you can study. If you like this same mix of science and pattern, Ernst Haeckel’s Discomedusae continues the story with jellyfish, using the same calm structure but a more flowing, ribbon-like set of shapes.
Craft & finish
This starfish print is made on hand-processed paper, highlighted with subtle gold and sealed with beeswax for an authentic parchment feel. Please note that colors can look slightly different from screen to screen.
Find more prints like this in the Sea Life Art collection.
Asteridea (Ernst Haeckel, 1904.) - Vintage Animal Print
In case your print creases during the travel, as it usually does travel for some time, you can safely warm it up with a hair-dryer, and the wax will melt back right into it. You can also use a lighter, which is a much faster method, but be careful to keep the flame either above the paper or parallel to it (which means holding the paper vertically) so it doesn't smudge or even catch fire. The chance of the print actually creasing is very small, as they are rolled in bubble-wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. Also, be sure to keep the print out of the direct sunlight, as it can melt or fade.
Visit the link below to see more about how our replicas are made, how to display them, and repair the damage:
https://www.artifex-replicas.com/post/about-our-parchment-replicas
