Nepenthaceae - Pitcher Plant Size:30×40 cm Color enhancement and alignment/size correction

Color enhancement and alignment/size correction by Vintage Whale

Date: 1890-1895

At an exhibition in 1915

Paul Klee (German: [paʊ̯l ˈkleː]

Nepenthaceae - Pitcher Plant Size:30×40 cm Color enhancement and alignment/size correctionEqual parts beautiful and slightly sinister, the tropical pitcher plants on this Haeckel plate are nature's most elegant traps. Their hanging, lidded pitchers evolved to lure and digest insects dangle from curling tendrils in greens, reds and speckled patterns, drawn by Ernst Haeckel with all the drama these extraordinary carnivorous plants deserve. The image belongs to Kunstformen der Natur (Art Forms in Nature), Haeckel's celebrated portfolio of 100