“Initially, I wasn't sure what size I needed. The seller was extremely helpful and offered to send mock-up images of the image in the frame so I could physically visualize the piece! Overall, it is a beautiful accent piece for our entryway table! Frame/image came packed well with not a scratch on it! Would recommend this seller 100%.”
Print only · ships rolled in a protective tube, ready to frame
Archive Notes
| Collection | Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature |
| Artist | Ernst Haeckel |
| Subject | Acephala. Muscheln |
| Circa | c. 1904 |
| Medium | Giclée on 325gsm archival matte |
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Acephala Bivalve Shell PrintErnst Haeckel · c. 1904
Archive Print Co. · archival reproduction
$40.00
Print Only · Ships Unframed
4.7567 customer reviews
Free U.S. shipping · arrives Sep 29 – Oct 6
Museum-grade archival paper
30-day returns from delivery · damaged arrivals reprinted free
Archive Notes
| Collection | Ernst Haeckel: Art Forms in Nature |
| Artist | Ernst Haeckel |
| Subject | Acephala. Muscheln |
| Circa | c. 1904 |
| Medium | Giclée on 325gsm archival matte |
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We restore and reproduce forgotten masterworks of graphic design on museum-grade paper — so they can live on your walls instead of in an archive.
The Story Behind the Print
Acephala Bivalve Shell Print by Ernst Haeckel
This marine natural history print reproduces Tafel 55 from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, published in 1904. A carefully balanced group of bivalve shells appears against a deep black field, revealing ribbed fans, heart-shaped valves, scalloped edges, and layered folds in luminous monochrome.
The dramatic contrast turns precise shell anatomy into an architectural study of repetition and form.
Premium Archival Quality
Printed on heavyweight museum-grade matte paper from a carefully prepared high-resolution file. Fine engraved lines, ridges, shadows, printed captions, and shell textures remain clear across every offered size.
A Thoughtful Gift A refined gift for marine biologists, shell collectors, coastal naturalists, monochrome-art lovers, and libraries or studies with a natural history focus.
PRESENTATION OPTIONS
PRINT ONLY
Printed on archival matte fine art paper and shipped rolled in a sturdy protective tube. Frame not included.
FRAMED AND READY TO HANG
Framed options are available for the 8 x 12 and 12 x 18 artwork sizes. Each piece is built to order in solid wood with clear acrylic glazing, no mat, dry-mounted artwork, a kraft paper dust cover, and installed hanging wire.
Slimwood Silver: 1.125-inch face. Adds 1.75 inches to the selected artwork size in both overall width and height.
Slimwood Gold: 1.125-inch face. Adds 1.75 inches to the selected artwork size in both overall width and height.
Satin Black: 0.875-inch face. Adds 1.25 inches to the selected artwork size in both overall width and height.
The selected size refers to the artwork itself.
Color and Detail Note
Screen settings can cause slight tonal variation. The artwork has been professionally restored while retaining the character of the historical plate and its original paper tone.
Archive Print Co. Professionally restored and printed on museum-grade materials.
About the Frame
Framed pieces are built to order in solid wood with a 1.125 inch face, glazed in crystal-clear acrylic, and finished with a kraft paper dust cover and hanging wire. Your print is dry mounted so it stays perfectly flat for decades. Each framed piece arrives ready to hang.
The frame adds roughly 1.75 inches to each side of the print size you select. Framed orders are custom made and ship within 7 to 10 business days, free in the U.S. See our shipping and return policies for framed piece details.
Customer notes
From our collectors
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“Love my hometown Santa Monica map and I can’t wait to get it framed! Would have done it through Justin but due to Covid-19 he didn’t know when that would be. So I’ll just get it done myself. Can’t wait to hang it-know exactly where it will go! Justin was kind and answered my questions in a very timely manner. Thank you again!”
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