Category: Vintage Illustrations
Good morning lazy Sunday!
Good morning lazy Sunday! Feeling like a slow browse through some beautiful things?Spacewhale is open 11am to 2:30pm Sunday!
Behold: “The Temple of Flora”
At SpaceWhale we previously wrote a short post on one of Thornton’s magnificent works but we feel we needed to feature him on a lengthier post as he very well deserves. Robert John Thornton (1768–1837) was an English physician and botanical writer noted for “A New Illustration of the Sexual System of Carolus Von Linnæus”…
Ernst Haeckel commemoration day at SpacewhaleCo
Ernst Haeckel Kunstformen der Natur. Hummingbird (Trochilidae) On August 9th was Ernst Haeckel’s commemoration day at #spacewhaleco in recognition of 100 years since he died . Haeckel’s “Kunstformen der Natur” or “Art Forms in Nature” was influential in early 20th-century art, architecture, and design, bridging the gap between science and art. In particular, many Art…
Interior Design Inspiration?
Whether you are looking for subtle shades, artful accents or that back to nature look chances are you will find your favourite design trends at Spacewhale! Prints in various sizes for that perfect place in your home!
Vintage poster kits
Our Vintage poster kits make turning these gorgeous Cavallini Italian paper posters/ gift wraps into stunning wall hanging art! Sold as beautiful individual papers or buy the kit!
Kazumasa Ogawa
Kazumasa Ogawa’s stunning Lotus Flowers print a hand coloured collotype c1887 original on display at the Rijksmuseum available in museum quality prints framed or unframed in various sizes at SpaceWhale.
The Temple of Flora
The plates in Robert John Thornton’s (c. 1768–1837) The Temple of Flora remain outstanding and unique. Neither before nor after Thornton has anyone created such compellingly images of flowers, set portrait-like in their typical landscapes, though his attempt to publish The Temple of Flora bankrupted him. This beautiful print of the The Night–Blowing Cereus depicts…
The lost art of letter writing!
The lost art of letter writing! Handwriting; paper; letters: they are drifting from our lives. But here at Spacewhale we cannot resist beautiful stationary! These beautiful art papers are in Lettersets, Gift Wrap, & stickers for those special gifts as well as cool table place mats – perfect for your next dinner party!
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Pierre-Joseph Redouté 1759 –1840, was a painter & botanist from Belgium, known for his watercolours of roses, lilies and other flowers, many of which were published as large, color stipple engravings. He was nicknamed “the Raphael of flowers” and has been called the greatest botanical illustrator of all time. Redoute taught and painted up to…
