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Cyan Collection (#7)

Cyan: A Captivating Shade of Nature's Canvas Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of cyan, a captivating hue that evokes tranquility and serenity

Background imageCyan Collection: Sphacelaria filicina, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Sphacelaria filicina, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Sphacelaria filicina, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Sphacelaria scoparia, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Sphacelaria scoparia, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Sphacelaria scoparia, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Delesseria sinvosa, var. ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Delesseria sinvosa, var. ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Delesseria sinvosa, var. ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Cladostephus verticillatus, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Cladostephus verticillatus, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Cladostephus verticillatus, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Ectocarpus Landsburghii, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Ectocarpus Landsburghii, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Ectocarpus Landsburghii, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Striaria attenuata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Striaria attenuata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Striaria attenuata, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Gloisiphonia capillaris, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Gloisiphonia capillaris, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Gloisiphonia capillaris, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Chorda filum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Chorda filum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Chorda filum, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Ectocarpus amphibius, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Ectocarpus amphibius, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Ectocarpus amphibius, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Ectocarpus distantus, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Ectocarpus distantus, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Ectocarpus distantus, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Desmarestia aculeata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Desmarestia aculeata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Desmarestia aculeata, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Dictyota dichotoma, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Dictyota dichotoma, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Dictyota dichotoma, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Sporochnius rhizodes B paracloxa, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Sporochnius rhizodes B paracloxa, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Sporochnius rhizodes sz paracloxa, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Dictyota atomaria, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Dictyota atomaria, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Dictyota atomaria, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Padina deusta, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Padina deusta, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Padina deusta, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Halydrys siliquosa, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Halydrys siliquosa, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Halydrys siliquosa, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Dichloria viridis, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Dichloria viridis, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Dichloria viridis, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Bangia fusco-purpurea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Bangia fusco-purpurea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Bangia fusco-purpurea, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Cystoseira barbata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Cystoseira barbata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Cystoseira barbata, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Desmarestia liqulata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Desmarestia liqulata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Desmarestia liqulata, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Fucus aeruginosus Turner. Med. Sea Sisbon New to Britain. ca. 1853

Fucus aeruginosus Turner. Med. Sea Sisbon New to Britain. ca. 1853
Fucus aeruginosus Turner. " Med. Sea Sisbon" New to Britain. ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Laminaria saccharina, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Laminaria saccharina, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Laminaria saccharina, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Polysiphonia violacea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Polysiphonia violacea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Polysiphonia violacea, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Exillaria crystallinum parasitic, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Exillaria crystallinum parasitic, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Exillaria crystallinum parasitic, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Cystoseira faeniculacea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Cystoseira faeniculacea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Cystoseira faeniculacea, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Schizonema helminthosum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Schizonema helminthosum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Schizonema helminthosum, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Himanthalia lorea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Himanthalia lorea, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Himanthalia lorea, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Schizonema Wyattiae, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Schizonema Wyattiae, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Schizonema Wyattiae, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Sargassum bacciferum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Sargassum bacciferum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Sargassum bacciferum, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Schizonema ramosissimium, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Schizonema ramosissimium, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Schizonema ramosissimium, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Cystoseira granulata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Cystoseira granulata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Cystoseira granulata, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Diatoma marinum on Ceramium rubrum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Diatoma marinum on Ceramium rubrum, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Diatoma marinum on Ceramium rubrum, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Spiraea aruncus (Tyrol), 1851-54. Creator: Anna Atkins

Spiraea aruncus (Tyrol), 1851-54. Creator: Anna Atkins
Spiraea aruncus (Tyrol), 1851-54. This botanical study is the first work by the British artist Anna Atkins. The cyanotype is of several sprigs of a Tyrolean flowering shrub

Background imageCyan Collection: Schizonema Dillwynii, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Schizonema Dillwynii, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Schizonema Dillwynii, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Schizonema Smithii, B torqata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Schizonema Smithii, B torqata, ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Schizonema Smithii, sz torqata, ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Achnanthes longipes. (parasitic. ), ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins

Achnanthes longipes. (parasitic. ), ca. 1853. Creator: Anna Atkins
Achnanthes longipes. (parasitic.), ca. 1853

Background imageCyan Collection: Mexico, Quitana Roo, Tulum

Mexico, Quitana Roo, Tulum
Mexico, Quintana Roo, Tulum, Iguana sunbathing above Tulum Beach

Background imageCyan Collection: USA, Washington, Seabeck. Sunrise mirrored in Hood Canal

USA, Washington, Seabeck. Sunrise mirrored in Hood Canal. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageCyan Collection: Close Up Of Frost Crystals With Cyan Lighting; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Close Up Of Frost Crystals With Cyan Lighting; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Background imageCyan Collection: The light funnel of the Reichstag Dome in the Cupola of the Reichstag, Tiergarten

The light funnel of the Reichstag Dome in the Cupola of the Reichstag, Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany

Background imageCyan Collection: glass laboratory flasks

glass laboratory flasks
Glass flasks with liquid as used in research and science labs for scientific, medical, and chemical analysis and research

Background imageCyan Collection: Ceramic colour standards C016 / 6445

Ceramic colour standards C016 / 6445
Ceramic colour standards. Set of ceramic tiles showing the colour standards set by CERAM (British Ceramic Research Association) and the UKs National Physical Laboratory (NPL)

Background imageCyan Collection: USA; Washington; Mount Rainer National Park; Rainbow at the base of a waterfall

USA; Washington; Mount Rainer National Park; Rainbow at the base of a waterfall
USA, Washington State, Mount Rainer National Park. Rainbow at the base of a waterfall. Credit as: Christopher Talbot Frank / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageCyan Collection: USA; California; Yosemite National Park; Autumn Colors reflecting in the Merced River

USA; California; Yosemite National Park; Autumn Colors reflecting in the Merced River
USA, California, Yosemite National Park. Autumn foliage reflected in the Merced River (Large format sizes available). Credit as: Christopher Talbot Frank / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Background imageCyan Collection: Alaska. Close-up of a glacier

Alaska. Close-up of a glacier

Background imageCyan Collection: French girl in swimwear, carrying a colouful parasol

French girl in swimwear, carrying a colouful parasol
Pretty French girl in swimwear, carrying a colouful parasol Date: circa 1920

Background imageCyan Collection: Aoraki / Mt Cook and Lake Pukaki, South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand - aerial

Aoraki / Mt Cook and Lake Pukaki, South Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand - aerial

Background imageCyan Collection: Green, red and blue coloured disks showing the subtractive process

Green, red and blue coloured disks showing the subtractive process, the three filters contain pigments which absorb some of the colours in the white light passing through




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Cyan: A Captivating Shade of Nature's Canvas Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing world of cyan, a captivating hue that evokes tranquility and serenity. This enchanting color has been beautifully captured through the lens of Anna Atkins, a visionary artist who pioneered botanical cyanotypes in the mid-19th century. Schizonema Smithii, Cladostephus spongiosus, and Dictyota atomaria are just a few Atkins' exquisite creations. These delicate plant specimens come to life with intricate details and subtle variations in shades of cyan, showcasing nature's remarkable diversity. Travel across continents and explore breathtaking landscapes where cyan takes center stage. In Alaska's Craig, an old travel trailer adorned with rust streaks and peeling paint reveals the passage of time against a backdrop of vibrant cyan skies. Meanwhile, Italy's Val d'Orcia bathes in sunburnt hues at Poggio Covili during early morning hours, casting an ethereal glow on its surroundings. The Dolomites in Trentino offer a picturesque scene as morning reflections dance upon the crystal-clear waters of Braies Lake. Journey further south to Sicily's Aeolian Islands where Gran Gratere stands tall amidst azure waters—an awe-inspiring sight that showcases nature's raw beauty. Greece beckons with Shipwreck Beach on Zakynthos Island—a boat docked nearby adds contrast to the vivid turquoise sea that stretches endlessly towards the horizon. Kyrgyzstan unveils Ala Kul lake nestled high among majestic peaks—its pristine waters reflecting shades against an alpine backdrop like no other. Central America surprises us with Belize's Cayo region—a young girl clad in a pink bikini finds joy while swimming amidst shimmering blue waters within her private oasis—a delightful splash contrasting against serene cyan tones.