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An exquisite black-and-white two-sided photogravure by German Photographer Karl Blossfeldt (June 13, 1865 – December 9, 1932). The photographs are …
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An exquisite black-and-white two-sided photogravure by German Photographer Karl Blossfeldt (June 13, 1865 – December 9, 1932). The photographs are from the end of 19th century, but they were published first in 1928 as monographs Urformen der Kunst. This piece is from 1935 edition.
Karl Blossfeldt insisted that ’the plant must be valued as a totally artistic and architectural structure,’ and his iconic monographs are a testament to that belief. A pioneer in the field of macro-photography, Blossfeldt often constructed his own cameras allowing him to magnify his subject 30x to craft compositions infused with abstract shape, transforming ordinary buds, pods, and twigs into exotic specimens with rhythmic form.
17. Impatiens glanduligera. Hardy Indian Balsam. Stem with ramifications, natural size.
18. Picea excelsa. Silver Fir, or red variety. Young shoots, with the needles removed, enlarged 10 times.
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- Dimensions
- 9.5ʺW × 0.1ʺD × 12.65ʺH
- Frame Type
- Unframed
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Paper
- Printmaking Materials
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Charcoal
- Condition Notes
- Excellent - minor edge wear, never framed. Excellent - minor edge wear, never framed. less
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