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There are three elongated botanical objects resembling plant buds or growths, arranged in separate horizontal panels. The color palette is monochromatic with various shades of grey against a neutral background. The top object extends horizontally from left to right with a pointed tip on the left. The middle object also stretches horizontally, with multiple elongated projections coming from a central structure on the left side. The bottom object is aligned horizontally as well, featuring a pointed tip on the left and several smaller projections along its length. Each object is centered within its respective panel.
National Gallery of Art · Print
a Callicarpa dichotoma; b Fraxinus ornus; c Cornus pubescens
Karl Blossfeldt
- Date
- 1928
- Medium
- photogravure
- Dimensions
- image/plate: 26 × 19 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in.) sheet: 31.2 × 24.2 cm (12 5/16 × 9 1/2 in.)
- Classification
- Print · Photograph
- Accession number
- 2006.133.34.9
- Credit line
- Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
- Time span
- 1926 to 1950
- Department
- CPH
Portfolio and series
- Portfolio
- Urformen der Kunst
Subjects and terms
- German
- botanical
- Plants
- Design
- Form
- photogravure
Provenance
Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.
NGA object ID 225677. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.