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The image features a plant stem with elongated and curved leaves or petals. The color palette is grayscale, highlighting shadows and texture. The stem is centered in the image with symmetrical leaves spreading out. The number 25 is visible in the bottom right corner.
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The image features a plant stem with elongated and curved leaves or petals. The color palette is grayscale, highlighting shadows and texture. The stem is centered in the image with symmetrical leaves spreading out. The number 25 is visible in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Aristolochia clematitis

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
2006.133.34.25
Credit line
Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1926 to 1950
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

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 225693. 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.