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The image shows two large plant stems on a beige page. The stem on the left has a textured, vertical structure with jagged leaves. The stem on the right has a smooth, branching design with protruding spurs. The color palette is primarily gray.
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The image shows two large plant stems on a beige page. The stem on the left has a textured, vertical structure with jagged leaves. The stem on the right has a smooth, branching design with protruding spurs. The color palette is primarily gray.

National Gallery of Art · Print

a Stachis grandiflora; b Nicotiana rustica

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
2006.133.34.48
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 225716. 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.