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The image shows six large, spiraling fern fronds unfurling, with each curl forming a circular shape at the top. The color palette is a monochrome grayscale with various shades of black, white, and gray. The fronds are positioned vertically, with their stems rising from the bottom and curving upwards to form the spirals, creating an organic pattern. The background is a muted off-white or light gray, emphasizing the darker fronds.
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The image shows six large, spiraling fern fronds unfurling, with each curl forming a circular shape at the top. The color palette is a monochrome grayscale with various shades of black, white, and gray. The fronds are positioned vertically, with their stems rising from the bottom and curving upwards to form the spirals, creating an organic pattern. The background is a muted off-white or light gray, emphasizing the darker fronds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Adiantum pedatum

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
2006.133.34.55
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 225723. 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.