The sculpture depicts a stylized plant form. It resembles a budding flower or leaf growing from a stem. The sculpture is made of a dark material, possibly a dark metal or patinated material, lending to its monochrome presentation in the image. It features detailed textures resembling the veined surface of leaves. The sculpture appears smooth and polished, with intricate detailing. It gives a sense of organic movement as if the plant is dynamically growing. The scale in relation to the image suggests it may be a smaller decorative piece, emphasizing fine craftsmanship and attention to detail.
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The sculpture depicts a stylized plant form. It resembles a budding flower or leaf growing from a stem. The sculpture is made of a dark material, possibly a dark metal or patinated material, lending to its monochrome presentation in the image. It features detailed textures resembling the veined surface of leaves. The sculpture appears smooth and polished, with intricate detailing. It gives a sense of organic movement as if the plant is dynamically growing. The scale in relation to the image suggests it may be a smaller decorative piece, emphasizing fine craftsmanship and attention to detail.

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
2006.133.34.58
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 225726. 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.