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Three close-up black and white photographs exhibit detailed views of a plant with leaves and a bud. The images showcase the leaves' textures, vein patterns, and the central bulbous bud structure. The leaves are curled around a thin stem in the top and bottom images, while the central image displays the bud at the center with a portion of the stem visible on the right side.
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Three close-up black and white photographs exhibit detailed views of a plant with leaves and a bud. The images showcase the leaves' textures, vein patterns, and the central bulbous bud structure. The leaves are curled around a thin stem in the top and bottom images, while the central image displays the bud at the center with a portion of the stem visible on the right side.

National Gallery of Art · Print

a u. c Aristolochia clematitis; b Hyoscyamus niger

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
2006.133.34.59
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 225727. 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.