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The image shows a symmetrical plant viewed from above, with elongated, pointed leaves spreading out from the center like a star. The color palette is grayscale, with shades of black, white, and gray. The plant is centrally positioned, occupying most of the page, and its leaves extend evenly around. The page displays the number '69' in the bottom right corner.
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The image shows a symmetrical plant viewed from above, with elongated, pointed leaves spreading out from the center like a star. The color palette is grayscale, with shades of black, white, and gray. The plant is centrally positioned, occupying most of the page, and its leaves extend evenly around. The page displays the number '69' in the bottom right corner.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Asclepias speciosa

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
2006.133.34.69
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 225737. 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.