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The image displays three horizontal panels focusing on plant elements. The top and bottom panels feature elongated arrangements of seed pods or buds, while the middle panel contains two large flowers. The image is in black and white, showcasing shades of gray, black, and white. The first panel presents the elongated plant component at the top, while the middle panel shows two flowers side by side. The bottom panel mirrors the top with another horizontal arrangement of seed pods.
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The image displays three horizontal panels focusing on plant elements. The top and bottom panels feature elongated arrangements of seed pods or buds, while the middle panel contains two large flowers. The image is in black and white, showcasing shades of gray, black, and white. The first panel presents the elongated plant component at the top, while the middle panel shows two flowers side by side. The bottom panel mirrors the top with another horizontal arrangement of seed pods.

National Gallery of Art · Print

a u. c Thujopsis dolabrata; b Solanum tuberosum

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
2006.133.34.70
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 225738. 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.