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The image shows a tall plant with multiple large, closed flower buds along its central stem. The buds are bulbous and covered in spiky bracts. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray providing a detailed view of the plant's texture. In the foreground, the plant is positioned centrally, with the stem vertically aligned and the flower buds emerging at regular intervals along the stem. There is a number "92" at the bottom right corner of the image.
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The image shows a tall plant with multiple large, closed flower buds along its central stem. The buds are bulbous and covered in spiky bracts. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of gray providing a detailed view of the plant's texture. In the foreground, the plant is positioned centrally, with the stem vertically aligned and the flower buds emerging at regular intervals along the stem. There is a number "92" at the bottom right corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Acanthus mollis

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
2006.133.34.92
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 225760. 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.