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The image features three close-up views of plant stems and leaves arranged vertically on a page. The first view at the top shows a stem with multiple segments visible against a plain background. The middle image features a thick stem with textured leaves branching off towards the left. The bottom image displays curved plant stems with budding leaves. The image is in black and white, with varying shades of gray to highlight details and textures. The plant parts are centered horizontally on the page and vertically stacked in three separate segments.
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The image features three close-up views of plant stems and leaves arranged vertically on a page. The first view at the top shows a stem with multiple segments visible against a plain background. The middle image features a thick stem with textured leaves branching off towards the left. The bottom image displays curved plant stems with budding leaves. The image is in black and white, with varying shades of gray to highlight details and textures. The plant parts are centered horizontally on the page and vertically stacked in three separate segments.

National Gallery of Art · Print

a Cirsium canum; b Phlomis umbrosa; c salvia

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
2006.133.34.101
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 225769. 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.