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The image depicts a flowering plant with a tulip-shaped bloom and textured leaves. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of gray. The flower and leaves are positioned centrally in the frame, with the bloom facing slightly forward and the leaves fanning out symmetrically. The background is a lighter gray, contrasting with the plant elements.
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The image depicts a flowering plant with a tulip-shaped bloom and textured leaves. The color palette is monochromatic in shades of gray. The flower and leaves are positioned centrally in the frame, with the bloom facing slightly forward and the leaves fanning out symmetrically. The background is a lighter gray, contrasting with the plant elements.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Anemone blanda

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
2006.133.34.105
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 225773. 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.