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The image shows a circular layout of small flowers with many petals and leaves, forming a dense floral cluster. The color scheme is monochromatic, displayed in shades of gray as it is a black and white image. The flowers are centrally positioned, occupying most of the frame, with some petals and leaves extending outward towards the edges on a textured surface that contrasts gently with the floral arrangement.
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The image shows a circular layout of small flowers with many petals and leaves, forming a dense floral cluster. The color scheme is monochromatic, displayed in shades of gray as it is a black and white image. The flowers are centrally positioned, occupying most of the frame, with some petals and leaves extending outward towards the edges on a textured surface that contrasts gently with the floral arrangement.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Asclepias incarnata

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
2006.133.34.117
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 225785. 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.