Allium Ostrowskianum. Blütendolde einer Knoblauchpflanze, 6mal vergrößert

Allium Ostrowskianum. Flower Dowels of a Garlic Plant, Magnified 6 Times, 1900–1928

ArtistKarl Blossfeldt, Harzgerode 1865–1932 Berlin

Gelatin silver print

State/print versionfrom the portfolio "Karl Blossfeldt. 12 Fotografien, 1900-1928", printed and published 1975 by Galerie Wilde, Cologne

Image dimensions26 × 20 cm

Status

not on display

About the workAs a result of being enlarged several times, the plants in Karl Blossfeldt’s photographs look like finely detailed sculptures. Blossfeldt used his pictures as study materials for “Modelling from Living Plants”, the subject he taught at the teaching institute of the Museum of Applied Arts in Berlin. These basic natural forms were intended to inspire design in the fields of architecture, art and craft. Blossfeldt’s images had a lasting impact on the history of photography. They show how changes in scale influence the aesthetic effect and encourage comparative viewing.

AccessionAcquisition 2019

Provenance[...]; 2019 angekauft von Kicken Berlin

Inventory numberF.2019.925

Contact

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