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Urformen der Kunst

1928

Karl Blossfeldt

Associated Names

Karl Blossfeldt

Artist, German, 1865 - 1932

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Artwork overview

Medium

portfolio of 120 photogravures
Credit Line

Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon and Patrons' Permanent Fund
Dimensions

overall: 31.75 × 25.4 × 2.54 cm (12 1/2 × 10 × 1 in.)
Accession Number

2006.133.34.1-120

Equisetum hiemale

Karl Blossfeldt

1928

a Equisetum hiemale; b Equisetum maximum; c Equisetum hiemale

Karl Blossfeldt

1928

Equisetum hiemale

Karl Blossfeldt

1928

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Dan and Mary Solomon

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