Karl Blossfeldt was a German photographer, sculptor, teacher and artist who worked in Berlin, Germany. He is best known for his close-up photographs of plants and living things, published in 1929 as Urformen der Kunst. Blossfeldt was inspired, as was his father, by nature and how plants grow. He believed that "the plant must be valued as an artistic and architectural structure." Among his students at the Berlin Arts and Crafts School was Heinz Warneke. From 1924, Blossfeldt was a professor at the Vereinigte Staatsschulen für freie und angewandete Kunst (United States School for Fine and Applied Art) in Berlin, Germany.
Flower form, Pentagon and Star
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in New York, NY
Blossfeldt holds a singular place in photography for his depictions of plant and flower life in black and white. He photographs them in such a way that the flower forms feel as sol...
Photogravure
$600
H 0.4 in W 10.4 in D 13.98 in
Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images
By Georges Braque
Located in Middletown, NY
Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph
Harney County, Oregon
By Robert Adams
Located in New York, NY
Robert Adams Harney County, Oregon 2005 Set of four photogravures Each image: 19 7/8 x 15 5/8 inches; 51 x 40 cm Each frame: 29 x 25 inches; 74 x 64 cm Edition of 30 Each signed, ...
Photogravure
Brahms / Sombrero de fieltro
By Liliana Porter
Located in Mexico City, MX
Artist's statement: In the last years, parallel to photography and video, I have been making works on canvas, prints, drawings, collages, and small installations. Many of these piece...
Photogravure
Lulú
By Liliana Porter
Located in Mexico City, MX
Artist's statement: In the last years, parallel to photography and video, I have been making works on canvas, prints, drawings, collages, and small installations. Many of these piece...
Photogravure
Sailing Boats; From the journal Camera Work
By Heinrich Kuhn
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1911. Halftone engraving from a gum bichromate print; 8 x 5 5/8 inches (203 x 142 mm), tipped onto a mounting sheet 8 x 11 3/4 in. 2 mm tear on lower rig...
Engraving, Photogravure
Venice; From the journal Camera Work
By Heinrich Kuhn
Located in Middletown, NY
New York: Alfred Stieglitz, 1911. Halftone engraving from a gum bichromate print, 5 9/16 x 7 11/16 inches (148 x 196 mm), tipped onto a mounting sheet 8 x 11 3/4 inches. A muted an...
Engraving, Photogravure
$450
H 16.5 in W 11.5 in
Plate 23: "Vienna, Palais Erzherzog Friedrich, Wedgwood Cabinet"
Located in New York, NY
This photogravure is twenty third plate presented in Josef Folnesics publication "Alte Innenräume österreichischer Schlösser, Paläste und Wohnhäuser" (Old interiors of Austrian Castl...
Photogravure
$450
H 16.5 in W 11.5 in
Plate 20: "Vienna, Palais Erzherzog Friedrich, Detail of the Ceiling of Entrance
Located in New York, NY
This photogravure was made in 1921 and is in good condition for its age. The antique paper has aged beautifully, having slight wear on its edges and a natural patina consistent with ...
Photogravure
$450
H 16.5 in W 11.5 in
Plate 25: "Vienna, Palais Erzherzog Friedrich, Anteroom at the main staircase"
Located in New York, NY
This photogravure is twenty fifth plate presented in Josef Folnesics publication "Alte Innenräume österreichischer Schlösser, Paläste und Wohnhäuser" (Old interiors of Austrian Castl...
Photogravure
$450
H 16.5 in W 11.5 in
Plate 22:"Vienna, Palais Erzherzog Friedrich, detail of ceiling in Gobelin Hall"
Located in New York, NY
This photogravure is the twenty second plate presented in Josef Folnesics publication "Alte Innenräume österreichischer Schlösser, Paläste und Wohnhäuser" (Old interiors of Austrian ...
Photogravure
$5,000
H 28.5 in W 23.5 in
Experiment upon the center of gravity made on a set of Dominoes...
By McDermott & McGough
Located in New York, NY
McDermott & McGough Experiment upon the center of gravity made on a set of Dominoes from Sentimental Education, 1998 Photogravure 13 1/2 x 10 1/4 inches (image) 25 x 20 inches...
Photogravure
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H 12 in W 9 in D 0.01 in
Set of Six Karl Blossfeldt Photogravures, Unframed - Plant Study, Nature Design
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Denton, TX
A collection of six monochromatic plant studies by Karl Blossfeldt. This selection of photogravures comes from Blossfeldt's books, Wunder in der Natur and Urformen der Kunst. Image...
Photogravure
Two beginnings, Vintage Black and White Flowers
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in New York, NY
Blossfeldt was a German photographer whose in depth survey of plants and flowers in photography, transformed how we perceive them. His photograp...
Photogravure
Flower Bud, Vintage Photogravure
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in New York, NY
Blossfeldt was a German photographer whose in depth survey of plants and flowers in photography, transformed how we perceive them. His photography takes delicate plant life and presents them in a form to be appreciated at a whole different level. Often the plant forms or flowers take on an iron like strength and resilient form to be appreciated purely on an artistic level. As we see here, the flower form has a symmetry and solidity and the black and white format is part of what allows us to appreciate it. These vintage photogravures...
Photogravure
Cirsium Canum
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) Estate stamp in red ink, verso Also titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Silver Gelatin
Impatiens Glandulifera Balsamine
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 50) Estate stamp in red ink, verso Also titled, dated, and numbered, verso This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Silver Gelatin
Plate 49 - Silene vallesia, Catchfly
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This work is an exquisite black-and-white photogravure plate from German Photographer Karl Blossfeldt’s seminal early-20th Century monographs Urformen der Kunst or Wundergarten der N...
Photogravure
Plate 71 - Cephalaria alpina
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This work is an exquisite black-and-white photogravure plate from German Photographer Karl Blossfeldt’s seminal early-20th Century monographs Urformen der Kunst or Wundergarten der N...
Photogravure
Plate 28 - Nigella damascena, Love-in-a-mist, sepals
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This work is an exquisite black-and-white photogravure plate from German Photographer Karl Blossfeldt’s seminal early-20th Century monographs Urformen der Kunst or Wundergarten der N...
Photogravure
Plate 53 - Koelpinia linearis (Compositae) seed head
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This work is an exquisite black-and-white photogravure plate from German Photographer Karl Blossfeldt’s seminal early-20th Century monographs Urformen der Kunst or Wundergarten der N...
Photogravure
Plate 80 - Adonia vernalis, False Hellebore
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Sante Fe, NM
This work is an exquisite black-and-white photogravure plate from German Photographer Karl Blossfeldt’s seminal early-20th Century monographs Urformen der Kunst or Wundergarten der N...
Photogravure
Aristolochia Clematatis
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in New York, NY
The German photographer Karl Blossfeldt was best known for his close-up photographs of plants and other living things, often created with a hand-made camera that could magnify the su...
Silver Gelatin
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H 10 in W 8 in
Geum rivale, Dianthus Plumarius, Taraxacum officinale and Passiflora
By Karl Blossfeldt
Located in Denton, TX
Four Karl Blossfeldt prints each approximately 10 x 8 in.