Karl Blossfeldt
Aristolochia specialis. Osterluzei. Young tendril shoot, enlarged 8X.

Aristolochia specialis. Osterluzei. Young tendril shoot, enlarged 8X.

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Aristolochia specialis. Osterluzei. Young tendril shoot, enlarged 8X.
ArtistGerman, 1865–1932
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Aristolochia specialis. Osterluzei. Young tendril shoot, enlarged 8X.
  • Aristolochia specialis. Osterluzei. Junger Rankentrieb, 8 mal vergrößert.
  • from the portfolio 12 Fotografien
Date1920s
PlaceGermany
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet : 10 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (26 × 20 cm)
 Mount: 16 7/8 × 12 3/4 in. (42.9 × 32.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Edward S. Marcus in honor of Lawrence Marcus
Object number79.216.9
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[The Witkin Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1979.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso of mount bottom center in pencil: 9-25/50-75
verso of mount bottom center a stamp: Galerie Wilde Köln

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1920s
Gelatin silver print
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1920s
Gelatin silver print
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1920s
Gelatin silver print
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1920s
Gelatin silver print
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1920s
Gelatin silver print
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1920s
Gelatin silver print
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Karl Blossfeldt
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1920s
Gelatin silver print
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Karl Blossfeldt
Allium ostrovskianum. Flower of a garlic plant, enlarged 6X.
1920s
Gelatin silver print
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Aesculus parviflora. Small-bloom American horse chestnut, enlarged 12X.
Karl Blossfeldt
Aesculus parviflora. Small-bloom American horse chestnut, enlarged 12X.
1920s
Gelatin silver print
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Blumenbachia hieronymi. Closed seed capsule, enlarged 18X.
Karl Blossfeldt
Blumenbachia hieronymi. Closed seed capsule, enlarged 18X.
1920s
Gelatin silver print
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Impatiens glandulifera. Balsam, touch-me-not. Stalk natural size.
Karl Blossfeldt
Impatiens glandulifera. Balsam, touch-me-not. Stalk natural size.
1920s
Gelatin silver print
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Dipsacus laciniatus
Karl Blossfeldt
Dipsacus laciniatus
c. 1921
Gelatin silver print
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