Karl Blossfeldt
Acer pennsylvanicum. Ahorn. Junger Sproß, 8mal vergrößert.

Acer pennsylvanicum. Ahorn. Junger Sproß, 8mal vergrößert.

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Acer pennsylvanicum. Ahorn. Junger Sproß, 8mal vergrößert.
ArtistGerman, 1865–1932
Publisheractive 1930s
CultureGerman
Titles
  • Acer pennsylvanicum. Ahorn. Junger Sproß, 8mal vergrößert.
  • Asclepias. Seidenpflanze. Junger Sproß, 5mal vergrößert.
  • from the publication Wundergarten der Natur
  • from the publication Art Forms in Nature
Datebefore 1932
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsImage: 11 3/16 × 8 11/16 in. (28.4 × 22 cm)
 Sheet: 12 3/8 × 9 1/8 in. (31.5 × 23.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Kerry Inman
Object number2017.316
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceClinton T. Willour, Houston; given to MFAH, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed in black, recto, bottom right: 100

Inscribed in pencil, recto, bottom right: 3

[no verso inscriptions]

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