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Acanthus mollis

Karl Blossfeldt, 1928

A single plant, studied up close in silver-toned greys. Blossfeldt's Acanthus mollis rewards slow, careful looking.

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Size: 30 × 40 cm
Frame: No frame

Printed by our partner in Germany, delivered in 7–12 working days. Swiss import charges may apply.

Edges: Mirrored

Same price. This fills the band on the front and covers the canvas sides.

Printed complete, never cropped

To fit 30 × 40 cm, a 2.8% band at the top and bottom is filled with a mirror of the artwork's own edge. Nothing of the artwork is cut off. The preview shows exactly what you'll receive. The canvas sides are a mirror of the artwork's own edge, so the whole artwork stays on the front.

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  • ✓ Stretched on a 2 cm wooden frame, ready to hang
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About this artwork

This is a photograph of Acanthus mollis, the plant named in the title, made by Karl Blossfeldt in Berlin in 1928. It is a gelatin silver print, a traditional black-and-white process, and the original is small, about 26 by 20 centimetres. Blossfeldt was a German photographer and sculptor, known for close-up studies of plants and other living things. A year after this image was made, he published his best-known work, Urformen der Kunst. He was drawn, as his father had been, to nature and the way plants grow. This image belongs to that body of work.

On your wall: Its quiet monochrome and botanical subject suit calm spaces such as studies, hallways, bedrooms and minimalist living rooms, especially alongside natural materials.

Title
Acanthus mollis
Artist
Karl Blossfeldt
Year
1928
Style
Minimalist
Shape
Portrait

Public domain. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Text based on Wikimedia Commons.

About Karl Blossfeldt

Karl Blossfeldt was a German photographer and sculptor. He is best known for his close-up photographs of plants and other living things, gathered in the 1929 publication Urformen der Kunst. Like his father before him, he drew inspiration from nature and from the ways in which plants grow.

Based on Wikipedia.

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Canvas and printing

Printed on canvas and stretched over a 2 cm FSC-certified wooden frame, with the image wrapping around the edges. Framed versions sit in a wooden floater frame in black, natural or dark wood.

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Every canvas is printed to order by our partner in Germany: framed canvases arrive in 6–11 working days, unframed ones in 7–12 working days. Delivery is free in Switzerland on orders from CHF 99. We also deliver to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and many more countries, printed close to you where possible. You can return an undamaged canvas within 14 days. See delivery and returns.

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