Karl Blossfeldt
Plantstudie
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Minimalist
Cucurbita
Karl Blossfeldt, 1928
A single plant study from 1928, photographed up close, where the curl of a tendril becomes the whole subject.
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About this artwork
Karl Blossfeldt made this photograph in Berlin in 1928. It is a gelatin silver print, and the title points to Cucurbita, the plant family that includes gourds and squashes. The category of tendrils in art also suggests the coiling forms a viewer will notice. Blossfeldt is best known for close-up photographs of plants, gathered in the 1929 book Urformen der Kunst. He was drawn, as his father had been, to nature and the way plants grow. The print is small, at about 26 by 20 centimetres, and rewards close looking.
On your wall: Its monochrome plant study suits calm, minimal spaces such as a hallway, study or bedroom, particularly alongside natural materials and pale walls.
- Title
- Cucurbita
- 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.
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.
Delivery and returns
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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