Karl Blossfeldt – Common Milkweed Umbel – Offset print (20th Century)

"Common Milkweed Umbel" presents a macro photographic botanical study capturing an overhead view of an intricate floral umbel displaying dense star-shaped blossoms against a dark backdrop. The composition exemplifies early twentieth-century German New Objectivity photography designed to reveal rhythmic patterns and natural architectural forms through botanical magnification. Karl Blossfeldt was a celebrated German photographer, sculptor, and educator best known for his pioneering close-up photographs of plants published in his landmark work Urformen der Kunst. Artist or Maker: Karl Blossfeldt, after. Dimensions: Approximately 31 cm x 24 cm. Medium: Offset print. Date: (20th Century)

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