Karl blossfeldt

Download free image of Polystichum Munitum (Prickly Shield–Fern) Leaf enlarged 6 times from Urformen der Kunst (1928) by Karl Blossfeldt. Original from The Rijksmuseum. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel. by Rijksmuseum (Source) about botanical, karl blossfeldt, fern, plant, and black and white 2224140

“If I give someone a horsetail he will have no difficulty making a photographic enlargement of it – anyone can do that. But to observe it, to notice and discover old forms, is something…

Aristolochia Clematitis – Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865–1932)

Using a homemade camera, Karl Blossfeldt captured sculptural details of plants in the early 1900s, whether the geometry of a seed pod, or alien curl of a fern.

Karl Blossfeldt is the star of Michael Hoppen Gallery's first online show

Karl Blossfeldt's training began with the study of industrial arts and design at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Berlin. In 1890, along with five other students,

German, 1865–1932.

Karl Blossfeldt, (born June 13, 1865, Schielo, Germany—died December 9, 1932, Berlin), German photographer known best for his stark close-up portraits of plants, twigs, seeds, leaves, and other flora. In 1881 Blossfeldt began his studies as an apprentice at the Art Ironworks and Foundry in Mägdesprung, Germany, where he studied sculpture and iron casting. He then moved to Berlin to study at the School of the Museum of Decorative Arts (Kunstgewerbemuseum). In 1890 Blossfeldt received a…

Karl Blossfeldt lived and worked in Berlin as a sculptor, teacher and photographer. His close-up photographs of plants and seeds began as a teaching e...

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