Karl Blossfeldt created highly detailed photographs of plants using homemade magnification equipment, originally as teaching aids for decorative design. Published in Urformen der Kunst in 1928, the images became icons of New Objectivity photography.
Photography
Major Works
- 1920sAdiantum pedatum
- 1920sCucurbita
- 1920sAconitum
- 1920sPapaver orientale
- 1920sNigella damascena
- 1920sDelphinium
- 1920sEquisetum hyemale
- 1928Urformen der Kunst
- 1932Wundergarten der Natur
- 1890s–1930sBotanical Studies
Interviews & Writing
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