Aristolochia clematitis (Upright Birth-wort), flowers enlarged 7 times

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Aristolochia clematitis (Upright Birth-wort), flowers enlarged 7 times
Aristolochia clematitis (Upright Birth-wort), flowers enlarged 7 times
Artist/Maker (German, 1865 - 1932)
Date1929
MediumRotogravure
DimensionsImage: 10 1/8 × 7 11/16 in. (25.7 × 19.5 cm) Sheet: 12 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (31.1 × 24.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of William E. Williams, Class of 1973
Object number2011.8.1
Not on view
DescriptionPlate 25 from the 1929 (2nd) edition of "Unformen der Kunst" ("Art Forms in Nature").
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Provenance 2011: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of William E. Williams.
Markings Text: "25" plate number at lower right in typeset.
Published References Karl Blossfeldt, URFORMEN DER KUNST (ART FORMS IN NATURE), second edition, pl. 25.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed No inscriptions noted.
Asclepias syriaca - cornuti (Milkweed, Swallow-wort), umbel enlarged 6 times.
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Karl Blossfeldt
Date: 1929
Medium: Rotogravure
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Karl Blossfeldt
Date: 1929
Medium: Rotogravure
Object number: 2009.2.4
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Karl Blossfeldt
Date: 1929
Medium: Rotogravure
Object number: 2009.2.3
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Karl Blossfeldt
Date: 1929
Medium: Rotogravure
Object number: 2009.2.2
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Karl Blossfeldt
Date: 1929
Medium: Rotogravure
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