a. Equisetum hiemale (Winter Horsetail), enlarged 10 times. b. Rhamnus purshiana (Californian Bear-berry), young shoot enlarged 25 times. c. Equisetum hiemale (Winter Horsetail), enlarged 10 times.

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a. Equisetum hiemale (Winter Horsetail), enlarged 10 times. b. Rhamnus purshiana (Californian Bear-berry), young shoot enlarged 25 times. c. Equisetum hiemale (Winter Horsetail), enlarged 10 times.
a. Equisetum hiemale (Winter Horsetail), enlarged 10 times. b. Rhamnus purshiana (Californian Bear-berry), young shoot enlarged 25 times. c. Equisetum hiemale (Winter Horsetail), enlarged 10 times.
Artist/Maker (German, 1865 - 1932)
Date1929
MediumRotogravure
DimensionsComposition: 7 11/16 × 10 3/16 in. (19.5 × 25.9 cm) Sheet: 9 5/8 × 12 3/16 in. (24.5 × 31 cm)
Credit LineGift of William E. Williams, Class of 1973, in honor of Silvia Saunders.
Object number2009.2.4
Not on view
DescriptionPlate 8 from the 1929 (2nd) edition of "Unformen du Kunst" ("Art Forms in Nature")

Additional Details

Provenance 2009: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery), by gift of William E. Williams.
Markings Text: "8" plate number at lower right in typeset.
Published References Karl Blossfeldt, URFORMEN DER KUNST (ART FORMS IN NATURE), second edition, pl. 8.
Signature Not signed.
Inscribed No inscriptions noted.
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