Blossfeldt
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A serious man who earned his living as a teacher, karl blossfeldt () seems an unlikely candidate for aesthetic canonizationthey are still-lifes, piercingly final statements on their subject, and have endured owing to their technical brilliance and the ongoing fascination of students and photographerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop victoria book appears new & unread only blemish on back of floppy cover small rectangular mark, possibly remains of redundant price stickerbeautifully but starkly composed against plain cardboard backgrounds, blossfeldt's images, relying on a northern light for their sense of volume, reveal nothing of the man but everything of themselvesotherwise "as new"like their maker, they are quietly and lastingly effectivebut his photographs of plants, which he took in the thousands over more than thirty years, reveal a formally rigorous talent whose precision and dedication bridge the nineteenth and twentieth century worlds of image making
15 €
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Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevery special book with marvellous photos by the german plant photographer karl blossfeldt, with an introduction by karl niederdorf'urformen der kunst' was first published inthis book is the first edition of reprintpages with one to three very arty photos of plant details: leaf, flower, stem or fruitgraceful, elegant, the first thing that strikes youcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikia small sticker on the inside front of the bookstore ‘de vijf vocalen’, on the flyleaf a name and stamp of a previous ownerthe hardcover (with cream-coloured linen and a small stain) is somewhat discoloured due to ageafter prologue, introduction and an elaborate overview of the photographed objects, 96 ppplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease see the photos
55 €
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13 x photo gravure platesfirst uk editionsome wear and light stainsexcellent platesgreen cloth boards
1350 €