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Haarfarn (Maidenhair fern) from "Urformen der Kunst"(The original art)



Karl Blossfeldt
June 13, 1865 - December 9, 1932

Karl Blossfeldt was a German photographer, sculptor,
teacher and artist who worked in Berlin, Germany. He is
famous for his close up photographs of plants.

Karl Blossfeldt was born in Schielo, Unterharz, Germany.
He worked as an apprentice in artistic forms of iron
casting at the iron foundry in Magdesprung between 1881
and 1883; and studied art at the Institute of Royal Arts
and Crafts Museum (later named College of Fine Arts, or
Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste) in Berlin between 1884
and 1890.

In 1890-1896 he participated in a project in Italy, run
by Moritz Meurer, collecting plant material for drawing
classes. During this period Blossfeldt started systematically
documenting plant samples photographically. Some of his
photographs appear in Meurer’s publications at the turn of
the century.

He started teaching at the Institute of Royal Arts
and Crafts Museum in Berlin in 1898,
and continued working there as a professor from 1921 until 1930.

His first exhibition was held in 1926 at the Nierendorf Gallery
in Berlin; and published the book
Urformen der Kunst in 1928,
which was highly appriciated by both critics and public.
Blossfeldt died in Berlin.
His projects were plants and living things.
He was inspired in his art with nature and the way in
which plants grew.

. Website Karl-Blossfeldt-Archiv (parts of this page are in English)
. The Complete Portfolio
. Blossfeldt's Urformen der Kunst
. Masters of Photography article
. Fine Rare Prints Antique Prints
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