Accession Number2014/2.5
TitleEquisetum hiemale
Artist(s)Karl BlossfeldtArtist NationalityGerman (culture or style)Object Creation Date1928Medium & Supportrotogravure on paperDimensions 9 5/16 in x 12 1/8 in (23.65 cm x 30.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eeta GershowSubject matterPhotographed from above at a slight angle, this image depicts a closeup view of a section of a plant stem. Centrally composed, it occupies most of the image. Sitting against a grey background, the organic form is cylindrical in shape, the outside lined with evenly-spaced corrugated ribs. Located past each of these ribs are holes that run down the length of the stem. The stem is tube-like, its center hollow. Positioned in front of a powerful magnifying lens, this form was enlarged thirty times its size, rendering its delicate textures in crisp detail. Printed in matte, green-black tones, this image originally appeared in the books,
Urformen der Kunst (1928) and
Art Forms in Nature (1929), and accompanied other closeup views of botanical specimens.
Physical DescriptionThis image depicts a closeup view of a section of a plant's stem positioned against a dark background.
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Keywords
Pteridophyta (division)
Sphenophyta (division)
botanical illustrations
botany
natural history specimens
plant fiber
scientific illustrations (images)
specimens
stem (plant material)