Lot 285
  • 285

Karl Blossfeldt

Estimate
500 - 700 USD
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Description

  • Karl Blossfeldt
  • Convolvulus Sepium
  • gelatin silver print
  • Sheet: 12 by 8 3/4 in. 30.5 by 22.2 cm.
  • Image: 9 7/8 by 7 1/4 in. 25 by 18.4 cm.
  • Executed circa 1928 and printed in 1975, this work is stamped by Galerie Wilde Köln, titled, dated 1975 and numbered 2/50 on the reverse.

Provenance

Sonnabend, New York
Robert Rauschenberg, New York
Bequest to the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse at the top to the backing board and is window mounted. Under raking light there are a few minor, faint surface scratches. There is some pale discoloration to the sheet near the extreme edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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Catalogue Note

This print was produced from the original negative.