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KARL BLOSSFELDT (German)

Karl Blossfeldt (German, 1865 - 1932)

Group of 2 Photographs.

Monkshood #1 [from "Art Forms in Nature"]. Vintage photogravure. 1928. Printed 1928. 10 3/16 x 7 1/2 in. (259 x 190 mm). From the scarce first edition. Printed on one side of the paper only ("sur blanc"). Excellent printing quality, unlike subsequent editions. * Mulberry, Ash and Dogwood (a. French-Mulberry b. Ash. c. Hairy Dogwood) [from "Art Forms in Nature"]. Vintage photogravure. 1928. Printed 1928. 7 9/16 x 10 13/16 in. (192 x 275 mm). From the scarce first edition. Printed on one side of the paper only ("sur blanc"). Excellent printing quality, unlike subsequent editions [2].