Karl Blossfeldt
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personGerman, 1865–1932lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, CO, JP · 94% confidence
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Selected Works452

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Previous Sales 19

Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
£3,250 ($4k USD)
May 2010
Christie's
Untitled
Untitled
£1,500 ($2k USD)
May 2009
Christie's
Asclepias Syriaca, Silkweed, c. 1920
Asclepias Syriaca, Silkweed, c. 1920
$28,800
Oct 2005
Christie's
Rhamnus Purshiana (Buckthorn) Kreuzdorngewächs Junger Spross
Rhamnus Purshiana (Buckthorn) Kreuzdorngewächs Junger Spross
£31,070 ($41k USD)
May 2003
Christie's
Dryopteris filix, Wurmfarn (Common male fern)
Dryopteris filix, Wurmfarn (Common male fern)
$32,900
Oct 2000
Christie's
Wunder in der Natur
Wunder in der Natur
$2,820
Apr 2000
Lempertz
Silphium Laciniatum (Rosin-Weed, Compass-Plant)
Silphium Laciniatum (Rosin-Weed, Compass-Plant), 1915
$20,566
Jun 2024
Atlas Gallery · Artsy
Cobaea Scandens, Urformen der Kunst
Cobaea Scandens, Urformen der Kunst, 1928
No longer available
Photogravure
Bruce Silverstein Gallery · Artsy
Cornus kousa
Cornus kousa, 1932
No longer available
Photogravure, printed c. 1932
Bruce Silverstein Gallery · Artsy
Ruta graveolens
Ruta graveolens, 1932
No longer available
Photogravure, printed c. 1932
PDNB Gallery · Artsy
Verbena Canadensis, Campanula alliarifolia, Trollius europaeus,
Verbena Canadensis, Campanula alliarifolia, Trollius europaeus,, 1920
No longer available
Photogravure
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Plate 83: Serratula nudicaulis
Plate 83: Serratula nudicaulis, 1920
No longer available
Photogravure
Robert Klein Gallery · Artsy
Plate 76: Eranthis cilicica
Plate 76: Eranthis cilicica, 1920
No longer available
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Etherton Gallery · Artsy
Plate 61- Pirus alnifolia
Plate 61- Pirus alnifolia, 1932
No longer available
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Etherton Gallery · Artsy
Plate 55- Hordeum distichum
Plate 55- Hordeum distichum, 1932
No longer available
Photogravure
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Six Works from Wundergarten Der Natur
Six Works from Wundergarten Der Natur, 1932
Bidding closed
Printed paper
Etherton Gallery · Artsy
Plate 54- Tritonia crocosmüflora (Iridacae)
Plate 54- Tritonia crocosmüflora (Iridacae), 1932
No longer available
Photogravure
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Twenty Five Plates from Wundergarten der Natur
Twenty Five Plates from Wundergarten der Natur, 1932
Bidding closed
Photogravure
Etherton Gallery · Artsy
Plate 53- Koelpinia linearis (Compositae)
Plate 53- Koelpinia linearis (Compositae), 1932
No longer available
Photogravure
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Market47 auction results

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$2.0K – $41.0K
7 of 7 photographs lots with prices
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$18.9K
Object-type specific
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$20.6K
7 priced photographs lots
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Jun 2024 · $20.6K
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categoryMarket by Object Type
Photographs: $20.6K medianBooks/portfolios: $2.8K medianUnclassified lots: $1.9K median
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Sotheby'sPhillipsLempertzVenator & HansteinKunsthaus Lempertz
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Publications4

Monograph 3

Karl Blossfeldt
Thames & Hudson · 2017
Karl Blossfeldt: Photography
Hatje Cantz · 1998
Karl Blossfeldt: Fotografie
Hatje Cantz · 1995

Survey 1

Abstrakte Fotografie
Hatje Cantz · 2000
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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White Girls and the Global South
The article is a curated list of art books for spring reading, featuring a diverse range of subjects. It highlights two main critical reviews: one cri…
reviewMar 23, 2026
2025 Fall Arts Guide: The Season’s Best Visual Art Exhibits From Big Museums to Small Galleries
The 2025 Fall Arts Guide highlights three visual art exhibits in Washington, D.C. 'Arab Pop Art: Between East and West' at the Middle East Institute f…
exhibitionsSep 17, 2025
german photography typologien prada foundation milan richter bechers
The Fondazione Prada in Milan is hosting “Typologien,” a survey of 20th-century German photography curated by Suzanne Pfeffer of Frankfurt’s Museum fü…
exhibitionsMay 19, 2025
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Past Exhibitions2

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Contemporary Arts Center

Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff

Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff

44 E 6th St, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Jan 1, 2018

Started 21 September 2018 Ended 13 January 2019 Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff No Two Alike: Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff...

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#197 Vadehra Art Gallery

Art Forms in Nature

Karl Blossfeldt

D-40, Block D, Defence Colony, New Delhi, Delhi 110024, India

Apr 24, 2015 — May 18, 2015

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Art Fair Appearances1

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Art Basel — Basel
2014
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Recent Activity8

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White Girls and the Global South
Mar 23, 2026
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2025 Fall Arts Guide: The Season’s Best Visual Art Exhibits From Big Museums to Small Galleries
Sep 17, 2025
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german photography typologien prada foundation milan richter bechers
May 19, 2025
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Exhibition
Karl Blossfeldt, Francis Bruguière, Thomas Ruff
Jan 1, 2018
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Exhibition
Art Forms in Nature
Apr 24, 2015
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2014
Jun 19, 2014
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death
Karl Blossfeldt dies
Jan 1, 1932
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birth
Karl Blossfeldt born
Jan 1, 1865
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