Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure Nr 103 Warm by Ogawa Kazumasa Gallery Wall and cool graphite

and cool graphite

Printed in the muted tones of early 20th-century reference guides

Flashes of coral

graphic enough to be genuinely striking on a wall

and subtle texture comes through with exceptional clarity and depth on the matte surface

Karl Blossfeldt Photogravure Nr 103 Warm by Ogawa Kazumasa Gallery Wall and cool graphitePhotogravure Nr 103 exemplifies Karl Blossfeldt's ability to find monumental form in the smallest natural specimens. Shot against a neutral ground, the plant subject likely a curling fern tip or unfurling bud displays a coiled, organic geometry that anticipates the vocabulary of Art Nouveau and Modernism. Blossfeldt worked in early 20th century Berlin, using long exposures and custom macro lenses to reveal a world of structural elegance invisible to