1928 True FIRST EDITION Vintage KARL BLOSSFELDT BOTANICAL Photogravure

Description: Soulcatcher Studio (established 2002), a Gallery of Photographic Masterworks, is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Buy from an established dealer who you can trust. We have 100% positive feedback on eBay and have been doing business here for 20+ years! We are liquidating a private collection – Their loss is your gain! Please check out our other listings for many more original photographs, as well as rare, signed and out-of-print photography books! This represents a very special and unique opportunity for a collector to own this beautiful item, for a fraction of the current retail price! TRUE 1928 FIRST EDITION VINTAGE PHOTOGRAVURE FROM KARL BLOSSFELDT’S MASTERWORK, URFORMEN DER KUNST! An important note about image quality: We only sell true first edition Blossfeldt photogravures. Urformen der Kunst was first published in 1928 and was limited to 6,000 hardbound copies. The monograph was subsequently reproduced (using increasingly inferior materials) in 1929, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1948 and 1953. It is important to distinguish the difference between editions, as the print quality of the 1928 edition is superior to all later printings, including the 1929 edition. Soulcatcher Studio has the largest inventory of first edition photogravures on the World Wide Web. Description: Artist: Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) Title: Plate # 3: Equisetum hiemale (magnified 12 times) Medium: vintage photogravure, printed in 1928.Size: Photogravure printed on sheet measuring approx. 12 ¼ x 9 ½”. Print Date: 1928 (true first edition) Negative Date: Circa 1926-1928 About the Artist: Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) was a German instructor of sculpture who used his remarkable photographs of plant studies to educate his students about design elements in nature. Self-taught in photography, he devoted himself to the study of nature, photographing nothing but flowers, buds and seed capsules for thirty-five years. He once said, "The plant never lapses into mere arid functionalism; it fashions and shapes according to logic and suitability, and with its primeval force compels everything to attain the highest artistic form." Published in 1928 when Blossfeldt was sixty-three and a professor of applied art at the Berliner Kunsthochschule, Urformen der Kunst quickly became an international bestseller and in turn made Blossfeldt famous almost overnight. His contemporaries were enchanted by the abstract shapes and structures in nature that he revealed to the world. In 2001 Urformen der Kunst was included in "The Book of 101 Books" as one of the seminal photographic books of the Twentieth Century. Condition: Please review all auction images for more information and ask questions before bidding. The photogravures that we offer for sale are in overall excellent condition. However, gravure printing in the 1920s was not an exact science. There are occasional light marks or streaks that appeared on the original printing plates or occurred during the inking process. These are found in certain images, even from different volumes. Other minor handling marks may be present, which is considered completely normal for a work of art that is nearly 100 years old. Current Retail Price: These true first edition 1928 photogravures typically range in price from $100 to $300., although some sell for as high as $500. We are selling these on eBay for a limited time for HALF PRICE! A Note about Shipping: Shipping Discounts are offered on multiple auctions wins ending on the same calendar day. As we are all aware, shipping costs continue to rise. On behalf of the USPS, I apologize for their current rates! As the sole proprietor of a small business, I cannot afford to offer free shipping. However, you also get what you pay for. I have decades of experience in packing and shipping fragile artworks. All items are safely packed to ensure safe delivery (in boxes – never envelopes), and I also include insurance at no extra charge for items purchased totaling over $50. Thank you for your interest in my auctions and best of luck to you bidders!

Price: 49.95 USD

Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico

End Time: 2024-11-03T22:19:56.000Z

Shipping Cost: 19.95 USD