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Symphytum officinale

Karl Blossfeldt

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a detailed close-up of a floral structure with several tubular flowers attached to a branching stem. The flowers are presented in varying stages of bloom with some petals having pronounced darkness due to shadows or natural coloring of the photograph. The color palette is monochromatic, exhibiting shades of gray, black, and white as it is a black-and-white image. The stem and flowers point diagonally from the lower right corner towards the upper left, with the majority of blooms concentrated in the upper half of the image. The number "88" is visible in the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1928
Medium
photogravure
Dimensions
7864 × 10098 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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