Karl Blossfeldt - Urformen der Kunst - 1929
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Karl Blossfeldt's Urformen der Kunst, first edition, published by Ernst Wasmuth Verlag in Berlin in 1929, is a German-language hardcover with 130 pages, 31 × 24 cm, bearing a Schutzumschlag, and features 120 photogravure plates with a preface by Karl Nierendorf.
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Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Berlin, 1929. Preface by Karl Nierendorf.
120 photogravure plates.
A landmark of early 20th‑century photographic art. Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst presents close‑up studies of plants, rendered with extraordinary clarity and sculptural presence. The 1929 edition features superb heliogravure (photogravure) printing, giving the plates their characteristic depth, rich tonal range, and fine detail—qualities that made the book an icon of modernist photography and design.
Blossfeldt's "Urformen der Kunst" is mentioned in all major publications about photobooks and photo literature. Martin Parr's 'The Photobook', A. Roth's '101 photobooks' etc.
The linen boards are clean, the gilted front board title and spine title are still bright. . The plates are clean and bright, the binding is tight. The front hinge is a little weak.
Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Berlin, 1929. Preface by Karl Nierendorf.
120 photogravure plates.
A landmark of early 20th‑century photographic art. Karl Blossfeldt’s Urformen der Kunst presents close‑up studies of plants, rendered with extraordinary clarity and sculptural presence. The 1929 edition features superb heliogravure (photogravure) printing, giving the plates their characteristic depth, rich tonal range, and fine detail—qualities that made the book an icon of modernist photography and design.
Blossfeldt's "Urformen der Kunst" is mentioned in all major publications about photobooks and photo literature. Martin Parr's 'The Photobook', A. Roth's '101 photobooks' etc.
The linen boards are clean, the gilted front board title and spine title are still bright. . The plates are clean and bright, the binding is tight. The front hinge is a little weak.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Photography
Book title
Urformen der Kunst
Author/ Illustrator
Karl Blossfeldt
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1929
Height
31 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
24 cm
Language
German
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Ernst Wasmuth Verlag, Berlin
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Extras
Dust jacket
Number of pages
130
