Charles Blossfeldt - La Plante - 1929
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La Plante by Charles Blossfeldt, the first French illustrated edition (120 heliogravure photographs) published in Paris in 1929, in one grand-in-4 volume (31.5 × 25 cm) with green cloth binding and gold title, containing 15 pages plus 120 plates, in very good condition.
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BLOSSFELDT (Charles)
La Plante.
Paris, at Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs, [1929].
1 volume grand in-4 (31.5 x 25 cm), green publisher’s cloth bound gilt-titled, xv pages + 120 plates (complete). Dust jacket with defects, black mark on the upper right of the front cover (6 cm), top endpaper creased. Very good overall condition with a very fresh interior.
First French edition illustrated with 120 photographs produced by heliogravure. The original German edition appeared in 1928 under the title Urformen der Kunst.
Charles Blossfeldt (1865-1932) made his first plant photographs in 1890 when he was a student in Italy. In 1928, these photographs were gathered in the book "Unformen der Kunst" which immediately received enthusiastic reception. This masterpiece by Blossfeldt underscores the relationship between nature and art, and has become one of the most influential books in the history of photography. The abstract forms and structures of nature that he revealed impressed his contemporaries. This book was not originally intended to be a conceptual art work but rather an educational nature book.
Peppered with a photograph.
Rare and beautiful copy.
BLOSSFELDT (Charles)
La Plante.
Paris, at Librairie Des Arts Decoratifs, [1929].
1 volume grand in-4 (31.5 x 25 cm), green publisher’s cloth bound gilt-titled, xv pages + 120 plates (complete). Dust jacket with defects, black mark on the upper right of the front cover (6 cm), top endpaper creased. Very good overall condition with a very fresh interior.
First French edition illustrated with 120 photographs produced by heliogravure. The original German edition appeared in 1928 under the title Urformen der Kunst.
Charles Blossfeldt (1865-1932) made his first plant photographs in 1890 when he was a student in Italy. In 1928, these photographs were gathered in the book "Unformen der Kunst" which immediately received enthusiastic reception. This masterpiece by Blossfeldt underscores the relationship between nature and art, and has become one of the most influential books in the history of photography. The abstract forms and structures of nature that he revealed impressed his contemporaries. This book was not originally intended to be a conceptual art work but rather an educational nature book.
Peppered with a photograph.
Rare and beautiful copy.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Art, Botany, Illustrated, Nature, Photography
Book title
La Plante
Author/ Illustrator
Charles Blossfeldt
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1929
Height
31.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Width
25 cm
Language
French
Original language
No
Number of pages
15
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