Papaver orientale (poppy)

© Karl Blossfeldt / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Papaver orientale (poppy)

Currently not on view

Papaver orientale (poppy),

ca. 1900–1928

Karl Blossfeldt, German, 1865–1932
x1992-235 e

Information

Title
Papaver orientale (poppy)
Dates

ca. 1900–1928

Maker
Karl Blossfeldt
Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

26 × 17.9 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/16 in.)
mount: 42.8 x 32.4 cm. (16 7/8 x 12 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, anonymous gift

Object Number
x1992-235 e
Place Made

Europe, Germany, Cologne

Inscription

Numbered and editioned in graphite, verso lower center: 5 - 17//50 - 75

Marks/Labels/Seals

Stamped on mount, verso lower center: Galerie Wilde Köln

Culture
German
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process, mounting
Subject
plants

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