Karl Blossfeldt (1865 - 1932)

Karl Blossfeldt (1865 - 1932) - photo 1

Karl Blossfeldt

Karl Blossfeldt was a German photographer, sculptor and teacher who worked in Berlin. He was one of the representatives of the New Vision in photography. Blossfeldt worked with a camera of his own invention that allowed him to reach a 30x magnification.

He photographed mainly flowers, plants and plant fragments. Under this magnification plants resemble abstract shapes rather than the plant itself. Blossfeldt's photographs can be equally classified as scientific photography and as works of art.

Date and place of birt:13 june 1865, Schielo, Germany
Date and place of death:9 december 1932, Berlin, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Photographer, Sculptor
Genre:Macro photography
Art style:Modern art, Avant-garde

Creators Germany

Albrecht Adam (1786 - 1862)
Albrecht Adam
1786 - 1862
Anna Maria Wirth (1846 - 1922)
Anna Maria Wirth
1846 - 1922
Rudolf Huthsteiner (1855 - 1935)
Rudolf Huthsteiner
1855 - 1935
August Weber (1817 - 1873)
August Weber
1817 - 1873
Walter Marcuse (1896 - 1976)
Walter Marcuse
1896 - 1976
Horst Janssen (1929 - 1995)
Horst Janssen
1929 - 1995
Christian Albrecht Jensen (1792 - 1870)
Christian Albrecht Jensen
1792 - 1870
Nathaniel Sichel (1843 - 1907)
Nathaniel Sichel
1843 - 1907
Karl Duschek (1947 - 2011)
Karl Duschek
1947 - 2011
Christian Seybold (1695 - 1768)
Christian Seybold
1695 - 1768
Paul Pützhofen-Hambüchen (1879 - 1939)
Paul Pützhofen-Hambüchen
1879 - 1939
Albert Müller-Lingke (1844 - 1930)
Albert Müller-Lingke
1844 - 1930
Johann Christian Vollerdt (1708 - 1769)
Johann Christian Vollerdt
1708 - 1769
Peter Rutzmoser (1934)
Peter Rutzmoser
1934
Richard von Hagn (1850 - 1933)
Richard von Hagn
1850 - 1933
Paul Paede (1868 - 1929)
Paul Paede
1868 - 1929

Creators Avant-garde

Timo Sarpaneva (1926 - 2006)
Timo Sarpaneva
1926 - 2006
Kamil Lhoták (1912 - 1990)
Kamil Lhoták
1912 - 1990
Tony Kirchmayr (1887 - 1965)
Tony Kirchmayr
1887 - 1965
Elsie Henderson (1880 - 1967)
Elsie Henderson
1880 - 1967
Walter Leblanc (1932 - 1986)
Walter Leblanc
1932 - 1986
Carl Emil Uphoff (1885 - 1971)
Carl Emil Uphoff
1885 - 1971
Oscar-Claude Monet (1840 - 1926)
Oscar-Claude Monet
1840 - 1926
Gaganendranath Tagore (1867 - 1938)
Gaganendranath Tagore
1867 - 1938
Fikret Muallâ Saygı (1903 - 1967)
Fikret Muallâ Saygı
1903 - 1967
Ernst Schroffenegger (1905 - 1994)
Ernst Schroffenegger
1905 - 1994
Kseniya Leonidovna Boguslavskaya (1892 - 1972)
Kseniya Leonidovna Boguslavskaya
1892 - 1972
Otto Tschumi (1904 - 1985)
Otto Tschumi
1904 - 1985
Amanda Watt (1960)
Amanda Watt
1960
Paul Kayser (1869 - 1942)
Paul Kayser
1869 - 1942
Fred Voelkerling (1872 - 1945)
Fred Voelkerling
1872 - 1945
Rudolph Wilde (1868 - 1938)
Rudolph Wilde
1868 - 1938