Urformen der Kunst

Karl Blossfeldt, Published by Ernst Wasmuth

1928

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Bust portrait of Albrecht Dürer in profile, turned to the left against an empty background. In the top left corner is a coat of arms with a five square chequer board (cf. Meder 257)
Three men in knee length coats stand around a booth full of small bags. A sign hangs above the booth.
Bust portrait of a male figure facing forward looking out at the viewer. He wears a green jacket with a blue zigzag pattern and a fur hat. This series is a product of Jacovleff's involvement in the Expédition Citroën Centre-Asie.
A small child stands between his mother's legs. He looks out to the viewer. HIs hands are laced across his chest. The mother holds her hands around the childs head, and she leans her head down to touch the child.