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Karl Blossfeldt

Karl Blossfeldt, German photographer (died 1932)

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Born
June 13, 1865
Died
December 9, 1932
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1865

About Karl Blossfeldt

Karl Blossfeldt was a German photographer and sculptor. He is best known for his close-up photographs of plants and living things, published in 1929 as Urformen der Kunst. He was inspired, as was his father, by nature and the ways in which plants grow. This recognition began in 1925 when art gallerist Karl Neirendorf first began representing Blossfeldt. With the help of Niernedorf, Blossfeldt's first monograph Urformen der Kunst was published in 1928. Despite Blossfeldt's lack of professional training his work as a photographer, photography is what he is best known for.

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Karl Blossfeldt timeline

  1. This recognition began in 1925 when art gallerist Karl Neirendorf first began representing Blossfeldt.
  2. With the help of Niernedorf, Blossfeldt's first monograph Urformen der Kunst was published in 1928.
  3. He is best known for his close-up photographs of plants and living things, published in 1929 as Urformen der Kunst.

The world when Karl Blossfeldt was born

Karl Blossfeldt was born in 1865. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1865

  • Best-selling bookAlice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineCivil War ends — Lincoln assassinated
  • Technology milestone13th Amendment abolishes slavery
  • World population~1.45B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderAbraham Lincoln / Andrew Johnson
  • U.S. population33.5M

1865 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Karl Blossfeldt's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18652026
Population33.5M341 million

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