Autauyea Srabrola, Albert Renger-Patzsch

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1897–1966
Autauyea Srabrola, 1921–1924
Where object was made: Germany
Material/technique: gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 17.5 x 16.8 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 6 7/8 x 6 5/8 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Museum purchase
Accession number: 1987.0166
Not on display

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Collection Cards: Plants

This extremely close-up photograph of a flower makes it possible to see its delicate parts in great detail. The artist who took this picture believed that a good photograph should be realistic, because capturing reality was what made photography a special art medium.

If you were going to photograph a plant, what kind would you choose?

What details would you like to show in a close-up photograph?

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