Equisetum Hyemale
Karl Blossfeldt · 1915-1925
Provenance
Ownership history
- The artist; by descent to his estate, 1932; to Archiv Wilde, Cologne, Germany, by 1980; to a private collection, Berlin, by 2000; sold through Galerie Berinson, Berlin, to Helen and Sam Zell, Chicago, 2014; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2024.
Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.
Exhibitions
Exhibition history
- Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 10 Rotation #25, Apr. 9, 2025–Oct. 6, 2025.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "Photography is __________," October 10, 2014-April 12, 2015.
- Art Institute of Chicago, "A Field Guide to Photography and Media," Nov. 10, 2022–Apr. 10, 2023.
Literature
Published references
- Matthew S. Witkovsky et al., "The Art Institute of Chicago Field Guide to Photography and Media," eds. Antawan I. Byrd, Elizabeth Siegel, and Carl Fuldner, pl. 330, p. 338 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2023).
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