Acanthus mollis

Bear’s breeches

A Mediterranean plant. Its cut leaf is one of the most common plant forms in Greek and Roman architectural ornament.

Gelatin silver print, 25.8 × 19.9 cm, 1928. J. Paul Getty Museum, 84.XM.142.2.

Draw it on a Thursday

Acanthus mollis, Bear’s breeches, photographed by Karl Blossfeldt

From his first class to the book.

A.: Albrechtstraße 41
12167 Berlin-Steglitz
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+49 30 0000 1928

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Urform is a fictional study room made for this site. The photographs are real and in the public domain; the facts about Blossfeldt come from the sources on the credits page.