
Photographs of Flowers
Lee Friedlander's *Photographs of Flowers* is an intimate portfolio of 15 gelatin silver prints showcasing the artist's characteristically sharp and contemplative eye turned toward the natural world. Presented on photo paper mounted to debossed Harumi paper with full margins, the delicate materiality of the presentation complements the quiet beauty of the floral subjects. Housed in an elegant blue cloth-covered clamshell portfolio, the complete set — including colophon and title page — exemplifies Friedlander's mastery of the photographic print as both art object and collector's artifact.
- Medium
- The complete set of 15 gelatin silver prints, on photo paper mounted to debossed Harumi paper, with full margins, with colophon and title page, all loose (as issued), all contained in the original blue cloth-covered clamshell portfolio.
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
Notes
Literature: Ruth Fine and Mary Lee Corlett, ;
🔨 Auction Lot
Editions & Works on Paper
February 7, 2026
Estimate: $3,000 to $5,000
Sold: $2,451
Lot 43
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Edward Weston
American · b. 1886

Weston's black and white gelatin silver prints of natural subjects including flowers and plants share Friedlander's sharp focus, modernist sensibility, and contemplative treatment of organic forms. His carefully composed botanical studies translate the natural world into studies of form, texture, and tonal depth in the same intimate documentary spirit.

Imogen Cunningham
American · b. 1883

Cunningham devoted a significant body of her black and white photographic work to floral and botanical subjects, achieving precise tonal gradations and close intimate framings that parallel Friedlander's quiet and contemplative approach. Her modernist gelatin silver prints of flowers demonstrate the same marriage of documentary clarity and aesthetic sensitivity found in this portfolio.

Robert Mapplethorpe
American · b. 1946

Mapplethorpe's celebrated black and white floral photographs share the same formal precision, intimate scale, and elegant presentation as Friedlander's portfolio, often produced as limited edition collectible print sets. His treatment of flowers as serious photographic subjects worthy of fine art portfolio presentation aligns directly with the material and aesthetic intentions of this specific work.
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