Zonnebloem c. 1865 - 1900

"Zonnebloem" (Sunflower) is a black and white photograph created by Dutch photographer Laurens Lodewijk Kleijn, sometime between 1865 and 1900. The image depicts a sunflower plant in a field, captured in a photorealistic style that was common in the latter half of the 19th century. Kleijn’s use of a wet collodion process, a popular photographic technique during this period, gives the image a unique textured feel, with the image appearing as a negative. The small dimensions of the photograph, 180 mm by 130 mm, suggest it may have been a personal work or a study.