Hilma af Klint: The Ten Largest, Adulthood 1907

Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings were amongst the first abstract art. A considerable body of her abstract work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky. She belonged to a group called "The Five" (a circle of women who shared her belief in the importance of trying to make contact with the so-called 'high masters', often by way of séances) and her paintings, which sometimes resembled diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas.

Hilma af Klint’s last wish was that her life’s work - over 1000 drawings and paintings - be hidden for 20 years after her death. The world wasn’t ready for her work.

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HC-1454: card size 7" x 5" (178mm x 127mm)