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Hilma af Klint
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1862-10-26 ) 26 October 1862, Karlberg Palace , Solna , Sweden
- Died
- 21 October 1944 (1944-10-21) (aged 81), Danderyd , Sweden
- Resting place
- Galärvarvskyrkogården , Stockholm, Sweden
- Education
- Tekniska skolan , Royal Swedish Academy of Arts
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Abstract art
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hilma
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Occupation
- painter
- Educated at
- Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
- Student of
- Kerstin Cardon
- Field of work
- painting
- Genre
- nude
- Movement
- abstract art
- Image
- Hilma-af-Klint-uncropped.jpg
- Work location
- Stockholm
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- cause of death
- traffic collision
- date of birth
- 1862-10-26
- date of death
- 1944-10-21
- manner of death
- accidental death
- lifestyle
- spiritism
- Commons category
- Hilma af Klint
- Commons Creator page
- Hilma af Klint
- has works in the collection
- Glenstone
- start of work period
- 1882-00-00
- end of work period
- 1943-00-00
- P6944
- Hilma af Klint
Sources (9)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to Hilma af Klint, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Hilma af Klint ( Swedish: [ˈhɪ̂lːma ˈɑːv ˈklɪnːt]; 26 October 1862 – 21 October 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among the first major abstract works in Western art history. A considerable body of her work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky, Malevich, and Mondrian. She belonged to a group called "The Five", a circle of women inspired by Theosophy who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the "High Masters", often through séances. Her paintings, which sometimes resemble diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas.
Early life
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