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Hilma af Klint : 1862-1944, art as a spiritual quest /

"Hilma af Klint painted as though she was channeling the universe. Fascinated from childhood by botany and mathematics, she began her career painting landscapes and portraits, but other preoccupations stirred within her: questions of spirit, unseen energies, patterns too vast for the eye alone....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mink, Janis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cologne, Germany : Taschen, [2026]
Subjects:
Klint, Hilma af, > 1862-1944 > Criticism and interpretation.
Art, Abstract > Sweden.
Women artists > Sweden.
Abstraction géométrique > Suède.
Femmes artistes > Suède.
Art criticism.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : lift off
  • In this life: youth, studies, and early professional career
  • Commissioned: "The Paintings for the Temple," 1912-15
  • Preparing for posterity
  • HIlma af Klint 1862-1944 life and work.