Hilma af Klint - Our Lady of Purpose - The Ten Largest - 1907

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Hilma af Klint: the women who invented abstraction

We often say that Kandinsky invented abstraction but only a few years before him, Hilma af Klint actually did! Take a look at our new playlist to learn more about this mysterious Swedish artist who asks to keep her work secret for at least 20 years after her death.

Hilma af Klint – Our Lady of Purpose – The Ten Largest – 1907

56:50 By: Art Slice

Stephanie Dueñas and Russell Shoemaker discuss Swedish painter Hilma af Klint’s journey to abstraction, from a young girl in Navy Cadet school to an accomplished, individual, and independent female artist – a rare combination in the 19th century.

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