Hilma af Klint
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title:
Hilma af Klint
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Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered among the first abstract works known 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", comprising a circle of women inspired by Theosophy, who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the so-called "High Masters"—often by way of séances. Her paintings, which sometimes resem
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Swedish artist (1862–1944)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilma_af_Klint
date created:
2006-03-03T22:39:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T04:02:41Z
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