Colombe, no 8, 1915 by Hilma af Klint [ARTICLE]

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Colombe, no 8, 1915 by Hilma af Klint [ARTICLE]

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Traditional Art@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days ago

The Swedish artist Hilma af Klint died believing the world was not ready for the mystical paintings that would shock the art world half a century later.

The painter, now credited with pioneering the abstract art movement, did not seek recognition after peers rejected her avant garde works. Instead, she ordered that they be hidden for 20 years after her death and never sold…

Af Klint exhibition to highlight exclusion of women from abstract art

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/apr/10/who-was-hilma-af-klint-exhibition-to-highlight-exclusion-of-women-from-abstract-art

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