Who was Hilma af Klint? Exhibition Sheds Light on Women's Exclusion from Abstract Art
The Swedish artist Hilma af Klint lived and died with the belief that the world was unprepared for her visionary, mystical paintings. These works, which would later revolutionize the art world decades after her passing, were created by a painter now acknowledged as a true forerunner of the abstract art movement. Unrecognized and facing rejection from her contemporaries for her radical artistic style, af Klint did not pursue fame. Instead, she made a posthumous request: for her groundbreaking artworks to be concealed for two decades and never to be commercially sold.
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The Swedish artist Hilma af Klint died believing the world was not ready for her mystical paintings, works 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 her avant-garde pieces were rejected by her peers. Instead, she stipulated that her work be hidden for 20 years after her death and never sold.
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