Hilma af Klint : a biography
Voss, Julia, 1974-2022
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The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was 44 years old when she broke with the academic tradition in which she had been trained to produce a body of radical, abstract works the likes of which had never been seen before. Today, it is widely accepted that af Klint was one of the earliest abstract academic painters in Europe. But this is only part of her story. Not only was she a working female artist, she was also an avowed clairvoyant and mystic. Inspired by her first encounter with the artist's work in 2008, Julia Voss set out to learn Swedish and research af Klint's life - not only who the artist was but what drove and inspired her. The result is a fascinating biography of an artist who is as great as she is enigmatic.
Main title:
Hilma af Klint : a biography / Julia Voss ; translated by Anne Posten.
Author:
Voss, Julia, 1974-, authorPosten, Anne, translator
Imprint:
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022.
Collation:
xv, 405 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Translated from the German.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780226689760 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
759.85920 KLIB
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
2561936
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