“An in-depth portrait of the Swedish painter, Hilma af Klint, the female artist behind the most highly attended show in the history of the Guggenheim Museum, New York. With her lexicon of images, colors and symbolism, she created visionary bold abstract paintings. A captivating, engaging read—her life, her world, and early twentieth-century Europe!” - Bette / Sales Associate

A highly anticipated biography of the enigmatic and popular Swedish painter.
 
The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) was forty-four 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. Hardcover, 440 pages.