Hilma af Klint

Serpentine Galleries, London

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Group IX/SUW, No. 17. The Swan, No. 17, by Hilma af Klint. Courtesy of Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm

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Painting the Unseen

Serpentine Galleries presents an exhibition of Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862–1944), who is now regarded as a pioneer of abstract art. While her paintings were not seen publicly until 1986, her work from the early 20th century pre-dates the first purely abstract paintings by Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian and Kazimir Malevich. Read more.

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Group X, No. 3. Altarpiece, by Hilma af Klint.

Group X, No. 3. Altarpiece, by Hilma af Klint. Courtesy of Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm

Group IX/SUW, No. 1. The Swan, No.1 by Hilma af Klint.

Group IX/SUW, No. 1. The Swan, No.1, by Hilma af Klint. Courtesy of Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm

Group IV, No. 2. The Ten Largest, Childhood (1907), Hilma af Klint. Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm

Group IV, No. 2. The Ten Largest, Childhood (1907), Hilma af Klint. Courtesy of Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm

Group IX/SUW, No. 17. The Swan, No. 17, by Hilma af Klint.

Group IX/SUW, No. 17. The Swan, No. 17, by Hilma af Klint. Courtesy of Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm

Group X, No. 1. Altarpiece, by Hilma af Klint.

Group X, No. 1. Altarpiece, by Hilma af Klint. Courtesy of Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm