Altarpiece, No. 1, Group X, Altarpieces
By: Hilma af Klint
Date: 1915
Medium: Oil and metal leaf on canvas
Size: 237.5 x 179.5 cm
Location: The Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm
Medium: Oil and metal leaf on canvas
Size: 237.5 x 179.5 cm
Location: The Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm
Now recognized as pioneering examples of abstract art, the series to which this work belongs reflects af Klint’s interest in spiritualism and mysticism and their relationship with religion.