The Ten Largest, 1907. Photograph courtesy of Moderna Museet, Stockholm
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Installation view Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future; on view October 12, 2018-April 23, 2019; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Photograph by: David Heald.
About Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings and City Gallery Wellington
Before her more famous male contemporaries - Kasimir Malevich, Vassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian – there was Hilma af Klint. The recent rediscovery of af Klint’s paintings has changed the course of art history.
City Gallery Wellington is a contemporary art gallery with a dynamic programme of exhibitions and events, and an international reputation.
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Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings and Pages of Mercury
Before her more famous male contemporaries - Kasimir Malevich, Vassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian – there was Hilma af Klint. The recent rediscovery of af Klint’s paintings has changed the course of art history.
Installation view Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future; on view October 12, 2018-April 23, 2019; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Photograph by: David Heald.
City Gallery Wellington is a contemporary art gallery with a dynamic programme of exhibitions and events, and an international reputation.
City Gallery provides ground-breaking exhibitions and learning programmes that make the best of contemporary art accessible to all. The Gallery simply cannot achieve this without the support of generous individuals like you.
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Installation view Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings, City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, 2021. Photo by: Cheska Brown.
Installation view The Dove, The UW Series, Group IX. Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings, City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, 2021. Photo by: Cheska Brown.
Installation view The Swan, The SUW Series, Group IX. Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings, City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, 2021. Photo by: Cheska Brown.
Installation view The Five. Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings, City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, 2021. Photo by: Cheska Brown.
The Ten Largest, No. 1, Childhood, Group IV, 1907, HAK No. 102
By courtesy of the Hilma af Klint Foundation.
Photo: The Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden
Hilma af Klint at her studio at Hamngatan 5, Stockholm C1895.
Photograph courtesy of the Hilma af Klint Foundation, Stockholm.
Altarpiece, No.1, Altarpieces, Group X, 1915, HAK No. 187
By courtesy of the Hilma af Klint Foundation.
Photo: The Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings and Pages of Mercury at City Gallery
Before her more famous male contemporaries - Kasimir Malevich, Vassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian – there was Hilma af Klint. The recent rediscovery of af Klint’s paintings has changed the course of art history.
Installation view Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future; on view October 12, 2018-April 23, 2019; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Photograph by: David Heald.
City Gallery Wellington is a contemporary art gallery with a dynamic programme of exhibitions and events, and an international reputation.
A companion exhibition to Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings, this exhibition features work from New Zealand artists Rita Angus, Séraphine Pick and Andrew Beck.
City Gallery provides ground-breaking exhibitions and learning programmes that make the best of contemporary art accessible to all. The Gallery simply cannot achieve this without the support of generous individuals like you.
Our audio guide will enhance your journey through Hilma af Klint: The Secret Paintings. Hear about af Klint’s life, spiritualism, work, and vision.
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Installation view Hilma af Klint: Paintings for the Future; on view October 12, 2018-April 23, 2019; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Photograph by: David Heald.