Art by Hilma af Klint, Swedish artist - The Swan, No. 12, Group IX-SUW (1915).

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Hilma af Klint - October 26, 1862 – October 21, 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered among the first abstract works known in Western art history. A considerable body of her work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky and Mondrian. She belonged to a group called "The Five", comprising a circle of women inspired by Theosophy, who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the so-called "High Masters"—often by way of séances. Her paintings, which sometimes resemble diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas. Digitally color corrected and improved.

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Location: Sweden
Photo credit: © Bill Waterson / Alamy / Afripics
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