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Hilma af Klint Catalogue Raisonné Volume IV: Parsifal and the Atom (1916-1917)

By Daniel Birnbaum and Kurt Almqvist
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Hilma af Klint Catalogue Raisonné Volume IV: Parsifal and the Atom (1916-1917) showcases Hilma af Klint's exploration of consciousness and existence through the Parsifal and Atom series. The Parsifal series follows a symbolic journey of a boy and girl, delving into varied levels of inner awareness, while the Atom series examines the fundamental particles of existence, reflecting early scientific understandings. This volume forms part of a comprehensive seven-volume Catalogue Raisonné, presenting af Klint's pioneering abstract works within their thematic contexts.
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Hilma af Klint’s Catalogue Raisonné, the fourth of seven volumes, about one of Sweden’s most fascinating collections of artistic output

Hilma af Klint's Catalogue Raisonné, the fourth of seven volumes, about one of Sweden's most fascinating collections of artistic output.

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Hilma af Klint is now regarded as a pioneer of abstract art. Her work from the early 20th century predates the first purely abstract paintings by Kandinsky, Mondrian, and Malevich. Now, for the first time, af Klint's works, some 1,600 in all, have been collected in a Catalogue Raisonné.

Af Klint's work should be seen and appreciated in the series of paintings often depicting specific themes, and this ground-breaking publication, divided into seven volumes, allows for this. Volume IV, within the series Parsifal, explores her inward self through the journey of a boy and a girl and their various levels of consciousness. In her Atom series, af Klint delves into the inner parts of our existence through what scientists then considered the smallest particles in the world.

Produced with the permission of the Hilma af Klint Foundation and featuring introductions by Daniel Birnbaum and Kurt Almqvist, a separate slip-cased edition containing all seven volumes will be available in autumn 2021.

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ISBN: 9789189069251

Publisher: Stolpe Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 08 July 2021

Country: Sweden

Imprint: Stolpe Publishing

Illustration: 212 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 1620g

Pages: 224

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Arts & Culture Daniel Birnbaum Kurt Almqvist Non-Fiction

About the Author

Kurt Almqvist is the President of Axel and Margaret Ax:son Johnson Foundation for Public Benefit. Daniel Birnbaum is a Swedish art critic, the artistic director of Acute Art in London and former director of the Moderna Museet, Stockholm

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