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Hilma af Klint : what stands behind the flowers / Jodi Hauptman ; with essays by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Laura Neufeld, Lena Struwe ; edited by Rebecca Roberts.
Fine Arts Library N7093.K63 A4 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Klint, Hilma af, 1862-1944, Artist.
- Hauptman, Jodi, Author, Curator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Klint, Hilma af, 1862-1944--Exhibitions.
- Klint, Hilma af.
- Klint, Hilma af, 1862-1944. Nature studies.
- Drawing, Swedish--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Drawing, Swedish.
- Watercolor painting, Swedish--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Watercolor painting, Swedish.
- Botanical illustration--Sweden--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Botanical illustration.
- Drawing.
- Painting.
- Botany.
- Art of nature.
- Genre:
- exhibition catalogs.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Physical Description:
- 269 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
- Other Title:
- What stands behind the flowers
- Place of Publication:
- New York : The Museum of Modern Art, [2025]
- Summary:
- "Across the spring and summer seasons of 1919 and 1920, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint engaged in a period of intense observation of nature, venturing into forests and fields and drawing the flowers she found there. The resulting 46 sheets comprise her Nature Studies portfolio, recently acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In pencil and jewel-toned watercolor, af Klint juxtaposed exquisitely rendered blossoms with enigmatic diagrams: a blooming sunflower is echoed by nested circles; lily of the valley is joined by a colorful checkerboard; catsfoot is set against a pair of mirrored spirals. Together, these two modes--representational and abstract--demonstrate the artist's belief that close observation of nature reveals "what stands behind the flowers": ineffable aspects of the human character. Published in conjunction with the first public exhibition of this rare portfolio, Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers presents the drawings alongside contextualizing artworks and translations of the artist's previously unpublished writings. An overview essay by curator Jodi Hauptman explores af Klint's portfolio and the circumstances of its creation; texts by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Laura Neufeld and Lena Struwe unpack the imagery, materiality and botanical knowledge behind these works."-- Provided by publisher.
- "Across the spring and summer seasons of 1919 and 1920, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint engaged in a period of intense observation of nature, venturing into forests and fields and drawing the flowers she found there. The resulting 46 sheets comprise her Nature Studies portfolio, recently acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In pencil and jewel-toned watercolor, af Klint juxtaposed exquisitely rendered blossoms with enigmatic diagrams: a blooming sunflower is echoed by nested circles; lily of the valley is joined by a colorful checkerboard; catsfoot is set against a pair of mirrored spirals. Together, these two modes―representational and abstract―demonstrate the artist’s belief that close observation of nature reveals "what stands behind the flowers": ineffable aspects of the human character. Published in conjunction with the first public exhibition of this rare portfolio, Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers presents the drawings alongside contextualizing artworks and translations of the artist’s previously unpublished writings. An overview essay by curator Jodi Hauptman explores af Klint’s portfolio and the circumstances of its creation; texts by Ewa Lajer-Burcharth, Laura Neufeld and Lena Struwe unpack the imagery, materiality and botanical knowledge behind these works."-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Foreword / Glenn D. Lowry
- Note to the reader
- The Nature Studies portfolio : an attempt to explain what stands behind the flowers / Hilma af Klint
- Plates
- Hilma af Klint's flora / Jodi Hauptman
- The botanical world of Hilma af Klint / Lena Struwe
- Hilma af Klint : botany reimagined / Ewa Lajer-Burcharth
- Daily practice : materials and methods in Hilma af Klint's Nature Studies / Laura Neufeld
- Checklist of the exhibition.
- Notes:
- Published in conjunction with the exhibition Hilma af Klint : What Stands Behind the Flowers, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 11-September 27, 2025.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contains:
- Klint, Hilma af, 1862-1944. Works. Selections.
- ISBN:
- 9781633451681
- 1633451682
- OCLC:
- 1518926998
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000215622
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