Group IX/UW, No. 25, The Dove, No. 1 by Hilma af Klint - 1915 - 45 x 59 in. The Hilma af Klint Foundation Group IX/UW, No. 25, The Dove, No. 1 by Hilma af Klint - 1915 - 45 x 59 in. The Hilma af Klint Foundation

Group IX/UW, No. 25, The Dove, No. 1

oil on canvas • 45 x 59 in.
  • Hilma af Klint - October 26, 1862 - October 21, 1944 Hilma af Klint 1915

The masterpiece we present today is one of fourteen of Hilma af Klint’s Dove series. As do many of her works, The Dove No. 1 draws on Christian imagery. The spiral that divides the canvas appears to be a spiritual setter that connects the bottom of the canvas to the top. This dividing line appears in many other works from af Klint’s Dove series. Hilma af Klint owned a copy of The Theory of Colors by the German philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and the influence of this book on her artwork is apparent. A reoccurring color palette of yellow/blue, pink/white occurs in the Dove series as well. Blue and yellow are used by af Klint to represent male and female. Also present in this artwork, as well as many others from the series, is a contrast between light and darkness.

Hilma was an extraordinary artist, one of the pioneers of abstraction in art. She is also featured in our Weekly DailyArt Calendar for 2022. Check it and our other calendars and notebooks here.  :)

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