altarpiece no 1 hilma de klint

altarpiece no 1 hilma de klintThis abstract painting dedicated to the "Temple", an order to which the artist was devoted, could well represent the communion and contact established with "The Highs". These spiritual beings met during spiritualism sessions with the "Club of Five" are embodied through a careful choice of colours and the use of abstraction. This painting is part of the Altarpiece series by Hilma af Klint, which also includes Altarpiece No 2 and Altarpiece No 3. Would

including Japanese textiles and the mystical occult

Vassily describes the circle as a "cosmic link" and a "synthesis of great contrasts"

The abstract work owes its dynamism to its curved lines as well as to its flat areas of vivid color

a realistic work by Edward Hopper

August Macke actively contributed to the formation of the artist group Der Bleue Reiter with Vassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc

the bassoonist Désiré Dihau

This oil on canvas is one of Max Beckmann's lastworks

Mondrian also painted Composition in Red

of silence

a Russian artist considered one of the pioneers of abstract art

It is an escape from reality

This picture was painted in 1888