Hilma af Klint. Flora

A dark green, cloth-bound book or portfolio cover with the title HILMA af KLINT Flora printed in a light pink font. A matching pink ribbon is tied in a bow on the right side, serving as a closure. The book is set against a plain white background.

A studio shot of a rectangular, dark green box with a textured, fabric-like finish, set against a white background. On the top lid, the name HILMA af KLINT and the word Flora are printed in a light pink serif font. The box is shown at an angle, casting a gentle shadow.

An open, dark green portfolio with a pink ribbon tie holds several botanical watercolor prints by Hilma af Klint. A taupe booklet titled HILMA af KLINT Flora rests against it. The prints, fanned out, show various plants, with a large yellow sunflower featured prominently on the top page against a white background.

A vertical watercolor painting of a snowy landscape at sunrise or sunset. The foreground features slender trees with snow-dusted branches rendered in muted purples and browns. In the background, a pale yellow sky glows above hazy, distant hills. A small brown, bear-like creature walks through the snow on the right side of the composition.

A front view of a hardcover book with a plain, dark-green, textured cloth cover, standing upright against a white background and casting a soft shadow.

A top-down view of an open, dark green presentation box with a dusty pink interior. Nestled inside on the right is a smaller pink booklet with the text HILMA af KLINT Flora. A pink ribbon closure is untied and visible on both sides of the box.

A hardcover book with a dark green fabric cover, standing upright against a white background. In the center, the name HILMA af KLINT and the title Flora are printed in a delicate pink font.

An open, dark green portfolio with a dusty rose interior and a pink ribbon tie, holding a botanical art print. The print features scientific illustrations of various plant branches, including some with pink and white catkins and another with a yellow fruit.

An overhead shot of an open portfolio against a white background. The portfolio has a dark green cover, a pink ribbon tie, and a dusty rose interior. It holds a print featuring vintage-style scientific illustrations of a small bird, a pine branch, a flowering plant, and a dragonfly, complete with handwritten notes.

A book with a solid, mauve-brown cover is shown vertically against a white background. The text HILMA af KLINT Flora is printed in the center in a dark green serif and script font.

A high-angle shot of an open art book on a white surface. The left page displays a black-and-white photograph of artist Hilma af Klint seated in her studio. The right page contains the book's foreword, presented in two columns in English and German.

A portfolio with a dark green cover and mauve interior is opened to reveal a vintage botanical illustration. The artwork, on off-white paper, features three distinct plants with pink and white flowers and green leaves, accompanied by cursive handwriting. Below the plants are four small, labeled diagrams. A pink ribbon tie extends from the left side of the portfolio, which is set against a plain white background.

An open portfolio box in dark green and dusty rose displays several botanical art prints by Hilma af Klint. The watercolor illustrations show detailed studies of plants, flowers, and their root systems. A small dusty rose booklet titled HILMA af KLINT Flora leans against the box.

A flat, rectangular two-tone presentation box on a white surface. The dark green inner box is partially enclosed by a textured off-white sleeve, and a small, dusty pink ribbon pull extends from the side.

An abstract painting by Hilma af Klint with a vibrant orange background. The composition is filled with large, colorful biomorphic and geometric shapes in a palette of pink, blue, yellow, and white. A central form is composed of overlapping ovals, surrounded by elements like a circular flower medallion, delicate spirals, and stylized, totem-like floral arrangements.

A dark green book cover with the title Flora by Hilma af Klint in pink lettering.

Hilma af Klint. Flora

€ 398.00

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June 2025, 49 Pages, 49 colored photos

49 facsimile drawings and 20-page booklet in linen-covered bookbinding box

288mm x 517mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-6099-7

HATJE CANTZ VERLAG
Mommsenstr. 27
10629 Berlin
Germany
E-Mail: contact@hatjecantz.de

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A lavishly produced facsimile of af Klint's botanical portfolio

Hilma af Klint is regarded as one of the great pioneers of abstraction, who has only been properly recognized in recent years. Less well known are her artistic beginnings, which were devoted to an intensive study of nature. In the spring and summer months of 1919 and 1920, when she was already creating her now celebrated abstract paintings, she drew flowers almost every day: "I will try to capture the flowers of the earth," she noted. The recently discovered portfolio of 46 large scale watercolors, which is made available here as a facsimile edition, reveals the uniquely individual approach of the exceptional Swedish artist: colorful watercolors convey the pulsating power of nature. At the same time, and different from botanical conventions of representation, they juxtapose the delicate blossoms with precisely drawn diagrams. Realism and fiction, scrutiny and vision come together. In the interplay of organic forms and abstract structures, the portfolio thus refers to the overarching spiritual, cosmological dimension of Hilma af Klint's work.

Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) studied painting at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm. She turned to abstraction in the course of her profound exploration of spirituality and theosophy. She is considered a pioneer of painterly abstraction.

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