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Hilma af Klint : spiritistic drawings, 1896-1905 : catalogue raisonné, volume 1

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The drawings in this first volume of a new catalogue raisonné represent an intense tenyear period of Hilma af Klint's (1862-1944) life that would lay the foundation for her later achievements In 1896 af Klint and four other women formed The Five a group steeped in the spiritualist beliefs permeating Europe at that time including theosophy Rosicrucianism and other strains of liberal religious thought From 1896 to 1907 The Five engaged in a daily systematic method of spiritual experimentation During séances Hilma af Klint drew automatic spiritual sketches based on the messages that the medium (not always the same member communicated from the spirits the group summoned The elaborate system of symbols geometry and biological imagery that characterize her work all find their origin during this period


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