Hilma af Klint – »Die Menschheit in Erstaunen versetzen«

With her groundbreaking biography of the pioneer of abstract painting, art historian Julia Voss has created a monument to the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint. She created more than 1,000 paintings, sketches, and watercolors, revolutionizing painting: long before Kandinsky or Mondrian, she painted abstract works that are profoundly impressive due to their colors and forms, as well as their sheer size. She was a woman of great freedom and determination, consciously distancing herself from the rules of the male-dominated art world.

The rediscovery of Hilma af Klint is considered the art historical sensation of recent years: the exhibition of her works at the Guggenheim Museum in New York became the most successful in the museum's history. Based on extensive research, Julia Voss tells the unusual life story of this exceptional artist for the first time.

"The reading was a revelation and has changed my understanding of the artist, the woman, and her time." Griselda Pollock.