Hilma af Klint, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hilma af Klint

Swedish painter (1862-1944)

Date of Birth: 26-Oct-1862

Place of Birth: Solna, Sweden

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1944

Profession: painter

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Hilma af Klint (Swedish pronunciation: [?h?l?ma '??v 'kl?n?t]; October 26, 1862 – October 21, 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings were among the first Western abstract art.
A considerable body of her abstract work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky.
She belonged to a group called "The Five", a circle of women who shared her belief in the importance of trying to make contact with the so-called "High Masters"—often by way of séances.
Her paintings, which sometimes resemble diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas.