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Hilma af Klint : the secret paintings

by Hilma af Klint, Sue Cramer, Nicholas Chambers

This catalogue examines the secret paintings of Swedish abstract pioneer Hilma af Klint. It features over 110 artworks and notebook pages, with essays that analyse her spiritual practice and contribution to twentieth-century art history.

Accession 18651 ISBN 9781741741520 Publisher Art Gallery of New South Wales
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