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Following a wildly successful in 2018, (1862–1944) has firmly secured her place as a groundbreaking figure in abstract art. In recent years, her colorful, spiritually-minded body of work has reshaped art historical timelines, supplanting male artists like , , , and , who have long been regarded as the pioneers of the 20th-century movement.
Throughout her lifetime, the prolific Swedish artist created more than 1,600 works, an impressive output now collected in . Published by , the seven-volume series is organized both chronologically and by theme, beginning with the spiritual sketches af Klint made in conjunction with The Five, a group of women who attended séances in hopes of obtaining messages from the dead. These clairvoyant experiences impacted much of her work, which the books explore in her most famous series, The Paintings for the Temple, in addition to her geometric studies, watercolor pieces, and more occasional portraits and landscapes.
“What makes her art interesting is that the works are highly interconnected. A catalogue raisonné is necessary in order to see the different cycles, motifs, and symbols that recur in a fascinating way,” said Daniel Birnbaum, who co-edited the volumes with Kurt Almqvist. Each book is around 200 pages with hundreds of illustraitons.
The first three volumes are available now on , where you also can pre-order , and the remaining four are slated for release later this year. You also might enjoy , a 2020 documentary exploring af Klint’s iconic legacy. (via )
