Hilma af Klint
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Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among the first major abstract works in Western art history. A considerable body of her work predates the first pure
Portrait, c. 1901 or earlier
Eftersommar (Late Summer) an early naturalistic work, painted by af Klint in 1903, an example of the works she exhibited to the public during her lifetime
af Klint in her studio, c. 1895
Primordial Chaos, No. 16, 1906–07
Ascended master
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Ascended masters, also known as Mahatmas, are believed in several theosophical and related spiritual traditions to be spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans. Thro
Hilma af Klint
…She belonged to a group called "The Five", a circle of women inspired by Theosophy who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the "High Masters", often through séances. Her paintings, which sometimes resemble diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas. Hilma af Klint was…
Helena P. Blavatsky in 1877.