The Swan, No. 1, Group IX/SUW
Hilma af Klint - Group IX/SUW, The Swan, No. 1, 1915
Details
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- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Origin
- Sweden
- Holding institution
- The Hilma af Klint Foundation
- Image provider
- wikimedia-commons
- License
- Public domain
- Credit
- The Hilma af Klint Foundation
Art Genome Taxonomy
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Visual · 99%
Two clearly recognizable swans dominate the image, each shown with wings extended and a long curved neck.
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Symbolic Composition Interpretive · 76%
The deliberate pairing of a white swan and a black swan across contrasting fields gives the composition a symbolic-looking structure, although the catalog does not specify a particular meaning.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The composition is dominated by black, white, and gray, with only small blue, red, and yellow-ochre accents.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 95%
The swans’ elongated necks and repeated feather marks create prominent curved and flowing contours.
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Balance Visual · 82%
The opposing swans are arranged around a central vertical axis and a shared horizontal boundary, producing a broadly balanced but not symmetrical composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The supplied catalog metadata identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
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Painting Metadata · 100%
The supplied catalog classifies the work as a painting.
Time Periods
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1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1915, within the 1900–1917 period.
Source & rights
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