Hilma af Klint "Svanen, nr 17, grupp IX/SUW, serie SUW/UW", 1915. Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet/Albin Dahlström.

The Swan, No. 17, Group IX/SUW

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint "Svanen, nr 17, grupp IX/SUW, serie SUW/UW", 1915. Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet/Albin Dahlström.

Details

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

Styles and Movements

  • Abstract Art Visual · 99%

    The composition consists of nonrepresentational circular forms, semicircular fields, and color divisions rather than a naturalistic scene.

  • Geometric Abstraction Visual · 99%

    The dominant image is constructed from circles, concentric arcs, semicircles, and sharply bounded geometric areas.

Visual Qualities

  • Symmetrical Visual · 96%

    A strong vertical axis divides the central circular design into opposing halves, with closely corresponding outer and inner contours on either side.

  • Geometric Visual · 98%

    The image uses clearly bounded circles, semicircles, arcs, and straight divisions as its primary formal elements.

  • Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 93%

    The red ground is contrasted with saturated blue and yellow, pale pink, white, and deep black areas in the central motif.

Medium and Techniques

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 100%

    The catalog identifies the work as a painting in oil on canvas.

Time Periods

  • 1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%

    The catalog dates the work to 1915, within the 1900–1917 period.

Geographic Regions

  • Scandinavian Art Metadata · 98%

    The artist is identified as Swedish and the place of origin is listed as Sweden, supporting the Scandinavian geographic classification.

Source & rights

Hilma af Klint. [1]