The Swan, No. 17, Group IX/SUW
Hilma af Klint "Svanen, nr 17, grupp IX/SUW, serie SUW/UW", 1915. Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints Verk. Photo: Moderna Museet/Albin Dahlström.
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
Styles and Movements
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Abstract Art Visual · 99%
The composition consists of nonrepresentational circular forms, semicircular fields, and color divisions rather than a naturalistic scene.
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Geometric Abstraction Visual · 99%
The dominant image is constructed from circles, concentric arcs, semicircles, and sharply bounded geometric areas.
Visual Qualities
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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.
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Geometric Visual · 98%
The image uses clearly bounded circles, semicircles, arcs, and straight divisions as its primary formal elements.
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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
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The catalog identifies the work as a painting in oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1915, within the 1900–1917 period.
Geographic Regions
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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]