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The Swan, No. 18, Group IX/SUW
"The Swan, No. 18" by Hilma Af Klint [Venice - 13 October 2013]
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
7 tags
Styles and Movements
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Abstract Art Visual · 99%
The composition is nonrepresentational, using circles, lines, and color fields rather than recognizable pictorial subjects.
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Geometric Abstraction Visual · 98%
The image is constructed from precise geometric forms, especially the large circular disk, concentric rings, and straight lines.
Visual Qualities
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Radiating Lines Visual · 98%
A pale vertical line and yellow and blue diagonal lines extend between the central circular motif and the outer edges of the composition.
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Balance Visual · 90%
The dominant central disk and centered concentric motif are counterbalanced by the three directional lines and surrounding ground.
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Primary Colors Visual · 94%
Red, blue, and yellow are used prominently in the concentric central forms and in the radiating lines, set against black and red-orange.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The catalog identifies the work as oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 100%
The catalog dates the work to 1914–1915, within the 1900–1917 period.
Source & rights
Hilma af Klint. https://www.flickr.com/photos/doc_ing/13198506083/