No 1. From "The Parsifal Series", painted 1916. From an exhibition at Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

The Parsifal Series, No. 1

Hilma af Klint

No 1. From "The Parsifal Series", painted 1916. From an exhibition at Moderna Museet, Stockholm.

Details

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

  • Abstract Art Visual · 98%

    The composition consists of concentric rings and tonal fields without recognizable figures, objects, or a conventional scene.

Visual Qualities

  • Geometric Visual · 97%

    Repeated circular bands organize the image around a central opening, giving the composition a strongly geometric structure.

  • Dark Colors Visual · 96%

    The painted field is dominated by dark brown, umber, and near-black tones, with only limited lighter passages.

Medium and Techniques

  • Drawing Metadata · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as a drawing and specifies watercolor and graphite on paper.

  • Watercolor Metadata · 99%

    Watercolor is identified in the catalog as one of the work’s media.

  • Work on Paper Metadata · 99%

    The catalog specifies paper as the support for the watercolor and graphite drawing.

Time Periods

  • 1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to 1916, which falls within the catalog’s 1900–1917 period.

Source & rights

Hilma af Klint. https://www.flickr.com/photos/28402310@N06/10931287134/