The Swan, No. 13, Group IX/SUW
Titel: Svanen, nr 13, grupp IX, serie SUW. Konstnär: Hilma af Klint (1862-1944, svenska). Olja på duk utförd 1915. Stiftelsen Hilma af Klints verk.
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
6 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Metadata · 68%
The title explicitly identifies the work as The Swan, although no literal swan is clearly depicted in the abstract image.
Styles and Movements
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Abstract Art Visual · 99%
The image uses nonliteral geometric forms—opposing triangles, semicircular shapes, and broad color fields—in place of a naturalistic depiction.
Visual Qualities
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Symmetrical Visual · 98%
The major outlined forms and brown semicircular shapes are arranged around a central vertical axis, producing strong bilateral balance.
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Geometric Visual · 99%
Triangles, straight outlines, semicircular contours, and a sharply defined horizontal division dominate the composition.
Medium and Techniques
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Oil Painting Metadata · 99%
The canonical metadata identifies the medium as oil on canvas.
Time Periods
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1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 99%
The canonical metadata dates the work to 1915.