Hilma af Klint — The Ten Largest — Number 6 Adulthood

The Ten Largest, No. 6, Adulthood

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint — The Ten Largest — Number 6 Adulthood

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

11 tags

Subject Matter

  • Text Visual · 96%

    Numerous white and pink script-like marks resembling handwriting are integrated into the painted field, though they are not legible from the supplied image.

  • Line, Form, and Color Visual · 96%

    The work foregrounds the interaction of line, form, and color rather than depicting identifiable objects or figures.

Styles and Movements

  • Abstract Art Visual · 99%

    The image presents nonrepresentational forms rather than a recognizable naturalistic scene or subject.

Visual Qualities

  • Geometric Visual · 98%

    Circles, ovals, concentric rings, and other strongly bounded shapes provide a prominent geometric structure.

  • Biomorphic Visual · 90%

    Rounded, petal-like, cellular, and flowing forms coexist with the geometric shapes, especially in the central vertical motif and surrounding circular elements.

  • Pastel Colors Visual · 97%

    Lavender, pale pink, powder blue, soft yellow, white, and muted orange dominate the palette, although black and saturated blue provide stronger contrasts.

  • Curvilinear Forms Visual · 98%

    Arcs, spirals, loops, and sweeping curved contours recur throughout the composition.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Both · 99%

    The work is visibly a painted composition, and the catalog classifies it as Painting.

  • Tempera Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the medium as tempera on paper, mounted on canvas.

  • Work on Paper Metadata · 97%

    The catalog specifies paper as the primary support, mounted on canvas.

Time Periods

  • 1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to 1907, placing it within the 1900–1917 period.

Source & rights

Gsimonov. Own work