Hilma af Klint - The Swan, No. 10, Group IX/SUW, 1915

The Swan, No. 10, Group IX/SUW

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint - The Swan, No. 10, Group IX/SUW, 1915

Details

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

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Line, Form, and Color Visual · 94%

    Fine lines, circular forms, and multicolored accents are the primary means of organizing the image.

Styles and Movements

  • Abstract Art Visual · 99%

    The composition is nonrepresentational, centered on a diagrammatic radial structure rather than a naturalistic depiction.

Visual Qualities

  • Geometric Visual · 99%

    A central circular node organizes numerous radiating lines, concentric arcs, and repeated geometric sequences.

  • Patterns Visual · 98%

    Rows of colored dots, repeated arcs, and looping marks recur throughout the central motif and surrounding painted field.

  • Symmetrical Visual · 87%

    The central diagram has a strong vertical axis and approximate bilateral balance, although the surrounding atmospheric field is not fully symmetrical.

  • Dark Colors Visual · 95%

    The background is dominated by charcoal, black, gray, and off-white passages, with stronger color concentrated in the radial design.

  • Curvilinear Forms Visual · 93%

    Curving loops and rounded brush marks are prominent in the atmospheric background, while curved dotted bands define the central diagram.

Medium and Techniques

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the medium as oil on canvas.

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog classifies the work as a painting, and the image presents a painted rectangular canvas.

Time Periods

  • 1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 99%

    The catalog dates the work to 1915, placing it within the 1900–1917 period.

Source & rights

Rhododendrites. Own work