Hilma af Klint - Group IX/SUW, The Swan, No. 7, 1915

The Swan, No. 7, Group IX/SUW

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint - Group IX/SUW, The Swan, No. 7, 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

8 tags

Subject Matter

  • Animals Both · 98%

    The title identifies a swan as the subject, and the image visibly presents multiple stylized swan-like forms.

Styles and Movements

  • Abstract Art Visual · 97%

    The composition includes several recognizable but highly simplified swan-like forms, with elongated necks and curved bodies organized within an abstract field.

Visual Qualities

  • Geometric Visual · 93%

    Straight diagonal lines and curved arcs intersect around the central point, giving the composition a clear geometric framework.

  • Linear Forms Visual · 96%

    Thin colored diagonals and broad curved bands are prominent linear elements extending across the dark ground.

  • Dark Colors Visual · 99%

    Black and near-black areas dominate the canvas, contrasting with pale gray, white, pink, ocher, brown, red, yellow, and blue forms.

Medium and Techniques

  • Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

    The supplied medium is oil on canvas.

Time Periods

  • 1900 - 1917 Art Metadata · 99%

    The work is dated 1915, within the catalog period 1900–1917.

Geographic Regions

  • Scandinavian Art Metadata · 97%

    The artist is identified as Swedish and the place of origin is listed as Sweden.

Source & rights

Rhododendrites. Own work