Hilma af Klint

Altarpieces (1915)

Group X, Altarpieces, Nos. 1-3, 1915

  • 1915: af Klint completes her final paintings in the series
  • Representative of Theosophy’s evolutionary theory: evolution occurs in 2 ways, ascending from physical to spiritual and descending from the divine to the material world
  • Use of metallic leaf signifies importance
  • Meant to be displayed in a sanctuary or the center point of imagined circular temple

Pamela Buscema & Laiba Sarwar