Hilma af Klint's artwork can be viewed in several museums and public collections internationally. These include institutions in Europe and North America. In Europe, her work is held at the Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Denmark; Amos Andersonin Taidemuseo in Helsinki; Arkiv for Dekorativ Konst in Lund, Sweden; Fondation Maeght in Saint Paul de Vence, France; Fyns Stifts Kunstmuseum (Fyn County Museum of Fine Arts) in Odense, Denmark; Graphische Sammlung Albertina in Vienna; Kunstmuseum Bern; Kunstmuseum Luzern; Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebaek, Denmark; Malmö Museum, Sweden; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund; Nasjonalgalleriet in Oslo; and Nationalmuseum in Stockholm. In the United States, af Klint's pieces are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago; Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cincinnati Art Museum; Cleveland Museum of Art; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh.

Hilma af Klint was born in Sweden and spent her early childhood at a naval academy where her father was based.

Hilma af Klint's works can be seen at Hilma af Klint Foundation^[1], Glenstone^[2], Maritime Museum^[3].

Hilma af Klint's works can be seen at Hilma af Klint Foundation^[1], Glenstone^[2], Maritime Museum^[3].

Hilma af Klint was a Swedish^[5] artist (1862^[5]-1944^[5]). She is now best known for her paintings, which pre-date the work of other abstract artists. Af Klint studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm (1882^[5]-1887^[5]). For many years, she produced conventional portraits and pictures. From 1896, she kept notebooks of her spiritualist experiments. She and four other women formed a group called "The Five". They held séances and contacted spirits who became her guides. Between 1906 and 1915, af Klint painted a cycle of abstract works, on commission from these spirits. She visualised other dimensions and expressed mystical ideas. The paintings use geometric shapes and diagrams, combined with words and symbols. Af Klint specified that these abstract paintings should not be exhibited until 20 years after her death. As a result, her work was not widely known until the 1980s. The first major exhibition of her paintings was in 2013, at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm. Since then, af Klint's art has gained considerable attention. Prints of her abstract compositions are now popular. They offer an accessible way to engage with her unique visual language.

Hilma af Klint's art has gained importance due to its early exploration of abstract imagery. She produced non-representational paintings well before other artists commonly credited with abstraction. Born in Sweden in 1862^[5], af Klint trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Stockholm. She produced conventional figurative paintings for years. However, from 1906^[5], she began creating abstract works, influenced by spiritualism and the belief in guidance from higher powers. These paintings aimed to visualise invisible realities. Af Klint kept much of this work private during her lifetime. She stipulated that it should not be exhibited until 20 years after her death. This request perhaps reflects a concern that the world was not ready for her vision. The 1980s saw a growth of interest in her abstract paintings. Exhibitions since then have established her as a pioneer of abstract art. Her paintings offer a unique perspective on the development of modernism. They also invite consideration of the relationship between art, spirituality, and the unseen world.

Hilma af Klint was probably the first artist in the West to produce an abstract painting.

Hilma af Klint stipulated that her work should not be shown until twenty years after her death.