{"product_id":"hilma-af-klint-what-stands-behind-the-flowers","title":"Hilma Af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003eAf Klint’s exquisitely rendered botanical portfolio reveals a deep spiritual engagement with the flora of her native Sweden.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the spring and summer seasons of 1919 and 1920, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint engaged in a period of intense observation of nature, venturing into forests and fields and drawing the flowers she found there. The resulting 46 sheets comprise her \u003cem\u003eNature Studies\u003c\/em\u003e portfolio, recently acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In pencil and jewel-toned watercolor, af Klint juxtaposed exquisitely rendered blossoms with enigmatic diagrams: a blooming sunflower is echoed by nested circles; lily of the valley is joined by a colorful checkerboard; catsfoot is set against a pair of mirrored spirals. Together, these two modes—representational and abstract—demonstrate the artist’s belief that close observation of nature reveals \"what stands behind the flowers\": ineffable aspects of the human character. \u003cem\u003eHardcover, 272 pages.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58651839529263,"sku":"yvd1792000292587","price":40.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/3213\/9055\/files\/hilma-af-klint-what-stands-behind-the-flowers_1.jpg?v=1792000300","url":"https:\/\/proseamfit.shop\/products\/hilma-af-klint-what-stands-behind-the-flowers","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}