Hilma af Klint’s Botanical Illustrations Are Now On View For the First Time
On January 7, 1917, Hilma af Klint asked herself a critical question: “How am I to find the courage to execute such an enormous task as to try to give an explanation of the ground’s vegetation?” The enormity of that task would define af Klint’s practice for years to come, propelling her away from pure abstraction and toward botanical illustration.










































































