This print features Hilma af Klint’s work from **“The Ten Largest,”** a collection of ten monumental paintings created between 1907 and 1908. These pieces depict themes of human development through vivid abstract forms, vibrant colors, and flowing patterns. Specifically, **No. 1, Childhood,** reflects the beginning stages of a life cycle. Klint’s skillful use of spirals, floral motifs, and symbolic shapes suggests themes of innocence, potential, and unity. These works carry spiritual energy and were produced as part of her commission by a group known as “The Five,” through which she explored her belief in connections between the physical and spiritual worlds.
Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) was a Swedish artist and pioneer of abstract art. Her work predates the renowned movements of Wassily Kandinsky and Piet Mondrian, though her contributions went largely unrecognized during her lifetime. She attributed much of her inspiration to spiritual practices, a connection that deeply influenced her art. Rooted in theosophy, her paintings transcend physical reality, fostering an introspective dialogue between viewer and artwork. Each piece in “The Ten Largest” follows a transition from youth to old age, offering universal reflections on growth, experience, and the passage of time. Today, her visionary contributions are celebrated as an integral part of 20th-century abstraction.
