World Receivers: Georgiana Houghton - Hilma af Klint - Emma Kunz
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
World Receivers: Georgiana Houghton - Hilma af Klint - Emma Kunz
By (Author) Karin Althaus
Edited by Matthias Mhling
Edited by Sebastian Schneider fr die Stdtische Galerie im Lenbachha
Hirmer Verlag
Hirmer Verlag
1st May 2019
Germany
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
709.04052
Physical Properties
Hardback
288
Width 202mm, Height 250mm
1440g
Description
Abstract paintings were being produced even before Kandinsky. Completely independently from each other, Georgiana Houghton (1814 - 1884) in England, Hilma af Klint (1862 - 1944) in Sweden and Emma Kunz (1892 - 1963) in Switzerland each developed an individual abstract pictorial language. What they had in common was a desire to make visible the laws of nature, the intellect and the supernatural. Their works are being presented side by side for the first time in an exhibition. The three women artists all found their artistic language within the context of the spiritual movements of their times: Houghton in spiritism, af Klint in theosophy and Kunz in naturopathy. Their artworks bear witness to a "mediumistic" praxis: Houghton and af Klint were inspired by higher beings to paint, while Kunz developed her drawings with the help of a pendulum.
Author Bio
Karin Althaus is a curator of nineteenth-century paintings and sculpture at theStdtischen Galerie im Lenbachhaus in Munich, whereMatthias Mhling isdirector and Sebastian Schneider is an assistant curator.
