How can an artist discover abstraction at the turn of the twentieth century and no one notices? Misjudged and hidden, a woman rocks the art world with her mind-blowing output. Hilma af Klint was a trailblazer, completing her first abstract painting four years before Vassily Kandinsky. But why was she dismissed? Why aren't her paintings available for purchase? This is the first film about her life and career, as well as the role of women in art history and the discovery of an art scandal. Her search for meaning in life, combined with her limitless thinking, resulted in a timeless, exceptional oeuvre.
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How can an artist discover abstraction at the turn of the twentieth century and no one notices? Misjudged and hidden, a woman rocks the art world with her mind-blowing output. Hilma af Klint was a trailblazer, completing her first abstract painting four years before Vassily Kandinsky. But why was she dismissed? Why aren't her paintings available for purchase? This is the first film about her life and career, as well as the role of women in art history and the discovery of an art scandal. Her search for meaning in life, combined with her limitless thinking, resulted in a timeless, exceptional oeuvre.
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