Hilma AF Klint and Wassily Kandinsky: Dreams of the Future

Hilma AF Klint and Wassily Kandinsky: Dreams of the Future - Paperback

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Hilma AF Klint and Wassily Kandinsky: Dreams of the Future - Paperback

Hilma AF Klint and Wassily Kandinsky: Dreams of the Future - Paperback

by Julia Voss , Daniel Birnbaum
$45.00
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by Julia Voss (Author), Daniel Birnbaum (Author)

An important exploration of the lives and art of Hilma af Klint and Wassily Kandinsky, two pioneers of abstraction at the turn of the twentieth century

The Swedish artist Hilma af Klint is one of the art world's major rediscoveries of the twenty-first century. While the Russian artist Wassily Kandinsky has famously been credited for creating the first abstract artwork, this designation has been called into question with the resurfacing and renewed study of af Klint's non-figurative paintings. In this captivating volume, the af Klint biographer and scholar Julia Voss and the curator and writer Daniel Birnbaum convey in depth the two artists' nearly parallel development away from figuration and into the liberating, mystical vision of art.

In this engrossing account of the affinities and divergences between af Klint and Kandinsky's lives and work, supported by more than 100 illustrations, we are invited to witness the conditions in which the art world was forever changed.

Author Biography

Julia Voss is an art historian, art critic, and curator. She is the author of Hilma af Klint: A Biography (2022), which was short-listed for the Leipzig Book Fair Prize.

Daniel Birnbaum is a writer and curator based in Paris. He is professor of philosophy at the Städelschule in Frankfurt. He is the coeditor of the Hilma af Klint catalogue raisonné. His first novel, Dr. B., was published by Gallimard and 4th Estate in 2022.
Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.8 x 6.3 IN
Publication Date: January 06, 2026
ISBN9781644231586
Author Julia Voss , Daniel Birnbaum
PublisherDavid Zwirner Books
GenreArts
FormatPaperback
PublishedJanuary 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages208
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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