Hilma af Klint: The Life of an Artist: Art History School

Please consider subscribing to this channel: And supporting this channel on Patreon, many thanks! Learn about the life and painting of artist Hilma af Klint in this Hilma af Klint biography. The Swedish artist Hilma af Klint was born on 26 October 1862, at the Karlberg Palace in Solna, Sweden, the naval academy where her father was based. She was the fourth of five children born to Mathilda and Victor af Klint who were both staunch Protestants. Most of her childhood was spent in the Karlberg Palace, but during the summers, the family would move to Adelso, an island in Lake Malaren, near Stockholm. It was here that Hilma’s fascination with nature and organic life began. In 1880 she attended the Technical School, now known as Konstfack, and studied classical portraiture under the supervision of the artist Kerstin Cardon. Around this time, she became a committed vegetarian, usually wore black