Hilma af KlintSwedish, 1862–1944Nature Studies
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New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- 376.2022.1-46
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- The Museum of Modern Art
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Meanwhile, in the life of Hilma af Klint
The whole life1917
Moves to a new studio on Munsö
She moves into a new studio on the island of Munsö, set up next to her summer house, Furuheim.
1920
Meeting Steiner again in Dornach
Years after their first meeting Hilma sees Steiner again, at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, the headquarters of the Anthroposophical Society.
c. 1920
Meeting Peggy Kloppers-Moltzer
In Dornach Hilma meets the Dutch eurythmist Peggy Kloppers-Moltzer, also a member of the Anthroposophical Society. She later travels to Amsterdam to discuss a possible exhibition with the editors of the magazine Wendingen, but the talks come to nothing.
1920
Friendship with Thomasine Andersson
After her mother's death Hilma shares a flat with Thomasine Andersson, her mother's nurse; the two remain friends for the rest of their lives.
1920
Death of her mother
Hilma's mother, Mathilda af Klint (née Sonntag), dies. The artist then changes her place of residence.
1920–1930
Long stays in Dornach
With Thomasine Andersson, Hilma spends much of the decade in Dornach, studying the archives of the Anthroposophical Society in search of the meaning of her paintings (other accounts date the visits from 1921). From 1920 her works show the influence of the society's artistic theories.
