{"product_id":"hilma-af-klint-what-stands-behind-the-flowers","title":"Hilma af Klint: What Stands Behind the Flowers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAf Klint’s exquisitely rendered botanical portfolio reveals a deep spiritual engagement with the flora of her native Sweden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcross the spring and summer seasons of 1919 and 1920, Swedish artist Hilma af Klint engaged in a period of intense observation of nature, venturing into forests and fields and drawing the flowers she found there. The resulting 46 sheets comprise her \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNature Studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e portfolio, recently acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, New York. In pencil and jewel-toned watercolor, af Klint juxtaposed exquisitely rendered blossoms with enigmatic diagrams: a blooming sunflower is echoed by nested circles; lily of the valley is joined by a colorful checkerboard; catsfoot is set against a pair of mirrored spirals. Together, these two modes―representational and abstract―demonstrate the artist’s belief that close observation of nature reveals \"what stands behind the flowers\": ineffable aspects of the human character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49497620480240,"sku":"52557","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0653\/2933\/2464\/files\/hilma_1b615908-f49b-4cfd-af2a-454851db6362.jpg?v=1775227198","url":"https:\/\/desmoinesartcentershop.org\/products\/hilma-af-klint-what-stands-behind-the-flowers","provider":"Des Moines Art Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}