Artist profile

Hilma af Klint

1862–1944 · Abstraction / Spiritualism

Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) worked in the Abstraction / Spiritualism tradition. Their most famous work is The Ten Largest.

The Ten Largest, No. 3 (Youth) by Hilma af Klint

The Ten Largest, No. 3 (Youth) · 1907

A gentle note

Hilma af Klint's work fits shapes, colours, feelings better than "present simple". Try one of those focuses, or pick another artist from the gallery.

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The painting adapts to your focus — chosen now: The Ten Largest, No. 3 (Youth).

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Duration

Optional finishEnd with an art response (students make their own)Learners create their own artwork inspired by the painting's style, subject or mood — and use the target language while planning, labelling and presenting it.

A complete lesson, painted around The Ten Largest, No. 3 (Youth).