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Hilma af Klint: the first abstract artist the world wasn’t ready for

Before she died the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint insisted that her abstract art works were kept from public view until at least 20 years after her death, because she thought they would be misunderstood. Hilma is now recognised as one of the first abstract painters.

First broadcast on Today, 29 February 2016.

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