1862 - 1944
Hilma af Klint (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɪ̂lːma ˈɑːv ˈklɪnːt]; 26 October 1862 – 21 October 1944) was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered among the first abstract works known in Western art history. A considerable body of her work predates the first purely abstract compositions by Kandinsky, Malevich and Mondrian. She belonged to a group called "The Five", comprising a circle of women inspired by Theosophy, who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the so-called "High Masters"—often by way of séances. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hilma af Klint has received more than 1,372,125 page views. Her biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Hilma af Klint is the 247th most popular painter (down from 177th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 66th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Painter.
Hilma af Klint is most famous for her abstract paintings and drawings. She was a Swedish artist who was a pioneer of abstract art.
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Among painters, Hilma af Klint ranks 247 out of 1,421. Before her are Pietro Lorenzetti, Chaim Soutine, Gerard David, Hans von Aachen, Willem de Kooning, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. After her are Sebastiano del Piombo, Kees van Dongen, Francesco Guardi, Rosso Fiorentino, Gentile da Fabriano, and Francesco Hayez.
1280 - 1348
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 241
1893 - 1943
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 242
1450 - 1523
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 243
1552 - 1615
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 244
1904 - 1997
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 245
1725 - 1805
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 246
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 247
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 248
1877 - 1968
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 249
1712 - 1793
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 250
1494 - 1540
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 251
1370 - 1427
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 252
1791 - 1882
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 253
Among people born in 1862, Hilma af Klint ranks 17. Before her are Aristide Briand, Victoria of Baden, Pyotr Stolypin, Niko Pirosmani, Joseph Merrick, and J. Bruce Ismay. After her are Louis Barthou, Helene Schjerfbeck, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Nikolai Yudenich, Henri Pirenne, and Emilio Salgari. Among people deceased in 1944, Hilma af Klint ranks 41. Before her are Wang Jingwei, Arthur Eddington, Antanas Smetona, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, Werner von Haeften, and Gustav Bauer. After her are Giovanni Gentile, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, Emilio De Bono, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Max Jacob, and Friedrich Dollmann.
1862 - 1932
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 11
1862 - 1930
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 12
1862 - 1911
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 13
1862 - 1918
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 14
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 15
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 16
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 17
1862 - 1934
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 18
1862 - 1946
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 19
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 20
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 21
1862 - 1935
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 22
1862 - 1911
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 23
1883 - 1944
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 35
1882 - 1944
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 36
1874 - 1944
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 37
1863 - 1944
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 38
1908 - 1944
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 39
1870 - 1944
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 40
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 41
1875 - 1944
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 42
1861 - 1944
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 43
1866 - 1944
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 44
1867 - 1944
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 45
1876 - 1944
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 46
1882 - 1944
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 47
Among people born in Sweden, Hilma af Klint ranks 97 out of 1,612. Before her are Ermanaric (400), Hugo Theorell (1903), Axel Munthe (1857), Birger Jarl (1210), Anund Jacob (1008), and Hannes Alfvén (1908). After her are Olaus Magnus (1490), Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937), Bertil Ohlin (1899), Arvid Carlsson (1923), Peter Stormare (1953), and Roy Andersson (1943).
400 - 376
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 91
1903 - 1982
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 92
1857 - 1949
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 93
1210 - 1266
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 94
1008 - 1050
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 95
1908 - 1995
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 96
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 97
1490 - 1557
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 98
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 99
1899 - 1979
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 100
1923 - 2018
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 101
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 102
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 103
Among painters born in Sweden, Hilma af Klint ranks 2. Before her are Carl Larsson (1853). After her are John Bauer (1882), Alexander Roslin (1718), Odd Nerdrum (1944), Eugène Jansson (1862), Richard Bergh (1858), Amalia Lindegren (1814), Ernst Josephson (1851), Mårten Eskil Winge (1825), Eva Bonnier (1857), and Sigrid Hjertén (1885).
1853 - 1919
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 2
1882 - 1918
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 3
1718 - 1793
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 4
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5
1862 - 1915
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 6
1858 - 1919
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 7
1814 - 1891
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 8
1851 - 1906
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 9
1825 - 1896
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 10
1857 - 1909
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 11
1885 - 1948
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 12