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Hilma af Klint · 1915

Swan, No. 17

Posters from $15.00 CAD · Canvas from $39.00 CAD

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Af Klint's most-pinned painting — two interlocking swans, one black and one white, in perfect mandala balance. From The SUW/UW Series, Group IX. Hilma af Klint Foundation.

Up to 14 × 14 in · square

Size

Larger sizes are unavailable for this painting because the source scan's resolution wouldn't print at gallery quality.

Format & finish

Archival cotton canvas stretched over a wooden frame. Ready to hang as-is. No external frame.

Scale next to a 5'10" person

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Materials & quality

Canvas & inks

Giclée-printed on archival cotton canvas with fade-resistant pigment inks, hand-stretched over wooden bars. Gallery-wrapped — ready to hang with no extra frame needed.

Floater frame

Hand-finished solid wood floater frame in five finishes. The canvas sits inside with a clean shadow gap — the way galleries hang contemporary canvas.

Posters

Premium archival paper — 200 gsm soft matte or 230 gsm vibrant glossy. Ships flat or rolled, ready for your own frame.

Faithful to the source

Printed from the highest-resolution museum and archive scans available. Each painting's maximum size is capped at what its source scan can support at gallery quality.

The story of Swan, No. 17

Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among the first major abstract works 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", a circle of women inspired by Theosophy who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the "High Masters", often through séances. Her paintings, which sometimes resemble diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas.

Adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hilma af Klint

Hilma af Klint was a Swedish artist and mystic whose paintings are considered to be among the first major abstract works 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", a circle of women inspired by Theosophy who shared a belief in the importance of trying to contact the "High Masters", often through séances. Her paintings, which sometimes resemble diagrams, were a visual representation of complex spiritual ideas.

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Biography adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Swan, No. 17— questions & answers

What is Hilma af Klint's Swan No. 17?
Painted in 1915 as part of The SUW/UW Series (Group IX), it shows two interlocking swans — one black, one white — resolved into near-perfect mandala balance. It has become one of af Klint's most recognised abstractions.
Can I buy a Swan No. 17 canvas print in Canada?
Yes — Chromora prints Swan No. 17 on museum-quality archival cotton canvas, hand-finished in Ottawa and shipped across Canada and the US. A single print over $50 CAD ships free in Canada (over $100 USD in the US).
Where is the original Swan No. 17?
The original is cared for by the Hilma af Klint Foundation.