The Quiz: What artist’s “Paintings for the Temple” were inspired by a séance?
Joan Miró
Wassily Kandinsky
Jackson Pollock
Hilda af Klint
During a séance in 1906, pioneering abstract artist Hilda af Klint was asked by “Amaliel,” one of the “high masters,” to produce a series of “Paintings for the Temple.” She worked on the series until 1915, producing 193 paintings during the stretch, many of which are considered her best.
The correct answer to this quiz is Hilda af Klint.