Just before her death in 1944 at the age of 81, the swedish painter and mystic hilma af klint stipulated that her paintings were not to be publicly exhibited for 20 years. In fact, another 40-plus years were to pass befo...Just before her death in 1944 at the age of 81, the swedish painter and mystic hilma af klint stipulated that her paintings were not to be publicly exhibited for 20 years. In fact, another 40-plus years were to pass before inklings of her vast oeuvre began to reach public consciousness, with the landmark 1987 exhibition and book.