‘It’s a hostile takeover’: Hilma af Klint’s family fight ‘plundering’ deal for her art
Relatives say involving gallerist David Zwirner would lead to ‘commercialisation’ of Swedish painter’s work
The family of the Swedish artist Hilma af Klint claim that a potential agreement between the foundation responsible for preserving her work and the gallerist David Zwirner could lead to a “plundering” of her world-renowned abstract art.
Klint family members say that a proposed deal between Zwirner, who is one of the biggest gallerists in the world, and the foundation’s board would open the door to the “commercialisation” of the artist’s work, which they say directly contravenes her wishes and the statutes of the foundation.
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