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.
“The family members are operating against the best interests of Hilma af Klint,” said Zwirner. “This is a power struggle within the board – we have a standoff between the four board members and one board member who is trying to sabotage them.” He added: “The board wants a collaboration with a commercial gallery to guide them into this next phase when some work might be potentially for sale. The idea that we are about to ‘plunder’ the foundation is completely absurd. We’re a seasoned estate-managing gallery … they would like to shut everything down and do nothing.”
The work was rarely shown in her lifetime, and the vast majority of her pieces are held by the foundation rather than in private hands.
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