an artist became known as an important pioneer of abstract painting in 2018. now, historians are questioning whether she really painted her work. who is the artist?

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The artist who became known as an important pioneer of abstract painting in 2018, but whose authorship of her work is now being questioned by historians, is Hilma af Klint. She was recognized posthumously as a pioneering abstract artist whose works predate those of well-known male contemporaries like Kandinsky and Mondrian. However, there has been controversy and legal battles regarding the control and creation of many of her iconic paintings