Jolie Madame 1973 — Fine Art

Jolie Madame 1973 keeps a calm tone of black, white and a touch of red against a plain ground. Audrey Flack sets the colours side by side so the cold light of the figure sits against a soft warm field.

The fine art print carries those tones on matte paper so the grays stay soft under a lamp. A dark frame on a pale wall lets the picture sit low, with the light from a side lamp falling across the lower part.

On a kitchen wall near the sink the eye finds the small red accent first. From the table the black and white shapes settle into the room without pulling focus.