Hanging Gardens of Hammersmith No.2 — Fine Art

Hanging Gardens of Hammersmith No.2 - 1949 shows a place built from circles and arcs on a pale ground. Victor Pasmore builds a garden out of clear shapes instead of plants. The title points to a site near London, though the picture stays with geometry and memory.

This fine art picture comes with a frame in white, wood, dark wood or black. The frame finish sets a hard line around the painted drawing. A black frame edge holds the pale ground and makes the quiet arc shapes read clearly on the wall.

In a narrow kitchen, the picture sits above the sink where the morning light falls on the lower half. You see the curve of each arc and the thin wash of colour through the steam from a kettle.