Canto VIIAffiche encadrée

Canto VII is a late work by Barnett Newman, one of the painters of abstract expressionism. A tall, narrow band of colour runs down the middle of the canvas, with a thin stripe beside it. The eye starts at the top of that band and follows it down. Much of the surface around the band is left bare.

The framed poster is a print set in a wooden frame with a back panel. It arrives already put together, so you can hang it straight away. The band of colour stays sharp inside the frame edges.

In the study, the framed poster hangs on the wall behind the desk. From the door you see the tall stripe first, then the pale space around it, like a pause in the room.