Crescendo — Fine Art

Crescendo - 1963 shows broad strokes of colour laid down one over another. The paint builds a soft field where warm tones meet cooler ones. Ernst Wilhelm Nay worked with fast gestures and bright paint in this kind of abstract picture. The title points to a rising movement in the marks.

The fine art frame in white gives the picture a clean edge on the wall. That edge keeps the swelling shapes from drifting off the sheet. You see the paint layers clearly through the matte finish.

In a reading corner the broad colour patches read from a few steps away. The small changes in tone show when you stand near the bookshelf. The white frame stays quiet beside the shelves.