Four Darks in Red — Fine Art

Broad colour bands stack on top of each other in Four Darks in Red - 1958, the title spelling out the layout of four dark sections in red.

You get the fine art print with a hanger already on the back. The painter worked with thin washes that settle into soft edges, a method he used for many of his own colour field paintings. The white frame gives the picture a clean edge that separates those bands from the wall.

A matte paper print holds the dark reds without a shine, so the edge of the image stays clear when you stand beside it. On the stairwell wall, the four dark sections sit above the steps and the red reads against the pale wood of the handrail.