Night Forms — Fine Art

Night Forms - 1950 by Adolph Gottlieb uses a dark ground with a soft band of colour running through the middle. A thin shape sits above it and a heavier mark rests below. The dark field keeps the tones close together, so the lighter band reads as a quiet break in the colour.

The image arrives as a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel. The frame holds the dark field flat on the wall. The back panel covers the back of the print so the edges stay covered when it hangs.

It fits a study wall above a desk. From the desk chair the dark field stays steady across the top, and the lighter band catches the lamp light as you sit down to read.