Rain Jersey 1907 — Fine Art

Rain Jersey 1907 shows a seated figure wrapped in a heavy coat, the paint laid in short dots and small strokes. Theo van Rysselberghe uses this pointillist painting practice to build the dark garment and the cool air around it. The fine art print keeps those separate dots and the muted blue and grey tones as they appear in the picture.

A light frame on a dark wall lets the pale face stand out, while a dark frame on a pale wall keeps the heavy coat from disappearing. The fine art print sits about halfway up the wall, where the room light falls across the surface without glare.

On a bedroom wall near the bed, the dark coat reads first and the small dots reveal themselves when you pass by. The cool tones sit quietly against the headboard.