Red Twelve — Fine Art

Red Twelve - 1965 by Thomas Downing shows a measured arrangement of colour on a white ground. Broad red shapes sit in a quiet layout, each one set apart from the next. The layout follows a clear order, the kind of steady structure found in the wider colour field painting practice of the artist.

This is a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel. The print keeps the flat colour fields sharp and the frame holds the sheet steady on the wall. The back panel seals the edges so the sheet stays flat.

It fits above a bookshelf in a study, where the red shapes sit against the spines of books. From the desk you see the measured layout, and the plain ground gives the eye a rest.