Two Bars — Fine Art

Two Bars - 1964 by Adolph Gottlieb shows two broad bands of colour set on a plain ground. The colour fields sit close together and each one reads as a solid block. The painted surface holds a steady tone with hard edges between the bands.

The fine art print sits inside a frame that gives the picture a clean edge on the wall. You can choose white, wood, dark wood or black. Each finish sets a line around the colour blocks so the bands do not fade into the wall.

Above a kitchen table the two colour bands settle into the wall. From the doorway you see the hard edges between the fields. When you stand near the counter you notice the even tone of each band.