Two Seated Figures — Fine Art

Two Seated Figures - 1955 by Robert Goodnough rests on a plain painted ground with two broad figures side by side. The paint is laid in blocks, and lighter strokes cross the darker fields. You see the kind of post war abstract painting that keeps the figures simple and flat.

The fine art print goes straight onto a nail. The print uses a matte finish so the painted edges stay steady under indoor light. A light frame can sit on a dark wall, or a dark frame beside pale plaster.

It works on a hallway wall where morning light hits the colours and the painted ground stays clear. From the landing you read the two shapes, and from the far end of the hall the paint reads as a quiet field.