Untitled 1946 0Affiche encadrée

Untitled 1946 0 comes from the hand of Alexander Calder, and the picture is built from open line and flat shape rather than any fixed subject. The marks sit loose on the sheet, spaced out, each one a small event of its own. It reads like a page from a sketchbook kept moving.

A framed poster suits that looseness. Pick a light frame for a deep coloured wall or a wood frame next to wooden furniture, then set the hook a little above your own shoulder line so the lines sit clear of the furniture below.

In the hallway, near the coat rack, you catch the flat shapes first and the thin connecting lines only as you pass. The door clicks shut behind you and the drawing stays open.