Variant Adobe 1956 — Fine Art

Variant Adobe 1956 shows layered shapes stacked across the sheet, with the eye moving from the front band into the darker band behind it. The front colours are warm and earthy, and the back layers sit under them.

This fine art print is ready to hang on arrival. Josef Albers worked with flat colour bands laid one over another to study how each tone changes the next. The paper is matte, so the warm tones stay soft and the surface stays flat under a light.

A white frame gives the picture a clear edge on the wall and keeps the bands from bleeding into the room. It works above a desk in a study, where the warm front band pulls you in before the darker layer behind it.