Black on Dark Sienna on Purple — Fine Art

Black on Dark Sienna on Purple - 1960 shows broad painted bands stacked across the sheet. The dark tones press close together and the soft purple field sits behind them. Mark Rothko painted in colour field style and let the edges blur.

The fine art paper keeps the matte finish so the dark tones stay even under a lamp. A dark frame can sit on a pale wall and the wood frame can go beside wooden furniture.

It works on a hallway wall where the light comes from above. You notice the soft band of purple first and the dark shape behind it holds the lower half of the wall.