Farbformen und Struktuten — Fine Art

The sheet in Farbformen und Struktuten - 1953 carries several colour shapes set in a steady layout. The forms face each other across the paper and the edges stay clear where one hue meets the next. The picture belongs to the Bauhaus colour studies Johannes Itten made over his career.

The picture arrives as a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel. The frame holds the sheet flat and the back panel keeps the corners square when you hang it. The matte surface keeps the colour contrasts readable under indoor light.

It sits well on a narrow hall wall between a coat hook and a mirror. From the stairs you see the colour blocks as a quiet band. Standing at the end of the corridor you notice the small gaps between the shapes.