Bergsee A Mountain Lake — Fine Art

A quiet lake sits between dark mountain slopes in Bergsee A Mountain Lake. The water holds a thin line of sky, and trees or rock break the shore in blocks of tone.

This fine art print is ready to hang on arrival. Johannes Itten built the picture from clear colour patches and firm edges, the kind of Bauhaus colour study he made often. The paper stays matte, so the greens and blues do not shine and the contrast stays even under a lamp.

A light frame sits on the dark wall by the bedroom door, standing a little higher than the headboard, and the lake line reads first before the tree blocks. You notice the dark slope against the water from the foot of the bed, and the pale sky band makes the room feel still in the morning.