Brushes 1969Poster con cornice

Brushes 1969 comes from the late style of Philip Guston, when he painted everyday objects with thick, loaded strokes. The brushes here are tools, pushed into paint that sits heavy on the surface. Guston built up his pictures with oil and a direct hand, and the marks stay rough and open.

A framed poster of this image goes on a wall where daylight falls from the side, so the raised paint reads as texture. Pick a light frame against a deep wall colour, or a wood frame near a desk.

In a working studio or home office, the picture holds the eye between tasks. You catch the blunt ends of the brushes and the drag of the paint each time you turn from the screen.