Oriental Garden 1939 — Fine Art

Oriental Garden 1939 sits on the wall with small coloured shapes arranged across a quiet field. Paul Klee builds the picture with thin lines and small patches of paint, the way he often worked. The marks stay separate and the colours do not run into each other.

The fine art print uses a matte paper surface, so the flat colour areas stay soft and there is no shine under a lamp. A light frame on a dark wall lets the small shapes sit forward, while a dark frame on a pale wall pulls the marks back.

On the landing wall between two doors the picture sits at shoulder height. From the lower step you see the largest colour patch first, and on the way up you notice the thin crosses that cross the field.