Painting IIPoster con cornice

Loose brushwork and scraped paint set the pace of Painting II. Richard Diebenkorn often laid down broad areas of colour, then cut back into them, so the surface shows both the sweep of the brush and the marks where paint was pulled away.

The framed poster is a print held in a wooden frame with a back panel. It arrives assembled, so it can go straight onto a hook. The matte surface keeps the painted shapes clear without a shine.

In a home office, the print goes on the wall beside the desk. From your chair the scraped lines read as texture, and the broad fields hold the corner steady.