Straw 1982 — Fine Art

Straw 1982 by Milton Resnick shows a thick painted field laid over a toned ground. The surface holds broad strokes and scraped areas that leave uneven patches of brown and ochre against darker tones. The work reads as a build up of paint rather than a drawn outline.

This image comes as a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel. The matte sheet keeps the mixed browns and greys from glaring under a lamp, so the scraped marks stay quiet.

It suits a study wall seen from a desk. From the chair you read the broad painted band first, and the small scraped edges come into view when you sit closer.