Untitled — Fine Art

Untitled by Karl Otto Gotz sits in the postwar gestural abstract tradition, where fast strokes of opaque paint cover the sheet. The surface holds layered colour bands and quick marks that read as a single field. You see the hand of the artist in the uneven edges of each stroke.

The print arrives with a fine art frame in white, wood, dark wood or black. The white frame gives a clear edge against the layered washes in Untitled by Karl Otto Gotz, so the colour bands stay separate on the wall.

On a stairwell wall the broad colour patches stay clear from the landing. From the bottom step you read the darker band across the centre, and the lighter tones beside it stay soft under the ceiling light.