F No 13 Multi Mobile 1952 — Fine Art

The title F No 13 Multi Mobile 1952 suggests a mobile shape built from several parts. In Josef Albers work, those parts often sit as flat colour planes that meet at sharp edges. The eye moves from one block to the next, resting on the spaces left between them.

This fine art print keeps the blocks clear on a matte sheet, so the colour edges stay hard and the spaces between them stay open. A white frame gives the picture a clean edge on the wall, which suits the flat planes and the spare layout in the image.

It reads well on a stairwell landing where the light changes as you walk up. From the steps you see the colour blocks, and at the turn you notice the thin gaps between them.