Fugue Number 2 — Fine Art

Fugue Number 2 by Richard Pousette-Dart uses layered strokes to build a field of marks that cross and repeat. The shapes move across the surface like a musical line, with darker bands sitting under lighter ones. From a few feet away the marks read as a single rhythm.

This is a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel. The matte surface keeps the greys and muted tones from shining under a lamp, which suits the quiet build of the image.

It works above a desk in a study, where the repeated strokes follow the line of the table. From the door you see the broad dark bands first, and when you lean in the small pencil marks come into view.