Grape Leaves II — Fine Art

Grape Leaves II by Ellsworth Kelly shows a few leaf shapes cut out and laid on a plain ground. The leaves sit close together, and the space around them feels open. The work belongs to the hard edge painting style that grew out of post war abstraction. The shapes are simple and the colour stays flat.

A white frame finishes this fine art piece, and the white edge meets the picture cleanly. That edge gives the sheet a clear border on the wall. The frame stays quiet beside the leaf shapes, so the picture reads without a loud border.

Above a desk in a quiet study, you see the leaf forms from a few feet away. The white frame keeps the sheet steady on the wall. From that distance the flat colour reads as one calm field.