Piano Keys 1932 — Fine Art

Piano Keys 1932 shows rows of dark and light marks laid out like piano keys across the sheet. The shapes sit in a measured row, with each step lighter than the one before it.

Josef Albers built the image from repeated bands that change in tone as they move across the paper. The work stays close to the artist daily study of how one tone changes next to another. You get a fine art print set in a frame with a back panel.

The matte surface keeps the soft greys from shining under a lamp, so the narrow bands read as they do in the picture. The frame holds the sheet flat on the wall and the back panel keeps the whole piece square when you hang it ready to hang.