Sinfonie XIII 1913 — Fine Art

Sinfonie XIII 1913 draws on the abstract ideas Rudolf Bauer explored in his later work. The picture uses broad shapes and a limited range of tones to hold the eye on a few simple forms. Bauer often worked with clear colour areas and a steady, measured approach.

The print is made as a fine art reproduction on a matte surface, so the flat colour areas stay even and the light sections do not flash under a lamp. The frame comes in four finishes, white, wood, dark wood or black, and the edge it gives the picture sits cleanly against the subject.

It works on a bedroom wall seen from the foot of the bed, where the bigger forms read first and the smaller shifts in tone appear when you stand nearer. You notice the calm shapes before the details.