Yellow Painting — Fine Art

Yellow Painting 1949 by Ad Reinhardt reads as a yellow field with a hard edge and very little variation. The yellow sits flat across the picture plane and the border holds the tone in place. From across the room the yellow reads as one colour.

This fine art print uses a matte paper so the yellow does not shine under a lamp. The frame finish can follow the room: a light frame on a dark wall, a dark frame on a pale wall, or a wood frame beside wooden furniture. The flat yellow stays quiet on the matte surface.

In a dining room the yellow field sits above the sideboard. From the doorway the yellow reads as one block of tone. When you stand near the table you see the hard edge and the even colour.