The Blue Hour | Max Klinger | 1890

Max Klinger’s The Blue Hour (1890) gathers three resting figures on coastal rocks as the light cools towards evening. Pale skin and subdued blue tones establish a close relationship between the bodies and their surrounding landscape, while warmer touches suggest the last traces of reflected light. The figures’ stillness lends the scene an introspective rather than anecdotal character. Poised between natural observation and an idealised vision, the composition gives dusk a palpable emotional presence, at once intimate, remote and quietly mysterious.

Frame:

Created from high-quality wood, milled with simple clean lines and presented with a satin finish. Includes an off-white mount that will not discolour or fade with age.

All framed prints feature our premium fine art paper. This is a museum-quality paper which reproduces photography and artworks with exceptional tonality and renders sharp details with consistent flatness and accuracy.

Print: 

For the matted / mounted prints we use a thick 1.4mm window mount cut from premium, textured mountboard. All mounts are "conservation grade", FSC certified, 100% acid free, and will not discolour or fade with age.

• Simple, elegant design
• Premium, fine art paper with a gently textured surface
• Handmade by specialist picture framers
• FSC certified off-white mat / window mount
• Delivered ready for hanging

Sizes:

12 x 12 Inches = 30.5 cm x 30.5 cm

20 x 20 Inches = 50.8 cm x 50.8 cm