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Ember Window, Red and Black Stained-Glass Style Abstract

A horizontal, perfectly symmetrical pattern of bold red curved shapes outlined in thick black lines, like a stained-glass window. Behind the red panels, smoky grey and white swirls fill the gaps and glow brightest at the center, while darker red sections show hints of orange. Long diagonal bands and sweeping curves lead the eye in toward a pale cross-shaped middle.

A collector wants this because it gives a room one strong, glowing red that reads like a stained-glass window lit from behind. Red abstracts are common. Few have the heavy black leading, strict four-way mirror symmetry and pale burst of light at the center. The red is saturated and bold, the grey swirls are soft, and the darker edges carry fine orange veining that looks molten. It is a piece you choose purely because it stops you.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski