Pompeian Nr 3 by Owen Jones Modern icon-like quality of Kahlo's painting

icon-like quality of Kahlo's painting faithfully — no glare

The muted ink palette

but aware of everything that has happened within those boundaries

The palette is vivid — warm skin tones set against flattened

The precise linework and layered colour gradations of this ukiyo-e woodblock print come through with particular clarity as an archival fine art print — the format that best preserves the graphic precision and tonal subtlety of the original printmaking technique

Pompeian Nr 3 by Owen Jones Modern icon-like quality of Kahlo's paintingPompeian Nr 3 is taken from Owen Jones's monumental Grammar of Ornament, his 1856 encyclopaedia of decorative pattern that remains one of the most influential design documents ever published. This plate reproduces the geometric and vegetal motifs found in Pompeian fresco decoration, rendered with Jones's characteristic chromatic boldness and graphic clarity. Rich terracotta reds, deep ochres, and cool greens interlock in a pattern that is