# Cover of DLM 170 This striking screenprint composition from 1968 exemplifies Jean Bazaine's mature approach to abstraction, where lyrical forms and chromatic sensibility converge to create works of contemplative depth. The piece combines screenprints layered on Perspex with background inkjet printing on paper, all housed within the original aluminum frames that Bazaine himself specified, making the framing integral to the artistic vision rather than merely protective. The interplay of transparent and opaque surfaces creates a luminous quality that shifts subtly with changing light, inviting prolonged viewing and revealing the artist's masterful orchestration of color relationships and spatial recession. Created as a cover for Derrière le Miroir, the prestigious publication dedicated to modern art, this work carries the dual significance of functioning as both an autonomous artwork and a portal to the broader artistic discourse of its era. Bazaine's practice of designing covers for this influential journal positioned him at the center of postwar artistic conversations in France, and his abstract vocabulary here demonstrates the refined gestural control and chromatic poetry that distinguished his work from his contemporaries. The combination of materials and the artist's specific framing instructions reflect his understanding that a painting's presentation is inseparable from its conceptual and visual impact, making this a complete artistic statement rather than a fragment awaiting interpretation.