Painting, Natura XXXVII, United States by Robert Erickson

A black spire, an orange glow, and nothing else needed.

Natura XXXVII is a painting by Robert Erickson of the United States, in oil and cold wax, signed, titled and dated on the back, 2000. Paintings of this kind are made for quiet contemplation on a wall at home or in a gallery, holding one form in view. A dark tapering form rises from the bottom edge well into the upper third, its sides soft and smoky. Around it, burnt orange and brown shift and deepen toward the corners. Nearly seven feet tall at 80.75 inches, and 26.5 wide.

It might be a tree, a tower or a figure. It declines to say.