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Repoussoir

An element in the left or right foreground of a panel or the left or right side of a canvas that directs the reader’s eye into the composition.

A frame panel may take on the role of repoussoir, when seen in the context of a page layout or full bleed, but is not itself a repoussoir.

The curve between the tree’s branch and trunk guides the eye into the panels. Séance Tea Party, Reimena Yee.

 

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