| the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms. |
| picture plane | |
noun | |
| the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work |