Cozy Lighting Pick

Cordless Picture Light, Gold Rechargeable LED Bar

A cordless picture light in brushed gold carrying 70 LED beads behind a diffusing lens, so the wash down a canvas is broad and even instead of hot in the middle. The built in battery runs about 10 hours of continuous light, and the bar lifts off its bracket magnetically to charge over a Type-C jack, which is why the whole thing needs no wiring and no hole in the plaster beyond the bracket itself. Three color temperatures, full dimming and a timer all run from the included remote. The bracket pivots and the tube rotates, so the beam aims where the art actually is.

What you're getting

• 70 LED beads behind a diffusing lens for an even wash
• Built in rechargeable battery, about 10 hours of continuous light
• Bar lifts off its bracket magnetically and charges over Type-C
• Three color temperatures, full dimming and a timer, all by remote
• Pivoting bracket and rotating tube to aim the beam

Why we picked it

Ceiling lights are directly overhead, which is the one angle that flattens a painting and drops its frame into shadow. A bar above the piece throws light down the surface instead, and doing it on a battery is what keeps it from becoming an electrical job. The magnetic mount is the practical part: the tube comes down for charging and goes back without touching the bracket, so nothing has to be levelled twice.