Papiers Dcoups by Henri Matisse Canvas Print

Open the curtains at mid-morning; the bright red will handle the drama. One clean shape, one calm blue background, and a room that suddenly has a focal point. It lifts flat white walls fast, and it gives a mostly neutral room the single hit of colour it was missing. Hang it above a sideboard, a low bookcase or a desk, where the tall shape has room to breathe above the furniture. It sits happily with pale wood, walnut, tan leather and simple grey or off-white upholstery, plus one red or rust cushion to echo the leaf. Don’t crowd it with busy patterned pieces or fussy florals nearby the shape needs space to do its job. As a canvas the matte surface softens the colour slightly and reads more relaxed.