A Waterloo by C. M. Coolidge Canvas Print

Yes, Coolidge knew how to charm a room and how to cut. This is the famous late-Victorian scene of seven dogs around a poker table, painted in warm browns, deep red and lamplit gold. Hang it and a room stops taking itself seriously. Conversation gets easier. It earns its keep above a sideboard, console or low bookcase in a study, snug or games room. Pair it with aged leather, dark walnut, brass lamps, tartan and a deep red or warm cream wall. Skip it in a pale minimal scheme the warm tones and busy storytelling will look stranded against cool white.