The Alpine Innkeeper Art Print

Back in 1905, this portrait belonged to another kind of home a timber-framed Alpine inn where the family dog held court by the bar. A Bernese Mountain Dog in embroidered Tyrolean waistcoat, feathered hat and a hefty stein of beer, painted with loose, warm brushwork. It brings a flicker of humour and old-world warmth to a room without tipping into kitsch. Hangs beautifully above a sideboard in a dining room, on a snug kitchen wall, or in a study with timber and leather. Pair with checked wool, stoneware, brass fittings and chalky cream or deep green walls. Avoid putting it beside very slick, glossy modern decor the painterly character is the whole point.