View from Montmartre by Renoir Canvas Print

Back in 1892, this cityscape belonged to another kind of home Parisian apartments with tall windows, painted walls and the rooftops of Montmartre just outside. It still carries that quiet, end-of-afternoon feeling. Hang it where a room needs a softer focal point: above a sofa, a sideboard or a bed in a calmer scheme. The soft greens, warm cream and pale sky tones settle into rooms with linen, oak, cane or aged brass, and it sits especially well against off-white, putty or warm grey walls. Avoid pairing it with anything too graphic or high-contrast nearby sharp black-and-white pieces or hard-edged abstracts will fight the loose brushwork and quiet the colour. As a canvas, the woven surface softens the brushwork further and gives the hillside a more painterly, gallery feel.