Environs de Collioure by André Derain Art Print Color:White a dressing table or a

a dressing table or a child's reading nook — somewhere the eye can land and linger

busy paintings — let it do the talking

and warm metals like brass or aged bronze

Keep the wall around it mostly empty so the crown stays the loudest thing in the room

sky blue and warm orange lift the walls without shouting

Environs de Collioure by André Derain Art Print Color:White a dressing table or aAgainst linen, the deep green reads less sweet, more deliberate. This is a Fauvist landscape with real heat in it red, blue, mustard and green broken across a pale ground, painterly and unpolished. Hang it in a living room or creative study and the whole room shifts up a key. Walls in chalky cream or soft clay take it best, and warm woods, linen and brass let the colour do the talking. Avoid putting it next to another loud, patterned piece it wants