La Sardine Francaise by Benjamin Rabier Canvas Print Size:28x35cm / 11x14in Hang it and the room

Hang it and the room gets a sense of distance

while the inky cat gives the eye somewhere to land

Avoid hanging it next to busy florals or high-contrast graphic prints — this piece wants room to breathe

or above a low sideboard where the arch shape can breathe

or on a quiet stretch of hallway you walk past every day

La Sardine Francaise by Benjamin Rabier Canvas Print Size:28x35cm / 11x14in Hang it and the roomOnce the mustard yellow enters, the whole room stops apologising. A sardine in a dinner jacket tipping his top hat equal parts charming and ridiculous anchored in deep, almost black green against a warm yellow ground. The room gets a personality transplant. Plain walls suddenly feel intentional, and the kitchen reads more bistro than show home. Old French type does most of the heavy lifting; the rest is colour and humour. Hang it in a kitchen, a small