Isaia by Henri Matisse Art Print

Isaia by Henri Matisse Art PrintYes, Henri Matisse knew how to charm a room and how to cut. Isaia is a portrait pared right back to pale lines on a deep, near black ground, with loose flowers floating around her like wallpaper. It gives a quiet bedroom or hallway something to actually look at, without crowding the wall. The black does the heavy lifting, so the room around it can stay calm linen bedding, oak or walnut timber, cream plaster walls, a little aged brass. Hang it above a

the soft pinks and yellows pick up cushions and ceramics

The orange bowl and brown chopsticks add warmth

Keep nearby objects simple: one lamp

Here's the trick: let the botanical landscape cut through all that linen

The leaves sit thick and painterly

a sideboard

or on a narrow wall between cabinets and a window

The cypress trees and soft greens pull in pale oak

deep red leaves

Put it up and the room gets a quiet bit of humour

a small jug

Skip busy gallery walls and heavy patterned curtains nearby — this one wants a little space around it