Cerfs by Maurice Pillard Verneuil Canvas Print seafood with orange blooms in the

with orange blooms in the foreground and a clear blue sky overhead

Skip anything loud beside it: heavy florals

The colours are calm — sand

Drop it into a quiet room and the room stops feeling polite

Keep neighbouring pieces quieter — busy florals or other strong reds will fight it

Cerfs by Maurice Pillard Verneuil Canvas Print seafood with orange blooms in theThink of it as Mucha with less reverence and better instincts. Verneuil draws three deer into a birch lined meadow and lets the chalky cobalt distance do the heavy lifting quiet, observed, never sentimental. On the wall, a room of oak, linen and warm whites suddenly has a centre. The ochre meadow tone bridges natural timber and brass; the bone whites of the birches lift any chalky off white wall. Hang it above a low sideboard, a writing desk, or a