Women with a Dog by Bonnard Canvas Print

Women with a Dog by Bonnard Canvas PrintEven the brass in here starts looking expensive next to ochre. Bonnard's 1891 portrait turns the wall it sits on into something that feels considered without feeling staged. The indigo check and golden spaniel do the heavy lifting; everything else in the room just gets to relax. Hang it where people sit and stay above a reading chair, at the end of a hallway that opens into a living room, or above a low sideboard with two table lamps either side. It

cornflower blues

the brushed lines read with a hand-drawn softness that suits warmer

and the white blooms hold the eye where you want it

Don't stack it next to another busy pattern — give it air

Avoid pairing it with cool chrome

This botanical piece in deep greens

terracotta and deep red pull through to rugs

the soft pink horizon will handle the drama

What to pair with it: natural linens

The portrait shape suits narrow runs of wall

and stoneware in warm browns

bringing a sense of movement and imagination to your home