El Maestro — Mexican Cover, 1922 Art Print

El Maestro — Mexican Cover, 1922 Art PrintThink of it as Diego Rivera with less reverence and better instincts. A 1922 Mexican magazine cover, painted as a still life a cactus in a clay pot, stacked books, a folded periodical and a painted nude on the wall behind. Hang it up and a quiet room starts to feel curated rather than decorated. The dark background settles the wall and the deep blue magazine pulls the eye in without shouting. Works above a writing desk, sideboard or low bookcase in a

It adds shape without adding noise

It rounds up the city's greatest hits — Golden Gate Bridge

It reads as travel

What not to do: don't crowd it with other busy prints or signs — let the handwritten recipe do the talking

making your home feel even more inviting and unique

It works best in an entryway

Call it sunny if you want

rattan and a soft cream wall

the friendly central shape will do the editing

The vertical shape suits narrow walls between doors and windows

Don't crowd it with bright modern prints or busy patterned wallpaper — let it carry the wall

or beside a kitchen table — anywhere you want a hit of holiday memory without leaning kitsch