Icarus by Henri Matisse Canvas Print Festival Hang it where you sit

Hang it where you sit and look up — above a sofa

Avoid crowding it with other busy figurative pieces or strong primary colours on the same wall — give it a little breathing room and the colours will carry the room on their own

painted loosely

linen and a single terracotta pot

It's all-in on a deep-green

Icarus by Henri Matisse Canvas Print Festival Hang it where you sitThree things it does fast: ground deep blue, sharpen brass, wake a quiet living room. It lifts a flat wall without shouting, and pulls a room into a clearer, more confident mood. Hang it where you sit in the evening above a low sofa, beside a reading chair, or on a hallway wall where it greets people coming in. Pair it with warm woods, mustard or rust upholstery, cream linen, and a single brass or ceramic lamp. Avoid floral chintz, fussy gallery