Environs de Collioure by André Derain Art Print Color:White the little fishing boats —

the little fishing boats — all rendered in flat

and warm metals like brass or aged bronze

Hang her where you want a moment of stillness: above a low bedhead

the terracotta rooftops warm a cool room up

sky blue and warm orange lift the walls without shouting

Environs de Collioure by André Derain Art Print Color:White the little fishing boats —Against linen, the deep green reads less sweet, more deliberate. This is a Fauvist landscape with real heat in it red, blue, mustard and green broken across a pale ground, painterly and unpolished. Hang it in a living room or creative study and the whole room shifts up a key. Walls in chalky cream or soft clay take it best, and warm woods, linen and brass let the colour do the talking. Avoid putting it next to another loud, patterned piece it wants