Apollo by Henri Matisse Canvas Print water lilies The curlers are the punchline

The curlers are the punchline

more private space

while the soft blues

or on a feature wall in a cosy living room

Avoid hanging it next to anything fussy or floral-heavy — the illustration likes room to breathe

Apollo by Henri Matisse Canvas Print water lilies The curlers are the punchlineCall it vibrant if you want; we call it better walls. This is Matisse's 1953 Apollo cut out a face, two blue columns and a scatter of paper cut leaves and flowers in red, green, yellow and blue on a soft cream ground. Hang it and a quiet room finds its voice: colour without clutter, joy without shouting. It works above a sofa, a sideboard or a long dining table, anywhere you want guests to look up and smile. Pair with pale oak, cream linen and a few