Violet by Wassily Kandinsky Canvas Print Size:A2 painted with the quiet humour

painted with the quiet humour of a children's book illustration grown up

an olive tree in the corner — anything you'd find on a sunlit terrace works here

swimming in their own directions

There's a reason Klimt kept returning to flower gardens

This dog-and-bird illustration brings a bit of warmth and humour into a room that takes itself a little too seriously

Violet by Wassily Kandinsky Canvas Print Size:A2 painted with the quiet humourCall it thoughtful if you want; we call it better walls. This is one of those rare abstracts that holds a room together instead of fighting it a Bauhaus era composition of dark red, blue and yellow on a chalky off white ground, anchored by one bold black circle. It gives a quiet room a centre of gravity. Walls that felt flat suddenly have something to look at, and the room reads as considered rather than empty. It earns its keep above a writing desk,