Folk Madonna in Blue and Red Art Print playing card A bouclé chair

A bouclé chair

holds its own up close

or over a small console near the table

Hang it solo above a low sideboard

wake the study

Folk Madonna in Blue and Red Art Print playing card A bouclé chairBecause the painter knew restraint, the deep red hits harder here. The portrait is built in flat blocks of blue, cream and green, and the few drops of red do all the heavy lifting. Put it up and a quiet room finds a centre somewhere for the eye to land between the sofa and the bookshelves. It earns a wall of its own: above a sideboard in the living room, at the turn of a hallway, or in a study that needs a bit of personality. Pair it with linen, dark