Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse Color:Brown the pinks pick up linen

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You need one botanical scene with teeth

Pair it with one mid-century timber piece and something soft underfoot — a wool rug

The canvas weave adds an extra painterly feel to the loose brushstrokes

Woman with a Hat by Henri Matisse Color:Brown the pinks pick up linenBy late afternoon, the portrait stops looking decorative and starts working. The viridian shadows on her face catch the light differently than anything else in the room, and suddenly the wall isn't just a wall anymore it has a centre of gravity. This is Matisse's 1905 Fauvist scandal piece, the one that gave a movement its name, and it earns its space. Hang it at eye level in a living room or study where you sit and read, above a low sideboard or a