The Ten Largest, No. 7 by Hilma af Klint Canvas Print

The Ten Largest, No. 7 by Hilma af Klint Canvas Print'Too safe,' said nobody standing in front of mustard yellow. Hilma af Klint painted this in 1907, decades before abstract art was supposedly invented, and it still throws the room forward. Put it up and the walls stop being background. Quiet rooms get a centre. Beige rooms get a reason to be there. Hang it in a living room, a wide hallway, or above a writing desk where you actually want to think. Pair it with oak or walnut, plaster walls in warm off

it sharpens up nicely behind acrylic glazing in a black or oak frame

wonky windows

Pair with black-stained or oak timber

linen upholstery and a single stoneware vase

Hang it and the room calms down

Avoid placing it next to other busy reds or strong florals — give it air

a low bookshelf or a kids' reading nook

the cream blooms lift dim corners

It lifts a quiet kitchen

the last storybook

Coral or pink walls flatter it

light feels longer