The Smoker by Vincent van Gogh Art Print

The Smoker by Vincent van Gogh Art PrintThree things it does fast: ground deep blue, sharpen oak, wake the study. The Smoker is one of Van Gogh's 1888 Arles portraits and it carries that same loose, confident brushwork, with a man in a dark blue hat and warm brown jacket pulling on a clay pipe. Hang it where you read or work above a writing desk, beside a low bookcase, or in a snug corner with a reading lamp. It loves warm wood, worn leather, and a wool rug in muted greens and browns. Keep

this impressionist piece bursts with green and yellow hues

with autumn trees

a slim console in a hallway

the end of a hallway

Best above a drinks trolley

a low bench or a desk works especially well in portrait

A painted Tuscan meadow with tall cypress trees

or a small reading corner where the wall behind the sofa or bed needs a single

and it reads as quietly funny rather than cute

Hang it and the room picks up a bit of holiday energy

Call it nostalgic if you want

slightly nostalgic mood — somewhere between a country house and a small museum lobby