Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky Canvas Print

Composition VIII by Wassily Kandinsky Canvas PrintSome abstract prints match a room. This one resets its pecking order. Hang it and the eye stops drifting every circle, triangle and stray line gives the wall a job to do. The warm off white ground keeps things from feeling cold, while the deep purple disc, mustard triangles and red dots punch in just enough colour to wake up plain plaster and cream walls. A room that felt tasteful but quiet suddenly has a focal point. It sits best in a study, a

so the small figures stay crisp up close

green leaves and a sunny pavement cafe lift a quiet corner without shouting

Add a small lamp nearby and the sequins really catch the light in the evening

Plaster or chalky off-white walls give it the most room to breathe

distant enough to feel calm

a little more travelled

' said nobody standing in front of a peach Cornish sunset

Pair it with velvet or linen in clay or olive

heavy gilt frames or competing graphic prints

dark and grown-up — it wants to be the loud thing

The off-white background keeps everything calm

Stripes work