Still Life with Peaches and Grapes by Renoir Canvas Print

Still Life with Peaches and Grapes by Renoir Canvas PrintWe like still life best when it comes with a little abrasion. Renoir's brush is loose, the tablecloth is creased, and the grapes look like someone walked past and tugged a stem. Put this on a kitchen or dining wall and the whole room warms a notch. The soft blue background settles a busy space; the peach blush and green leaves keep it from feeling precious. It likes a wall with a bit of breathing room above a sideboard, console or run of open shelving

it looks pulled together rather than novelty

Avoid hanging it next to busy gallery walls or strong patterned wallpaper — the sea and houses already carry the room

a vintage map

or warms up a home office without crowding it

or a bed with simple linen

Don't crowd it with other busy abstracts or strong colour blocks

Looks great unframed with a clean edge

Framed in black or oak on a paper finish

and the room feels a touch slower and a touch more considered

The room feels a little slower with it up

with deep green trees in front and the San Francisco skyline drawn loosely behind

This one lifts a quiet corner of a study or hallway without shouting for attention