Mountains at Collioure by André Derain Art Print

Mountains at Collioure by André Derain Art PrintThink of it as Matisse with less reverence and better instincts. Derain paints the hills above Collioure as flat ribbons of sky blue, mustard and coral, with a tangle of olive trees laid loosely on top. Hang it and the room loosens up. Colours that felt safe start looking braver, and the wall stops being polite. It earns its place above a sofa, behind a writing desk, or on a quiet hallway wall where you walk past it daily. Pair it with linen, oak,

this one carries the wall on its own

A warm cream or deep green wall suits it

or on a small bedroom wall where you want a bit of warmth at this time of year

It works best above a coffee station

or at the end of a hallway where a flat wall needs waking up

so a busy shelf of books or records suddenly reads like it was always meant to sit beneath this print

Pair it with velvet

When the office feels over-arranged

Don't crowd it with other busy graphic prints — it wants to be the loudest thing on the wall

leaves overlapping in real disorder

and a warm brown banner anchoring the whole thing

off-white linen