Cats in Collioure after Derain Canvas Print

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Cats in Collioure after Derain Canvas PrintMost landscape prints behave. This one picks a side. It takes Derain's 1905 Fauvist view of Collioure blue mountains, mustard hills, green and blue olive trees and drops three black cats into the scene. One arches its back, one dangles from a branch, one strolls through the grass. Put it on the wall and the room loosens up. The colours are loud but balanced, and the cats give the eye something cheeky to land on. It reads as a proper piece of art with

A close-up kiss in hot red and gold flecks

The kitchen feels a bit more like somewhere people actually eat

a sandy wool rug

or in a small den where you actually watch TV

or on the long wall of a hallway

A small living room or reading nook gains depth — the cypress verticals draw the eye up

Second glance: the black cat doing something smarter

It also holds a wall on its own above a sideboard or a low bench

Avoid hanging it against a heavily patterned or strongly coloured wall — the swimmers and architecture want a quiet

Printed on premium fine-art paper for crisp leafwork and steady warm tones

or on a tall wall at the end of a hallway

Don't sit it next to another busy print