View of Collioure by Henri Matisse Art Print wildlife Skip it in cool

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woven feel

The mustard shopfronts and deep red brick lift everything from textiles to timber

it is perfect for framing

velvet and stoneware in earthy colours

View of Collioure by Henri Matisse Art Print wildlife Skip it in coolIn 1906, this would have felt radical. It still does. Matisse cut loose with colour here warm sand, soft green, dusty blue and a few flashes of warm red and the painting still carries that easy energy more than a century later. Put it on the wall and a quiet room warms up. The colours are gentle, but the brushwork keeps things alive. It draws the eye without dominating. It's at its best on a wide wall above a sofa, sideboard or low bookcase. Eye level