Cerfs by Maurice Pillard Verneuil Art Print colour-rich a brass lamp and stoneware

a brass lamp and stoneware in deep reds or mustards

Colour stops feeling careful and starts feeling lived in

Chalky off-white or deep green walls both suit it

Printed on heavyweight fine-art paper with crisp inky blacks and clean paper-white

where a vertical shape and a strong horizon do the most work

Cerfs by Maurice Pillard Verneuil Art Print colour-rich a brass lamp and stonewareThink of it as Mucha with less reverence and better instincts. Verneuil draws three deer into a birch lined meadow and lets the chalky cobalt distance do the heavy lifting quiet, observed, never sentimental. On the wall, a room of oak, linen and warm whites suddenly has a centre. The ochre meadow tone bridges natural timber and brass; the bone whites of the birches lift any chalky off white wall. Hang it above a low sideboard, a writing desk, or a