The Dance by Henri Matisse Canvas Print Color:White The black ground holds the

The black ground holds the wall steady while the embroidered reds

Hang it up and the wall reads more deliberate

Don't smother it with heavy traditional florals or dark mahogany

black and warm beige on an off-white ground — enough colour to wake a quiet room without crowding it

or at the end of a hallway where you want the eye to rest

The Dance by Henri Matisse Canvas Print Color:White The black ground holds theEven the plaster in here starts looking expensive next to that deep blue. Matisse's dancing figures bring movement and warmth to a wall that's been sitting quiet for too long. Put it up and the room shifts. The deep blue sky pulls the eye in, the green hill grounds it, and the pink figures keep things from feeling too serious. It's confident without being loud. Hangs best on a clear wall above a sofa, a sideboard, or in a hallway you walk past every