Chaim Soutine by Modigliani Canvas Print classic style slightly higher is better if

slightly higher is better if the furniture below is low

cream plaster and a warm ceramic or two

Nothing in this warm

The wall stops being background and starts pulling people in

Chaim Soutine by Modigliani Canvas Print classic style slightly higher is better ifThe brown frame matters first; it tells the study you're serious. Modigliani's 1917 portrait of his friend Chaim Soutine brings a quiet, thoughtful figure to the wall blue grey behind, warm terracotta beside, a steady gaze front and centre. Hang it at eye level above a writing desk, a leather reading chair or a low sideboard in a hallway. It sits well with dark wood, aged leather, linen and stoneware, and looks settled against chalky off white or