Open the curtains at mid-morning; the dark green will handle the drama. This is a quiet piece with one strong shape running through it, so a wall that feels flat and unfinished suddenly has a line to follow. The room reads more considered without getting busier. Hang it low over a sideboard, a desk or a bench in a hallway, where people pass close enough to notice the fine detail and the small lure at the top. It sits well with aged leather, dark wood, linen and stoneware, and with walls in off-white, stone or deep green. Don’t crowd it with loud colour or heavy pattern nearby; the pale background needs space to breathe. As canvas the surface is softly matt, with no glare from a window opposite.