Unlike most cityscape art, this doesn’t wait for approval. It’s a loose, confident sketch of New York drawn in deep blue, with little flashes of orange taxis, yellow shopfronts and green street trees breaking through.

Put it up and a quiet room gets a heartbeat. The walls feel less polite, the room a bit more travelled, and there’s suddenly something to look at properly rather than glance past.

It earns its keep in a hallway, a home office or above a console in the living room. Portrait shape, so it suits narrower walls and gaps between doors.

Pair it with oak or walnut furniture, navy or cream upholstery, a woven rug and warm lamplight. Off-white walls let the blues do the talking.

Don’t crowd it with other busy city prints give it room to breathe. Stretched over a wooden frame, ready to hang.