Against dark wood, the green of the pitch reads less sweet, more deliberate. It is the one strong colour in a picture otherwise built from off-white, warm grey and soft brown, so it does the work of a small accent without shouting. Put it up and a plain wall gains a focal point that rewards a second look streets, rooftops and trees loop around the ground like a map. It hangs well in a hallway, a study, or above a sofa or sideboard in a living room. Pair it with dark wood, black metal, leather and wool, and keep a chalky off-white wall behind it. Don’t crowd the lower half with clutter, and skip club scarves or memorabilia nearby the piece works better treated as a city view than a trophy. As a canvas the washes sit softer and the edges feel more relaxed.