For a living room full of curves, this peacock study brings the check. The mustard yellow background does the heavy lifting, so the wall reads warm even before you notice the teal neck and the long tail of green and gold eye feathers. Hang it above a sideboard or between two windows, where afternoon light can pick up the gold. It sits happily with velvet seating, dark wood, cane, brass and green glazed pots, and it lifts a chalky off-white wall without shouting. Don’t crowd it with other strong yellows or busy patterned art this one wants a bit of clear wall on each side. On fine-art paper the fine feather linework and the soft linen texture of the background stay crisp.