Yes, Mikulas Galanda knew how to charm a room and how to cut. The deep red behind this mother and child is warm, but it does not soften itself for anyone, and a wall that has been sitting quietly for years will suddenly have a focal point. Hang it where people slow down: above a bed, beside a nursing chair, on the wall facing a reading corner. Keep the room around it plain linen, cream or soft pink walls, dark wood, a little cane or rattan. Avoid busy patterned wallpaper, competing reds, or a crowd of small frames either side; the shape needs air to read properly. On fine-art paper the pink skin tones stay soft and matte.