Because the painter knew restraint, the coral hits harder here. Most of the picture is calm blue and cream, so the coral checks and flowers land like a switch being flicked. Put it up and a quiet wall stops being background the room reads warmer, brighter, a bit more fun. It earns its keep on a hallway wall, above a sideboard, or in a living room where the sofa is plain. Pair it with cane, pale wood, linen and a checked cushion or two. Don’t bury it behind a crowded shelf, and don’t hang it next to another busy pattern piece it wants a little clear wall on either side to do its job. As canvas the thick paint texture reads more like an original on the wall.