Tree of Knowledge No. 5 by Hilma af Klint Canvas Print

Tree of Knowledge No. 5 by Hilma af Klint Canvas PrintIn 1915, this would have felt radical. It still does. Hilma af Klint was painting mystical, abstract worlds years before the men we credit with abstraction, and Tree of Knowledge No. 5 carries that quiet, knowing energy into a room. On the wall, it slows things down. The soft green canopy, dotted greys and pale pink and yellow circle bring a thoughtful, almost meditative mood without going cold. Best above a writing desk, a reading chair or a low

Don't crowd it with other busy landscapes or saturated florals — it wants a bit of breathing room

or on the short wall of a pantry where it can be seen from the doorway

This one delivers — a sardine tin cracked open

Hang it and a flat wall finally has something to breathe with

linen upholstery and a little brass

Skip cool grey walls and chrome — they fight the warmth

a hallway that needs cooling down

Buy hand-drawn wine glasses for the story

It calms a hallway

lacquered cabinets and plenty of glassware

or beside a mirror

Pairs well with brass fittings