Old Age, No. 10 by Hilma af Klint Art Print rio de janeiro Don't bury it behind dark

Don't bury it behind dark

What it does to a room: it lifts a quiet kitchen straight away

or on a narrow wall by the dining table

the odd touch of brown

Don't crowd it with other fruit prints or chalkboard signage

Old Age, No. 10 by Hilma af Klint Art Print rio de janeiro Don't bury it behind darkEven the plaster in here starts looking expensive next to soft pink. Hilma af Klint's Old Age, No. 10 from 1907 is gentle, geometric and quietly strange four colour blocks held inside a halo of looping line work. Hung up, it does the thing pink rarely does: it warms the room without making it sweet. The mustard, dusty blue and deep red give it backbone, so the wall feels considered rather than nursery soft. It suits bedrooms, studies and reading