Monkey with Bananas Painting Van Gogh Its earthy ochres

Its earthy ochres

The icy blues and warm sunlit accents flatter minimalist and Scandinavian interiors built around light woods and soft neutrals

A tranquil expanse of light to slow the pace of a busy room

cuddly reassurance

Dry prairie grass fills the foreground in strokes of ochre

Monkey with Bananas Painting Van Gogh Its earthy ochresA baby monkey clutches a bunch of ripe yellow bananas to its chest, nibbling at one with enormous, soulful brown eyes. The watercolour is soft and luminous, the infant's downy fur washed in warm peach, caramel and gentle pinks that catch the light across its rounded cheeks. Around it, blurred leaves in buttery yellow, sage and pale ochre suggest a sheltered jungle hideaway. There is something irresistibly endearing in the way it holds its prize, a