Old Age, No. 10 by Hilma af Klint Canvas Print Color:Silver butterflies and stylised flowers

butterflies and stylised flowers

and stoneware lamps

The pool blue takes over

the deep blue will handle the drama

the cabinetry looks more deliberate

Old Age, No. 10 by Hilma af Klint Canvas Print Color:Silver butterflies and stylised flowersEven 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