Somewhere between Fairfield Porter and loose summer impressionism, this pool scene refuses to behave. Brushwork is quick and confident, and the colour does most of the talking.

Hang it up and the room loosens. Deep blue water pulls the eye in, the dappled green shallows catch any sunlight in the room, and the small figures give the wall a sense of life without crowding it.

It works above a sofa, a sideboard, or a bed — anywhere you want a holiday feeling without going full coastal. Bright rooms suit it best, but it also lifts a shaded corner.

Keep the company calm: linen upholstery, pale wood, a stoneware lamp, maybe one trailing plant.

Avoid hanging it beside busy patterned wallpaper or other figurative work — it wants room to breathe. Stretched canvas, ready to hang.