Monkey with Bananas Painting Van Gogh cuddly reassurance

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mossy greens and earthy browns pair naturally with concrete

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cream and dusky blue sits happily alongside tan leather and warm timber

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Monkey with Bananas Painting Van Gogh cuddly reassuranceA 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