Ivory Gull by Audubon Canvas Print

Ivory Gull by Audubon Canvas PrintBack in 1835, this bird study belonged to another kind of home country libraries, wood panelled studies, drawing rooms with deep window seats. It still carries that quiet, considered feel. Bring it into a calm room and the soft whites and warm browns settle the space, while the slate blue sky adds just enough depth to keep things interesting. Hang it at eye level above a console, a writing desk or a low sideboard, where the long landscape shape can

slightly rough brushwork

where you want something soft but not boring

Avoid placing it next to other busy travel posters

or another travel poster on the same wall

blue Liberty and yellow cab all get their moment without the wall feeling crowded

vintage food posters

then quietly insists on being looked at properly

It also sits happily next to other small playful prints — a cherry

It nudges a quiet room into a happier mood without taking over

joyful feel of a travel poster

Don't bury it behind tinsel or compete with a loud holiday print on the same wall

layered textures