City of Melbourne | Melbourne Yarra River Canvas Wall Art Print

About City of Melbourne

A wide dusk photograph looks east along the Yarra River towards Melbourne's central business district. The riverbank promenade runs in from the lower left corner with a row of lamp posts and a low bluestone wall, leading the eye to a cluster of office towers. The Evan Walker pedestrian bridge with its pale arch sits at the left, while Southbank's lit buildings line the right bank behind a band of dark green trees. Windows glow amber and white, and the water holds long vertical reflections.

Overhead, heavy grey-blue cloud breaks into pink and violet, with a band of gold low on the left horizon where the sun has just dropped. The character is calm and cinematic: a familiar city caught in the few minutes when the sky is still coloured and every light is already on.

Suits a home office, study or hallway where a long horizontal wall needs a focal point, and works in a bedroom for anyone with a connection to Melbourne. Pairs with charcoal, navy or warm grey walls, black-framed photographs, timber desks and brass or amber lamps that echo the city lights. Browse more blue art, brown and earthy art, or read Art above the bed: what size and how high.