Old Amsterdam | Amsterdam Canal Houses Houseboat Canvas Wall Art Print

About Old Amsterdam

A row of narrow Amsterdam canal houses fills the upper half of the image, their brick and rendered facades leaning slightly against one another. Stepped and bell gables rise against a blue sky streaked with thin white cloud and a faint vapour trail. Tall sash windows, white trim, red doors and a dark slate roof punctuate the row. Below, a long yellow houseboat with a white cabin and red window frames is moored against the quay, with bicycles and a line of trees at the far right.

The still canal water carries a soft amber-brown reflection of the whole row, breaking the buildings into loose, wavering shapes. The character here is quiet and documentary: sharp architectural detail above, blurred mirror image below, with the bright yellow hull holding the centre of the frame.

Suits a living room above a sideboard, a hallway with white or grey walls, a home office or a bedroom with timber furniture. The yellow hull picks up brass lamps and ochre cushions, while the blue sky works with navy or denim upholstery. Pairs well with other European city prints in a matched row. Browse more blue art, brown and earthy art, or read Art above the bed: what size and how high.