Ivory Gull by Audubon Art Print

Ivory Gull by Audubon Art 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

One garden in the room is enough

The fine-art paper keeps the line crisp and the white ground genuinely white

Pair with deep velvet upholstery

the colours stay sharp and confident

picking up brass handles

fine-art paper with rich

linen tablecloths and a bit of blue-and-white china to echo the patterned cloth in the picture

Hang it and the room sharpens up

a low dresser or a hallway console

and it pairs neatly with other modern travel posters if you are slowly building a set

aged leather and a few old books — the kind of room that doesn't try too hard

Pairs with heavy curtains