Sunset & Sunrise
Sunset and sunrise wall art in long, narrow formats - canvas prints of low light and glowing horizons. This is the subject panoramic proportions were made for: the colour in a sunset happens along the horizon, and a long canvas keeps all of it in the frame instead of cutting it in half.
Sitting inside our Nature wall art range, the collection covers first light over water, dusk across hills and soft gradient skies, in burnt orange, pink and deepening blue. It shares most ground with Coastal, Landscape and Watercolour. Because the palette is warm, these prints work hardest in rooms that get little warmth of their own - a north-facing room, or a wall the sun never reaches.
Every piece is made to order in a range of sizes, as a stretched canvas or in a floating or classic frame in black, white, oak, walnut or gold, and arrives ready to hang.
Sunset and sunrise wall art - frequently asked questions
Sizing, hanging height and the questions we are asked most.
Do sunset prints work in a north-facing room?
That is where they work hardest. A north-facing room gets cool, flat light all day, and a warm-palette print is the simplest way to put warmth back into it without repainting anything. Light does more to how a room feels than wall colour does.
Is a sunset print too warm for a neutral scheme?
Rarely. Most of this work sits in burnt orange, dusty pink and deepening blue rather than bright colour, so against a neutral wall it reads as a warm accent rather than a statement. The abstract gradient pieces are quieter still if you want the colour held right back.
What size sunset print works above a bed?
Around two-thirds the width of the bed - 20"x60" (50x150cm) over a double, 24"x72" (60x180cm) over a king. Sunsets suit that position particularly well because the colour runs along the horizon, which mirrors the line of the headboard beneath it.
What is the difference between sunset and coastal wall art?
Coastal is about the sea and shoreline at any time of day. Sunset and Sunrise is about the light, wherever it falls - over water, hills, desert or open country. Sunsets over the sea appear in both, and wider scenic views sit in Landscape.
Do sunset prints suit a bedroom or a living room better?
Both, for different reasons. In a bedroom the warm palette suits low evening light and the horizontal format sits well above the bed. In a living room a sunset gives a neutral scheme its focal point without introducing a strong pattern.