From $89
Blue shows up in a lot of nursery art, but rarely with this much energy behind it. Playing Hippo builds its shape out of loose, overlapping brush strokes in several shades of blue, more like watching water move than looking at a still animal.
The abstract lines keep the whole piece feeling light rather than heavy, which suits a nursery corner that needs a little movement without adding clutter.
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Printed on archival-grade, poly-cotton blend canvas with fade-resistant inks rated to hold color for 75+ years. Gallery-wrapped and ready to hang straight out of the box.
Available in five sizes per orientation, from 12x16 up to 40x60 inches, as a 1.25 inch canvas wrap or with a black floating frame.
Free U.S. shipping on all orders. Printed and shipped from U.S.-based facilities. Most orders arrive within 5 to 10 business days.
Playing Hippo builds its subject from overlapping strokes rather than a defined outline, so the hippo's shape emerges gradually the longer you look at it. The range of blue tones, from near white to deep navy, gives the piece real depth once it's printed at a larger size.
An abstract blue hippo canvas brings movement to a wall without needing a bold pattern nursery accent elsewhere in the room to compete with it. For more layout ideas built around a single strong color, browse our nursery wall art ideas.
The hippo's form is there, built from swirling blue brush strokes, but it's abstract rather than a clean outline. It rewards a second look more than it hands you an obvious shape right away.
The piece moves through several shades of blue, from a pale near white blue to a deeper navy, layered together rather than kept in flat blocks of one tone.
