Inspired by Collectors | Cafe of Amsterdam, yellow bike and girl (2015)

 Some paintings live on — not on our walls, but in our memory.

In this series, we revisit artworks that have already found their new homes. Glimpses of color, movement, and story that once touched someone’s heart — and might just inspire your own.

In this dazzling composition, Mathias captures a radiant slice of urban life in Amsterdam — a vibrant café scene bursting with color, movement, and emotion. Dominated by a striking palette of electric blues, lush greens, and fiery oranges, the painting frames a yellow bicycle in the foreground, flanked by a woman in a bright yellow dress. Behind her, a lively café pulses with figures deep in conversation, rendered in expressive strokes that give the entire scene a sense of joyful chaos. The painting, measuring 90×70 cm and created in 2015, evokes both summer heat and urban cool, inviting the viewer into an atmosphere that is simultaneously familiar and dreamlike.

The original inspiration for this work came during an afternoon stroll through Amsterdam's Jordaan district — a neighborhood Mathias has often painted. The moment was fleeting, yet full of life: bicycles parked haphazardly, café chairs scraping pavement, voices mingling like brushstrokes in the air. Mathias, known for his signature linework that mimics motion and emotion, translated the scene into a composition where color and gesture dance across the canvas. No detail is static; everything flows, vibrates, breathes. This painting, once completed, was swiftly acquired by a collector who felt a personal connection to the atmosphere — proof of the universal appeal woven into its layers.

Though this piece has already found its home, it continues to spark new stories. If this painting resonates with your memories, your city, or your lifestyle, it can inspire a custom-made artwork just for you — in your colors, your rhythm, your own café moment. A personalized painting is more than décor — it’s a piece of your world on canvas.

And if you'd like to enjoy this artwork in your space, 

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it is also available as a limited digital fine art print (Inkography) in our online gallery.

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