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On the bank of the seine (1868) : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Painted by Claude Monet while on vacation with his future wife soon after having a baby boy together. Painted prior to his recognition as an artist, yet it stands as a great example of the impressionist movement at the time in terms of the colours used and the depiction of light ...
Cliff walk at pourville (1882) : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926). From this place of retreat, away from the personal and professional pressures, Monet wrote in a letter "how beautiful the countryside is becoming, and what joy it would be for me to show you all its delightful nooks and crannies!" . Conser...
La rue montorgueil in paris by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Known as Le Drapeau Tricolore (French Tricolors), the origin of the French flag dates to 1790 and the French Revolution when the “ancient French colour” of white was combined with the blue and red colours of the Paris militia.. Conservation acid-free board included Delivered p...
Magnolias and irises : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Designed by the American artist, Louis Tiffany, this window represents the River of Life. The magnolia flower symbolises perseverance, eternity and long life. Being one of the oldest known flowers that have graced our planet, there are fossils of the flower dating back 20 million...
Artist's garden at vétheuil (1881) : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: The painting by Monet (1840-1926) features his young son on the garden path, with other family members further back. The painting features blue and white garden pots along the sides of the path that belonged to the artist. He would take these with him every time he moved and woul...
Bedroom in arles (1889) : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) depicted his bedroom almost identically in three paintings. He explained in a letter to his brother of his desire to convey the tranquillity and the simplicity of his room through the use of colours, writing "I wanted to express absolute repose with t...
Van gogh museum amsterdam : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Hosting the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world, the museum buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho Kurokawa, and opened on 2 June 1973. It is one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands.. Conservation acid-free board includ...
Saint paul's cathedral (c.1754) : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Full name of Giovanni Antonio Canal, the notable Italian painter Canaletto worked in London from 1746 to 1756 painting many of London's sights, and many of his works were sold to King George III in 1762.. Conservation acid-free board included Delivered packed ready for retail ...
Palm house kew gardens : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: The centrepiece of the Palm House is a gigantic Jurassic cyad with a four metre wide trunk. Collected in the early 1770s, it is the oldest potted plant in the world. Being one of the first in Kew's collections, the plant is carefully repotted roughly every 20 years.. Conservat...
Lady with a parasol by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Painted in 1875 by Monet, this iconic portrait is of his wife Camille and their son Jean. The strong upward perspective, he creates the dramatic effect of light and shadow. With the sway of the wildflowers and the movement of the dress, Monet magically creates a sense of a snapsh...
Rouen cathedral west façade by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Monet painted over 30 variations of the same motif, and 20 were exhibited in 1895. Art historian Paul Hayes Tucker, writes: "Monet's sensitivity to the natural effects he observed are just one factor that make these pictures so remarkable; the way he manipulates his medium contri...
Japanese footbridge by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Monet was a passionate horticulturist and in 1893 he purchased a property near Giverny and built his water lilies garden. In 1899, he began a series of twelve painting of the same subject, depicting the wooden footbridge over the pond.. Conservation acid-free board included De...
Poppy field in a hallow by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Monet primarily worked outdoors throughout the 1860s and 1870s. Impressionists had observed that objects in strong light lose definition. With no clear outline, the landscape is painted with colours blending into one another; in this sunny landscape, with the vibrant juxtapositio...
Water lilies no.2 by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Monet is quoted to have said: "the richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration. [...] Perhaps my originality boils down to my capacity as a hypersensitive receptor, and to the expediency of a shorthand by means of which I project onto a canvas, as if onto a...
Water lilies no.1 by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Monet produced around 200 paintings of the waterlily pond of his home in Giverny. Depicted solely of an expanse of water, the paintings contain neither the horizon nor the waterline, and the light of the sky is painted as a reflection upon the water surface amidst the frame of gr...
Boulevard des capucines by monet : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: Capturing the hustle and bustle of Parisian life, the use of short and quick brushstrokes creates simply the "impression" of the city people along the boulevard, magically creating a sense of continuous movement in the painting.. Conservation acid-free board included Delivered...
National gallery : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: The Gallery was established in 1824 as a response to the increase of art purchases by the British government. Based first at the former townhouse of the late John Julius Angerstein, No.100 Pall Mall, the Gallery moved to it's current building in 1838.. Conservation acid-free b...
Starry night over the rhone by van gogh : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: “Starry Night” is not derived from any real place. It could be divided into three parts: The upper section of the sky, dreamlike and remote as the reign of God, the centre, with the cypress representing nature, and the lower, of the village- where only the pinnacle of the church ...
Café terrace at night by van gogh : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: The scene of the “Café Terrace” was painted by Van Gogh at the location, where he opted to paint during the night in order to catch a glimpse of the different quality of colours in the gas-lit darkness. According to him, the yellow and orange of the lamps intensified the blue of ...
Starry night by van gogh : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: “Starry Night” is not derived from any real place. It could be divided into three parts: The upper section of the sky, dreamlike and remote as the reign of God, the centre, with the cypress representing nature, and the lower, of the village- where only the pinnacle of the church ...
St Martin's in the fields : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: The current church was built on the foundation stone laid in 1722 and took nearly four years to complete. King George I, was said to be so pleased with the result that he gave £100 to be shared amongst the construction workers and a further £1500 for the purchase of the organ.. ...
Big ben at night : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: The first bell for the tower, originally meant to be called Royal Victoria, was first cast in 1856. With a grand ceremony, carried across Westminster Bridge in a carriage by 15 white horses, the bell cracked doing testing and was replaced in 1858.. Conservation acid-free board...
Japonaiserie flowering plum by van gogh : 2 prints
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Text on the tag: This painting is not a copy but a reinterpretation of the iconic “Plum Tree Teahouse at Kameido”, originally a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiyoe master Hiroshige. Here is a demonstration of Van Gogh studying the techniques to create his own style, using bold colours and shar...