Painting Greeting Cards
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Palm house kew gardens : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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. A6...
Lady with a parasol by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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...
Light of the world : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The painting illustrates Revelation 3:20: "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me." The door has no handle on the outside, only able to open from the inside, showing...
Bookworm : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Painted by Carl Spitzweg c.1850, the library is decorated in rococo style with a man standing at the top of a ladder. His love for books is evident as he intently reads a book up close to his face, whilst holding a second book in his other hand, a third book under his ar...
Librarian by arcimboldo : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: We are made whole by books, as by great space and the stars. Mary Carolyn Davies, 20thC American Poet. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in our London studio Trivia fact on the reverse GS1 barcode for POS Biodegradable cello bag (n...
Rouen cathedral west façade by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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 medi...
Japanese footbridge by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pe...
Poppy field in a hallow by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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 jux...
Water lilies no.2 by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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 ...
Water lilies no.1 by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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 fr...
Spring time reading by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Depicted is Monet's first wife Camille Doncieux. Prior to their marriage, she had been his mistress whilst serving as a model. Camille was said to possess unusual talent as a model and therefore was also used by Auguste Renoir and Édouard Manet. A6 size (148mm x 105mm)...
Boulevard des capucines by monet : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlesce...
National gallery : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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. A6 size (148mm x ...
Praying hands : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Prayer is a powerful method of expressing gratitude or guidance. Research has also confirmed that the act results in a better and more forgiving person, with improved self-control, whilst offsetting the negative effects of stress and increasing trust amongst those that p...
A skeleton with a cigarette by van gogh (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: While studying at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Van gogh painted this humoristic memento mori. Some argue that Van gogh used the picture to ridicule the teaching methods at the Academy, where anatomy was being taught with skeletons instead of living human mo...
Starry night over the rhone by van gogh (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: “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 th...
Café terrace at night by van gogh (Pack of 8 cards)
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Text on the reverse side: 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...
Sunflowers by van gogh : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Van Gogh painted many versions of the “Sunflowers”. The first he depicted were those used to decorate Gauguin’s room in the Yellow House he rented in Arles. Universally, the sunflower is a symbol for the constant search for light, representing self-discovery and enlighte...
Starry night by van gogh : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: “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 th...
St Martin's in the fields : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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 ...
Self-portrait as a bonze by van gogh : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Intended to be exchanged with the “Self-portrait, Les Misérables” by Paul Gauguin, this painting represents Van Gogh as a Japanese priest (bonze), which he believed was someone devoted to the contemplation of the mysteries of existence and living in harmony with nature. ...
Big ben at night : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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. A6 size (148mm x 105m...
Japonaiserie oiran by van gogh : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Van Gogh's portrait of a courtesan, is not simply a copy of the original by Eisen, but is a composite picture from different Japanese woodblock prints to compose the backdrop, serving also as an experimentation of Van Gogh's own original style and use of colours. A6 si...
Japonaiserie flowering plum by van gogh : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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...
Irises by van gogh : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Japanese woodblock prints exercised a lasting influence on Van Gogh. The iris flower in Japanese art is a motif said to purify evil energies whilst offering protection. The flowers here are depicted with daring colours and well-defined black contours. A6 size (148mm x ...
Blossoming almond tree by van gogh : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Painted for the birth of Van Gogh's nephew, the “Blossoming Almond Tree” represents the rebirth of nature in spring and the beginning of a new life. Influenced by the Japanese artist Hiroshige, Van Gogh delineates the almond tree with bold colours and a black outline. ...
Couple of cranes : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The Japanese fabled life span of a thousand years, has given these birds an association of long life. Throughout Asia, the crane has been revered also as a symbol of happiness and eternal youth, while also representing good fortune. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearl...