Theme Flower Greeting Card
26 items found in Theme Flower Greeting Card
Jerusalem artichoke flowers (1880) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Painting by Claude Monet who was a founding member of the Impressionist movement, with the philosophy of expressing one's perceptions over realism. The name of the movement was derived from his painting "Impression, Sunrise". Monet often repeated the same subject as a wa...
Roses in a vase (1890) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Although faded in time, originally the roses were more pink in shade. Van Gogh regarded all blossoming flowers as being filled with life, celebrating birth and renewal. He wrote to his brother around the time of this painting, how he had "worked as in a frenzy. Great bun...
Roses (1890) : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Although faded in time, originally the roses were more pink in shade. Van Gogh regarded all blossoming flowers as being filled with life, celebrating birth and renewal. He wrote to his brother around the time of this painting, how he had "worked as in a frenzy. Great bun...
Vase with 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 ...
Irises (1890) 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 ...
Magnolias and irises : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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 2...
Van gogh museum amsterdam : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: 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. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxu...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
Library of books : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: In ancient Egypt, all the ships that visited were obliged to surrender their books to the library of Alexandria. The books were copied, and the originals were retained in the library. Only the copy was then given back to the original owner. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxu...
Elegant magnolia : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Named after the French botanist Pierre Magnolia in the 1600s, the flower symbolises nobility, perseverance, dignity and the love of nature. Due to its impressive height and enormous flowers, the magnolia tree is associated with magnificence. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Lux...
Garden of books : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: For reading comprehension, several brain regions are involved. The temporal lobe responsible for decoding and discriminating sounds, the frontal lobe governing speech and language comprehension, the angular region to gather letter shapes to form words - books truly help ...
Parrot messenger : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Parrots are well known for being chatty. With an impressive recognised set of 1,728 words, a cheery blue parakeet, Puck, got into the 1995 Guinness Book of World Records for his vocabulary skills. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced ...
Pineapple paradise : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: The origins of pineapples can be traced back to South America, though we often associate the fruit to Hawaii. This was simply due to the large industry developed in the early 1900s, where for a while, resulted in Hawaii supplying over 80% of the world’s output of canned ...
Couple of peacocks : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: In Greco-Roman mythology, the peacock tail was said to have the "eyes" of the stars. Peacocks, their graceful beauty, symbolise watchfulness, vision, spirituality, royalty, awakening and guidance. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced ...
Cacti flowers : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Deserts may look quite boring during the day, but they transform into amazing flower ‘fields’ after the sundown. Many Cacti bloom only during the night. Their flowers are large in size and found in a variety of colours transforming a plain desert landscape into secret ni...
Colouful cacti : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: There are over 2,000 species of cacti of various shapes and sizes. Caldera cacti in south-western US can reach over 20 m (66 ft) in height, while the Rebutia cacti from Bolivia are only several centimetres tall. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified ...
Birds of paradise : 8 cards
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Text on the reverse side: Birds of Paradise are found on the island of New Guinea, where the tribal people of New Guinea consider their feathers as sacred. Birds of Paradise symbolise freedom, beauty and magnificence. A6 size (148mm x 105mm) Luxury pearlescent eco-certified paper Produced in ou...