Art/Painting Art Prints

Painting by Claude Monet who was a founding member of the Impressionist movement, with the philosophy of expressing one's perceptions over realism....

Although faded in time, originally the roses were more pink in shade. Van Gogh regarded all blossoming flowers as being filled with life, celebrati...

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...

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 c...

Although faded in time, originally the roses were more pink in shade. Van Gogh regarded all blossoming flowers as being filled with life, celebrati...

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...

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...

The image based on an antique tile by Minton Hollins & Co. Birds in several ancient cultures, symbolise the human soul. Their flight is represe...

A lithograph poster c.1893 by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to promote a café-chantant musical establishment which was at the time named Divan Japonais...

In Greco-Roman mythology, the peacock tail was said to have the "eyes" of the stars. Peacocks, their graceful beauty, symbolise watchfulness, visio...

Painted by Everett Shinn, he attempts to capture what he called “the uptown life.” With the dramatic lighting on the dancers, he places the viewers...

Monet was captivated by the fog and smoke in the city of London. “Without fog, London would not be beautiful,” he said. Monet captured the Houses o...

Hosting the largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and drawings in the world, the museum buildings were designed by Gerrit Rietveld and Kisho K...

The stained glass window, made around 1901 at Tiffany Studios, refers to Peter 5:4: “And when the chief shepherd appears, you will receive the crow...

It is commonly said that cats have nine lives, and in some countries seven. This is perhaps due to their perceived durability and their extraordina...

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...

The centrepiece of the Palm House is a gigantic Jurassic cycad with a four metre wide trunk. Collected in the early 1770s, it is the oldest potted ...

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 ef...

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 an...

We are made whole by books, as by great space and the stars. Mary Carolyn Davies, 20thC American Poet.

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...

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 serie...

Monet primarily worked outdoors throughout the 1860s and 1870s. Impressionists had observed that objects in strong light lose definition. With no c...

Monet is quoted to have said: "the richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration. [...] Perhaps my originality boils down to m...

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 ...

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 Gallery was established in 1824 as a response to the increase of art purchases by the British government. Based first at the former townhouse o...

Prayer is a powerful method of expressing gratitude or guidance. Research has also confirmed that the act results in a better and more forgiving pe...

The painting depicts the landscape seen from the bank of the Rhône, a couple minutes walk from the Yellow House where Van Gogh was living at the ti...

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 ...

Intended to be exchanged with the “Self-portrait, Les Misérables” by Paul Gauguin, this painting represents Van Gogh as a Japanese priest (bonze), ...

Van Gogh's "Portrait of a Courtesan" is not simply a copy of the original by Eisen, but a composite picture of different Japanese woodblock prints ...

This painting is not a copy but a reinterpretation of the iconic “Plum Tree Teahouse at Kameido”, originally a woodblock print by the Japanese ukiy...

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...