Landcape theme

Text on the reverse side: The warrior Oya Taro Mitsukuni comes to the ruined Sōma Palace to vanquish Princess Takiyasha-hime. Daughter of a defeat...

The warrior Oya Taro Mitsukuni comes to the ruined Sōma Palace to vanquish Princess Takiyasha-hime. Daughter of a defeated rebel, she conjures a te...

Cherry blossom viewing, known as hanami, is a long-standing Japanese tradition. The blossoms bloom beautifully for only a short period each spring ...

This tranquil autumn woodland scene captures the vibrant colours of the Japanese maple season. In Japan, the changing leaves are celebrated during ...

There are numerous editions of the iconic Great Wave. From the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Art Institute of Chicag...

Text on the reverse side: There are numerous editions of the iconic Great Wave. From the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York Ci...

Text on the reverse side: Monet painted multiple views of Pourville in 1882, experimenting with changing tides, weather, and light—an early step t...

Monet painted multiple views of Pourville in 1882, experimenting with changing tides, weather, and light—an early step toward his later, famous ser...

Text on the reverse side: This oil on canvas painting depicts cresting waves off the Normandy coast. Courbet applied paint in thick, energetic str...

This oil on canvas painting depicts cresting waves off the Normandy coast. Courbet applied paint in thick, energetic strokes that emphasised materi...

Text on the reverse side: This intimate woodland scene reflects Diaz de la Peña’s poetic approach to landscape, blending resting figures with lush...

This intimate woodland scene reflects Diaz de la Peña’s poetic approach to landscape, blending resting figures with lush forest light. A key member...

The scene shows Camille Pissarro experimenting with shifting viewpoints and textured paint. By elevating an ordinary hillside road, he transformed ...

Text on the reverse side: The scene shows Camille Pissarro experimenting with shifting viewpoints and textured paint. By elevating an ordinary hil...

Painted during Cézanne’s time in Provence, this view of Gardanne exemplifies his structural approach to landscape. Buildings are reduced to geometr...

Text on the reverse side: Painted during Cézanne’s time in Provence, this view of Gardanne exemplifies his structural approach to landscape. Build...

This village scene presents rural life as orderly and enduring. Soft colour harmonies and measured brushwork integrate houses and fields, conveying...

Text on the reverse side: This village scene presents rural life as orderly and enduring. Soft colour harmonies and measured brushwork integrate h...

Text on the reverse side: This late landscape by Gustave Courbet depicts the powerful emergence of a mountain stream in the French Pyrenees. Paint...

This late landscape by Gustave Courbet depicts the powerful emergence of a mountain stream in the French Pyrenees. Painted shortly before his death...

Rain softens the outlines of Miyajima’s celebrated torii, symbolising the threshold between the sacred and human worlds. One of Japan’s Three Most ...

Mount Hodaka fascinated Yoshida, who returned repeatedly to sketch its jagged ridges and shifting light. His journeys through the Northern Alps dee...

Text on the reverse side: Mount Hodaka fascinated Yoshida, who returned repeatedly to sketch its jagged ridges and shifting light. His journeys th...

Bonnard’s palm study captures the sun-drenched calm of his southern surroundings. At a time when the Riviera was becoming a thriving modern retreat...

In 1888 Monet painted Antibes repeatedly, captivated by its interplay of sea, sky, and old stone. His morning scene reflects Impressionism’s devoti...

Text on the tag: Elevated above the dome of St Paul’s, the viewer peers eastwards across a metropolis of coal-smoke, chimneys, and cathedral tower...

Text on the reverse side: Elevated above the dome of St Paul’s, the viewer peers eastwards across a metropolis of coal-smoke, chimneys, and cathed...

Text on the reverse side: Elevated above the dome of St Paul’s, the viewer peers eastwards across a metropolis of coal-smoke, chimneys, and cathed...

Each Christmas season, St Paul’s Cathedral becomes a centre of celebration, its grand dome illuminated against the winter sky. The cathedral’s Chri...

Every January, the Ōzumō Hatsu-basho marks sumo’s first grand tournament of the year. Before it begins, the sacred Dohyō Matsuri purification cerem...

Text on the reverse side: Every Christmas, the Royal Albert Hall glows with music from every corner of the world. Japanese soloists have graced it...

Each Christmas, the Royal Albert Hall sparkles with festive performances. Beyond carols and concerts, it has hosted Japan’s Midori, Yoko Ono, Seiji...

Every January, the Ōzumō Hatsu-basho marks sumo’s first grand tournament of the year. Before it begins, the sacred Dohyō Matsuri purification cerem...

Publié dans Les Merveilles de la science de Louis Figuier, la lithographie représente le célèbre Orient-Express. Inauguré en 1883, le train symboli...

Text on the reverse side: Publié dans Les Merveilles de la science de Louis Figuier, la lithographie représente le célèbre Orient-Express. Inaugur...

Published in Louis Figuier’s Les Merveilles de la science, the lithograph depicts the famed Orient Express. Launched in 1883, the train symbolised ...