Sam's Postcards: Art

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Donnerstag, 8. Januar 2015

876 - FIRE

Fire, 2011 - Brittany Keats Cerullo

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My friend Georgia sent me an art card by Brittany Keats Cerullo. The illustration 'Fire' was made by her in 2011. You can visit Cerullo's website here!

From: USA
Received: 25.09.2014

874 - Card from Belgium

Veurne, Belgium

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This art card shows the marketplace of Veurne in Belgium. Lovely view!

From: Belgium
Received: 25.09.2014

A great stamp of the World Championship 2014

873 - Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia

Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, 1914

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My friend Lena sent me this amazing card of Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia. The last russian Empress (née Princess Alix of Hesse and by Rhine) was portrayed by Aleksandr Makovsky and wears a wonderful tiara. To learn more about her jewellery, visit Ella Kay's Blog!
Thanks Lena! :)

From: Russia
Received: 25.09.2014

Dienstag, 6. Januar 2015

872 - Amazing Panoramic Card


Isn't this an amazing panoramic card!?

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Diane from China sent me this amazing panoramic art card. Unfortunately I can't find any English information about the picture on the card. Diane only told me it was painted in the Qing Dynasty. Does someone know more about the picture? Anyway, I absolutely love this card.
Diane also used the most amazing stamps. Take a look, they're huge!
Many thanks Diane, you totally made my day. :)

From China
Received: 25.09.2014

Sonntag, 19. Oktober 2014

861 - Bolesław, First King of Poland

Bolesław, First King of Poland
Painting by Marcello Bacciarell i

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My friend Marek from Poland surprised me with this great card, showing the first King of Poland (Bolesław). The card was one of my postcrossing favorites for a long time - now I finally own it!
Marek also used some very interesting stamps! Many thanks! :)

From Poland
Received: 17.09.2014

Look at these amazing Pope John Paul II stamps!

Donnerstag, 18. September 2014

853 - Hymy ei lihota

Dirty Mona Lisa

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Linnea from Finland sent me this Mona Lisa card, that obviously got a little smudged on its way. Linnea told me, that Hymy ei lihota means something like "A smile doesn't make you fat". Very wise. The card came along with this very appropriate Angry Birds stamp! Haha! Finland, you've got the most amazing stamps! :D

Oink oink!

From Finland
Received: 12.09.2014

Mittwoch, 10. September 2014

850 - Treasure of the Day: Empress Maria Feodorovna


Empress Maria Feodorovna (wife of Emperor Alexander III) Painting by Vladimir Makovsky, 1885

Empress Maria Feodorovna

Art postcard tag

My treasure of the day! Kseniya from Russia tagged me in the art postcard tag and surprised me with this beauty. The card is one of my favorites and I waited a long time to finally get it. It shows a gorgeous painting of Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia (née Princess Dagmar of Denmark). She was the wife of Emperor Alexander III of Russia and mother of the last russian Tsar: Emperor Nicholas II. Maria Feodorovna was painted by Vladimir Makovsky, who did obviously a good job! I like her kokoshnik tiara, but unfortunately I don't know its name. Maybe you can find out more about her jewellery on Ella Kay's blog The Court Jeweller.

Anyway, this card definitely made my day! Many thanks Kseniya!
From Russia
Received: 10.09.2014

847 - From Russia

Art postcard tag
Anna from Russia sent me this art card, after tagging me in the art postcard tag group in the postcrossing forum. Unfortunately I can't read Russian, but I guess the painting is called "Visit"...
Anyway, I like the card and the great stamps!
From Russia
Received: 10.09.2014

Montag, 8. September 2014

845 - From the US

Peter Attie (Peter Charlie) Bochero (1899-1960)
Untitled, 1950-1955

You're not looking very happy Mr. Lincoln, what's the matter?

Lovely stamp!

I absolutely LOVE this Janis Joplin stamp!

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Today I received another great card from my friend Ryan. This time an art card again. I still have to figure out the message of the painting! :D Maybe one of you can help me?
From the US
Received: 08.09.2014

Mittwoch, 27. August 2014

828 - From Portugal

Vincent van Gogh - Seascapes near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (1888)
Oil on canvas, 64 x 51 cm
Van Gogh Museum Amsterdam

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Today I received a card from Portugal. Sara sent me this Van Gogh card, beacause she spent her holidays in Amsterdam, where she also visited the Van Gogh Museum. What a beautiful painting!
From Portugal
Received: 27.08.2014

Mittwoch, 20. August 2014

817 - From Germany

Betty - by Gerhard Richter, 1988

Thank you card
I also received a thank-you-card from Gabriel today. The card shows a painting by Gerhard Richter. On its back it says:
"The artist's daughter Betty is painted with photographic detail. She sits very near to the surface of the picture, as in a close-up camera shot. The painting could not really be called a portrait of Betty, however, as it teaches us very little about her. Richter has chosen to paint his daughter as she turns away; her face is invisible. Instead he has concentrated on the red, white and pink patterns of her jacket and dress, and her hair gathered at the back of her head. Richter has undermined accepted notions of painting and representation, giving us a painting that looks like a photograph, a portrait that literally turns its back on convention. Continually discovering new ways of expression, Richter's work is extremely diverse. The wall in the background of this painting resembles some of the very different abstract works that Richter creates. These monochrome, thickly painted canvases evoke sadness and despair and were executed in response to the Vietnam war."

Ever since I knew Gerhard Richter, I loved his paintings! Stunning!
Thanks Gabriel for the amazing card. Made my day!
From Germany
Received: 20.08.2014