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Roses for Valentine’s Day
Say it with roses that will last a lifetime. Two centuries ago, Napoleon created the most spectacular botanical garden on earth for his Josephine. Then he commissioned the greatest botanical artist in history to paint the perfect specimens. Today, we perfectly re-create these original watercolors for the
first time ever – so that you can have and give these exclusive, most beautiful and most romantic paintings by Pierre Joseph Redouté. Like all our Perfect Recreations™, these are archival watercolors on archival watercolor paper – so they should still be perfect well into the 22nd century. You can’t hurry love – but you really shouldn’t waste another moment if you want to express it with an imperially romantic gesture. Redouté’s Bouquet of Roses and Carnations may be the most romantically exquisite image of roses ever. As with all of his masterpieces, the careful use of light and the fine detail -- right down to the water droplet clinging to a pale pink petal -- combine to yield an almost three-dimensional picture.If roses are a bit too, well, traditional for your celebration of romantic love, Redouté's masterpiece of The Rose of Sharon is perfect for you -- because it’s really a hibiscus by another name. Redouté captured the freshness of its profuse blooms in this spectacularly vibrant work that will provide years of romantic thoughts and … WE SHIP unframed art in 3 - 5 days; framed art in 3 - 4 weeks.
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