Printable Vintage Art: A Montmartre by Paul Gavarni

A Montmartre, 1843
- Ce qui est pointu, c'est St-Eustache.
- Oui, où qu'est l'échoppe de mon honorée mère.
- A présent, suis le bout de mon doigt...à droite de l'affaire carrée,
qui est notre église...
- contre une fumée...vois-tu ce balcon qui reluit?...
- c'est ton salon...
by Paul Gavarni (1804–1866)

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the illustration (seen above),
downloadable as a 8" x 10" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Art: Walk at Dusk by Caspar David Friedrich

Walk at Dusk (Man Contemplating a Megalith),
possibly a self-portrait, c1835
by Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840)

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existence. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery each day.
― Albert Einstein

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.
― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
― Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince

Sources:
[1] Original image from Wikimedia
[2] The Real Victorian's enhanced version of the painting (seen above),
downloadable as a 24" x 18" @ 300 ppi JPEG

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Printable Vintage Photo for Collage Art, Graphic Design, Papercrafts or Scrapbooking: Lady with Falling Four-Leaf Clover, 1911

May Light always surround you;
Hope kindle and rebound you.
May your Hurts turn to Healing;
Your Heart embrace Feeling.
May Wounds become Wisdom;
Every Kindness a Prism.
May Laughter infect you;
Your Passion resurrect you.
May Goodness inspire
your Deepest Desires.
Through all that you Reach For,
May your arms Never Tire.
― D. Simone

Grungy hand-tinted vintage postcard from 1911 showing an Edwardian lady in flowered shawl with a shower of falling four-leaf clovers. Free high-res 4" x 6" @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark for collage art, graphic design, papercrafts or scrapbooking projects here.


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