Carl Larsson Christmas Tree Coffee Tea Mug

Carl Larsson Christmas Tree Coffee Tea Mug from Zazzle.com

Carl Larsson Christmas Tree Coffee Tea Mug

Carl Larsson Juletræ (Christmas Tree) 1917

Looking at Larsson's paintings always leaves me feeling refreshed, and this one is no exception. I love the graceful lines, the feeling of calm anticipation and the sense of a happy family this painting evokes.

Description: A pretty little blond girl in traditional folk costume stands on a chair to add a candle to the Christmas tree.

Matching note cards, address labels, stickers and more are available in my gallery's Holiday and Winter Collection.

About the artist: Larsson, Carl (b Stockholm, 28 May 1853; d Falun, 22 Jan. 1919) was a Swedish painter, illustrator, printmaker, and writer. His work included numerous portraits and book illustrations, as well as several large murals (the best known are those on Sweden's artistic history in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, 1896), but he is now remembered mainly for his watercolors of the idyllic life he enjoyed in his now-famous house in the village of Sundborn with his wife Karin and their eight children.

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Alphonse Mucha

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha

Elegant Art Nouveau Poinsettias by Alphonse Mucha

Vibrant Poinsettias in shades of cherise pink, fuchsia, orchid and vermilion to brighten any winter day. "Joyeux Noël" in a lovely handwritten script at left.

Add the matching mouse pad for a smashing holiday desk set.

Other versions of this mug, along with coordinating Christmas cards, note cards, postage stamps, postcards, stickers and more are available in my gallery's Alphonse Mucha Christmas Poinsettia Collection.

About the original work of art:
Artist: Alphons Mucha
Title: Le Rubis (The Ruby)
Date: 1900
Period or Movement: Art Nouveau
Medium and Support: Color Lithograph
Série de lithographies en couleurs intitulée Les Pierres Précieuses

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha from Zazzle.com

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Alphonse Mucha

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha

Elegant Art Nouveau Poinsettias by Alphonse Mucha

Vibrant Poinsettias in shades of cherise pink, fuchsia, orchid and vermilion to brighten any winter day. "Joyeux Noël" in a lovely handwritten script at left.

Add the matching mouse pad for a smashing holiday desk set.

Other versions of this mug, along with coordinating Christmas cards, note cards, postage stamps, postcards, stickers and more are available in my gallery's Alphonse Mucha Christmas Poinsettia Collection.

About the original work of art:
Artist: Alphons Mucha
Title: Le Rubis (The Ruby)
Date: 1900
Period or Movement: Art Nouveau
Medium and Support: Color Lithograph
Série de lithographies en couleurs intitulée Les Pierres Précieuses

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha from Zazzle.com

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Alphonse Mucha

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha

Elegant Art Nouveau Poinsettias by Alphonse Mucha

Vibrant Poinsettias in shades of cherise pink, fuchsia, orchid and vermilion to brighten any winter day. "Joyeux Noël" in a lovely handwritten script at right.

Add the matching mouse pad for a smashing holiday desk set.

Other versions of this mug, along with coordinating Christmas cards, note cards, postage stamps, postcards, stickers and more are available in my gallery's Alphonse Mucha Christmas Poinsettia Collection.

About the original work of art:
Artist: Alphons Mucha
Title: Le Rubis (The Ruby)
Date: 1900
Period or Movement: Art Nouveau
Medium and Support: Color Lithograph
Série de lithographies en couleurs intitulée Les Pierres Précieuses

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha from Zazzle.com

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Alphonse Mucha

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha

Elegant Art Nouveau Poinsettias by Alphonse Mucha

Vibrant Poinsettias in shades of cherise pink, fuchsia, orchid and vermilion to brighten any winter day.

Add the matching mouse pad for a smashing holiday desk set.

Other versions of this mug, along with coordinating Christmas cards, note cards, postage stamps, postcards, stickers and more are available in my gallery's Alphonse Mucha Christmas Poinsettia Collection.

About the original work of art:
Artist: Alphons Mucha
Title: Le Rubis (The Ruby)
Date: 1900
Period or Movement: Art Nouveau
Medium and Support: Color Lithograph
Série de lithographies en couleurs intitulée Les Pierres Précieuses

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha from Zazzle.com

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Alphonse Mucha

 

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Tea Mug Mucha

Elegant Art Nouveau Poinsettias by Alphonse Mucha

Vibrant Poinsettias in shades of cherise pink, fuchsia, orchid and vermilion to brighten any winter day.

Add the matching mouse pad for a smashing holiday desk set.

Other versions of this mug, along with coordinating Christmas cards, note cards, postage stamps, postcards, stickers and more are available in my gallery's Alphonse Mucha Christmas Poinsettia Collection.

About the original work of art:
Artist: Alphons Mucha
Title: Le Rubis (The Ruby)
Date: 1900
Period or Movement: Art Nouveau
Medium and Support: Color Lithograph
Série de lithographies en couleurs intitulée Les Pierres Précieuses

Art Nouveau Poinsettia Christmas Coffee Mug Mucha from Zazzle.com

Winter Sleigh Ride Christmas Tea or Coffee Mug

 

 

Winter Sleigh Ride Christmas Coffee Mug

Snowy scene with sleds horse-drawn sleighs

A beautiful snowy scene of outdoor winter fun: horse-drawn sleighs, children sledding with their dogs, a merry-go-round at the winter carnival. Winter sunset colors of pink and yellow and pale green sky as flocks of swallows emerge from the church spires. From a 1916 painting.

Matching Christmas cards, note cards, and more are available in my gallery's Christmas, Holiday and Winter Collection.

Winter Sleigh Ride Christmas Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com 

Winter Sunset Snowy Cityscape Christmas Coffee Tea Mug

 

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Winter Sunset Cityscape Christmas Coffee Mug

Snowy scene with church spires and swallows

Winter sunset colors of pink and yellow and pale green sky as flocks of swallows emerge from the church spires. Beautiful snow-laden trees. From a 1916 painting.

Matching Christmas cards, note cards, and more are available in my gallery's Christmas, Holiday and Winter Collection.

Renaissance Angel Coffee Tea Mug Melozzo da Forlì

Renaissance Angel Coffee Tea Mug Melozzo da Forlì from Zazzle.com

Renaissance Angel Coffee Tea Mug Melozzo da Forlì

Angelo Musicanto - Melozzo da Forli - 1480

Angelo Musicanto (Music-Making Angel) by Melozzo da Forli, 1480. Your coffee, tea or cocoa will taste heavenly in this beautiful Renaissance angel mug. I love the uplifting colors, the expression on the angel's face, and that lovely Cimabue blue sky between his outstretched wings.

Add the coordinating mousepad for a stunning desk set.  Matching note cards and more in my gallery's Angel collection.

Renaissance Angel Coffee Tea Mug Melozzo da Forlì from Zazzle.com

Verneuil Art Nouveau Seahorse Coffee Mug

Verneuil Art Nouveau Seahorse Coffee Mug
Elegant Sea Horses by Maurice Pillard-Verneuil

Elegant seahorses cling to undulating seaweed. You can almost feel the gentle sway of the water. Sophisticated palette of onyx black and chamoisee brown. One of M.P. Verneuil's signature designs and a fine example of Gilded Age grace and refinement. I love the subtle hand stenciled look.

Available in all styles and sizes.

About the artist: Maurice Pillard-Verneuil studied under Art Nouveau master Eugene Grasset. An early interest in Japanese printmaking blossomed into a passion for Asian art after his visit to Southeast Asia. In love with nature and the natural world, he drew inspiration from plants, flowers, animals, insects and marine life.

About this artwork:  This particular design is from a suite of 60 color lithographs after decorative Art Nouveau devices by Mucha, Verneuil and Auriol found in the book 'Combinaisons Ornementales se Multipliant à l'Infini à l'Aide du Miroir' (Decorative Combinations, Infinitely Multiplied with a Mirror) by George Auriol, pseudonym of Jean-Georges Huyot, journalist, poet, songwriter, painter and engraver. Published in the year 1900 by Librairie Centrale des Beaux Arts, Paris.

It has been carefully and lovingly prepared for print by a professional graphic artist using state-of-the-art software. It is a joy to bring the best art of previous centuries into our own for everyday use and enjoyment. I hope you will enjoy using this mug as much as I enjoyed working on the design.

Verneuil Art Nouveau Seahorse Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com

Alphonse Mucha Laurel Art Nouveau Coffee Mug

Alphonse Mucha Laurel Art Nouveau Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com

Alphonse Mucha's Le Laurier (Laurel), 1901

Le Laurier (Laurel), 1901 by Alphonse Mucha (color lithograph). 

Like its companion pieceLe Lierre (Ivy), the wonderful trompe l'oeil effect gives this piece an earthy, garden feel and a tactile appeal. You want to actually reach out and feel the texture of the tile mosaics. The Arts and Crafts Movement influence is stronger and the palette more restrained in these two pieces than in Mucha's other works, yet that lyrical Mucha magic is as potent as ever.

See my gallery for coordinating items.

Alphonse Mucha Laurel Art Nouveau Coffee Tea Mug

Alphonse Mucha Laurel Art Nouveau Coffee Tea Mug from Zazzle.com

Le Laurier (Laurel), 1901 by Alphonse Mucha (color lithograph). 

Like its companion pieceLe Lierre (Ivy), the wonderful trompe l'oeil effect gives this piece an earthy, garden feel and a tactile appeal. You want to actually reach out and feel the texture of the tile mosaics. The Arts and Crafts Movement influence is stronger and the palette more restrained in these two pieces than in Mucha's other works, yet that lyrical Mucha magic is as potent as ever.

Now you can enjoy this beautiful work of art with your morning tea or coffee.  It gives me great pleasure to bring the best art of past centuries into our own for everyday use and enjoyment.  

Add the matching mouse pad for a smashing desk set.  Please see the Art Nouveau Collection in my gallery for more coordinating items.

Alphonse Mucha Ivy Art Nouveau Coffee Mug

Alphonse Mucha Ivy Art Nouveau Coffee Mug

Alphonse Mucha's Le Lierre (Ivy), 1901

Le Lierre (Ivy), 1901 by Alphonse Mucha.

A marvelous palette of soft greens, dusty lilac and mahogany brown. I love the graceful swags of ivy looped through her hair.

Like its companion piece Le Laurier (Laurel), the wonderful trompe-l'oeil effect gives this work an earthy, garden feel and a tactile appeal. You want to actually reach out and feel the texture of the tile mosaics. The Arts and Crafts Movement influence is stronger and the palette more restrained in these two pieces than in most of Mucha's other works, yet that lyrical Mucha magic is as potent as ever.

Matching note cards, postcards, return address labels, stickers and more are available in my gallery's Art Nouveau Collection. See my Alphonse Mucha Ivy Collection for all the coordinating items.

 Alphonse Mucha Ivy Art Nouveau Coffee Mug from Zazzle.com

Blue Jay Mug with Henry David Thoreau Quote

Blue Jay Mug from Zazzle.com

Blue Jay Mug

with accompanying words from Henry David Thoreau

A jaunty Blue Jay with accompanying words by Henry David Thoreau in a script with a slightly rough and antique handwritten feel appropriate to the quotation. The text reads:

"Hear! hear!" cried the jay from a neighboring tree,
where I'd a twittering for quite some time,
"Winter has a concentrated and nutty kernel
if you know where to look for it."
~ Henry David Thoreau 28 November 1858 journal entry

The Blue Jay was inspired by a 1760s American watercolor by an unknown artist; the chestnut, seed pod and tiny garden spider by late 16th-century works.

It's a joy to bring the art and writings of previous centuries into our own for everyday use and enjoyment. I hope you will enjoy using this mug as much as I enjoyed creating the design.

Species: Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata

Perfect for backyard birders and nature lovers!

Feed the Birds Cardinal Mug

 
Feed the Birds Cardinal Mug from Zazzle.com

Feed the Birds. It's a Cardinal Virtue!

Cheerful cardinals parade around this mug. "Feed the Birds. It's a Cardinal Virtue!" in classy script with the feel of handwriting above. There's even a sunflower seed for a touch of fun. Perfect for the backyard birder or nature lover!

Species: Northern Cardinal Cardinal cardinalis

I drew the inspiration for the cardinals from a wonderful 1760s American watercolor by an unknown artist. I hope you will enjoy this mug as much as I enjoyed creating the design. It's a joy to bring this artist's work into our century for everyday use and enjoyment.

Available in all styles and colors. Try them out and see which suits you best!

Cardinals in a Row Mug

 
Cardinals in a Row Mug from Zazzle.com

Cardinals in a Row Mug

Yes, both kinds!

A 16th-century Cardinal leads a procession of Cardinals of the avian persuasion. The script above reads:

"Cardinals process in a row
Red peaked hats against the snow"

Yeah, I just made up the words, but they certainly fit. I love the "oh come now" expression on the Cardinal's face juxtaposed with the birds' "happy birdies are we" expressions.

The human Cardinal is from Raphael's Portrait of a Cardinal (1510-11). The Cardinal birds were inspired by a 1760s American watercolor by an unknown artist. A fun addition to my American Songbirds Series.

Species: Northern Cardinal Cardinal cardinalis

I hope you will enjoy using this mug as much as I enjoyed creating the design. It's truly a joy to bring the art of previous centuries into our own for everyday use and enjoyment.

This mug is available in all styles. Try them out and see which you like best.

Still Life with Ham and Cat Fine Art Mug

Still Life with Ham and Cat Fine Art Mug from Zazzle.com

Where there is ham there should also be a cat

The lovely Miss Moo poses with one of her favorite edibles. In her considered feline opinion, Willem Claesz Heda's Still Life with Ham and Silverware is much improved by the addition of a voluptuous cat.

Miss Moo's words of wisdom are also added at left: "Where there is ham, there should also be a cat. (The reverse is also true.)"

Perfect for the cat lover who is also an art lover (or ham lover!).

Alphonse Mucha Woman With A Daisy Art Nouveau Mug

 
Alphonse Mucha Woman With Daisy Art Nouveau Mug from Zazzle.com

Alphonse Mucha Woman With A Daisy Coffee Tea Mug

Alphonse Mucha's Femme A La Marguerite

Femme A La Marguerite (Woman with a Daisy) c. 1900 by Alphonse Mucha. Fluid lines and a marvelously subtle palette. Sheer grace on a mug.

See the entire Woman with a Daisy Collection for coordinating items.

Mucha Woman Among the Flowers Art Nouveau Coffee Mug

Mucha Woman Among the Flowers Art Nouveau Mug from Zazzle.com

Mucha Woman Among the Flowers Art Nouveau Coffee Tea Mug

Alphonse Mucha's Femme Parmi Les Fleurs

Femme Parmi Les Fleurs (Woman among the Flowers) c. 1900. by Alphonse Mucha. Graceful, flowing lines and the yummiest of colors. I love the combination of the raspberry syrup and the watermelon pinks. Add the matching mouse pad for a stunning set!

See my gallery'sWoman Among The Flowers Collection for more coordinating items.

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Diary of a Bad Cat Coffee Mug

Diary of a Bad Cat Mug from Zazzle.com

Diary of a Bad Cat Coffee Tea Mug

The Official Bad Cat Mug

Inspired by the header of Clarence's blog Diary of a Bad Cat. For cool cats only. (Clarence says it will make you cool. Almost as cool as he is. )

Black cat carrying a red carpet bag and umbrella inspired by a 1909 postcard. Grunge background of yellowed newsprint, swirls, old lace and a coffee stain (well, we hope it's a coffee stain -- you never know with Clarence -- it does look suspicious!).

A line from an early 20th century song "I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way" in upper left corner. (It seems to be Clarence's motto.)

Perfect for cool cats, bad cats and cat admirers of all stripes.

See all the coordinating items in my gallery's Diary of a Bad Cat Collection.