Christmas 2026Christmas gift ideas: triptych wall art and art and poetry prints

What are good Christmas gifts for women?

A work of art that looks like her: a poem if she reads, a painting if she loves museums. Whether it is a Christmas gift for her, for your wife or for a friend, it is one she sees every day, and that never ends up in a drawer.

For a book lover, the Hugo, Proust, Apollinaire triptych brings together three texts every French reader knows by heart; the Baudelaire triptych gathers The Albatross, Correspondences and Invitation to the Voyage. For a painting lover, Monet and Klimt are safe choices.

What are good Christmas gifts for men?

An old master for his living room, the Christmas gift for him that outlasts the season. The Starry Night, The Great Wave and The Kiss, together in the Masterpieces triptych, span about 64 inches, the width of a sofa.

If he likes clean lines, Japanese woodblock prints by Gekkō, Takahashi and Koson, or Van Gogh on his own. If he reads, Baudelaire's Man and the Sea.

What are the best Christmas gifts for mom and grandma?

Flowers that never fade. The Monet triptych opens with Woman with a Parasol (1875), Monet's portrait of his wife Camille and their son Jean; William Morris florals suit a kitchen or an entryway. For grandma, the same choice in a smaller size: a single 16x20 in print fits anywhere. For the mom who has everything, a poem is the one thing she will not have twice.

What are good Christmas gifts for dad?

The sea and the written word: Baudelaire's Man and the Sea and The Albatross, or Hokusai's Great Wave, made around 1831.

What are good Christmas gifts for couples?

A work of art for the home they share. The Klimt triptych places The Kiss, painted in Vienna in 1907 and 1908, between two gardens in bloom; the bedroom triptych hangs above a queen-size headboard.

What is a good housewarming gift?

A work of art for the first room they furnish. A housewarming gift lasts when it is chosen for the home, not for the party: a 3 piece wall art set above the sofa, or William Morris prints for a kitchen or an entryway. Shipped without a frame, it lets them choose one that matches their home.

What are the best gifts for book lovers?

A text they know, set like a book page: the bookish gift readers keep on display. Victor Hugo's Tomorrow, at Dawn, Proust's madeleine page, Apollinaire’s calligrams published in 1918: each text is laid out with its margins, its title and its source, in the original French. See all literary prints.

What are the best literary gifts that are not books?

A text to hang. Most gift guides for book lovers suggest novels, bookmarks and tote bags; a page of poetry, set and printed large, stays in the home for years and is reread in passing.

Tomorrow, at Dawn, Invitation to the Voyage, Proust's madeleine page: each text keeps its title, its source and its margins, like a book page, in the original French. Literary gifts for her and for him are all in our literary prints.

What do you get someone who has everything for Christmas?

A work of art chosen for them, rather than one more object. The poem they quote, the painter they went to see in Paris or Vienna: a gift that says you know them, and that they cannot already own twice.

For a home that is already furnished, a triptych is the safest choice: it dresses one space, above a sofa or a bed.

What are good Christmas gifts for Francophiles?

French poetry in the original: Victor Hugo, Baudelaire, Apollinaire, Proust, printed as they were written. More ideas in our guide to gifts for Francophiles.

What are good Christmas gifts for art lovers?

Museum masterpieces, printed large: Van Gogh, Monet, Klimt, Hokusai, Matisse. Each painting is sold alone or as part of a triptych.

What are good Christmas gifts for teachers?

A poem rather than one more mug. An Apollinaire calligram or a short quote in 12x16 in fits a classroom or a desk; for an English or French teacher, Apollinaire’s calligrams or a page of Proust are a gift they will actually hang.

What is a unique Christmas gift idea?

The 1909 tarot, drawn by Pamela Colman Smith: the Star, Moon and Sun triptych gathers the three arcana of the sky. Vintage astronomy plates, Owen Jones's Grammar of Ornament (1856) or Julie de Graag's cats stand out from the usual gift ideas.

Can I find wall art gifts under $50?

Yes: every single print in 12x16 in costs less than $50, from Il faut s’aimer, a quote attributed to Victor Hugo, to the Star from the tarot or The Starry Night.

Why give a triptych, a set of 3 wall art prints?

Because it is 3 piece wall art curated in advance: three works chosen for one another, with the same margins and the same paper, that hang together above a sofa, a bed or a sideboard. There is nothing left to match. Three 20x28 in prints hung 2 to 3 inches apart span about 64 inches. See all triptychs.

What size print makes the best gift?

12x16 in for a shelf, a desk or a small room; 16x20 in for an entryway or a bedroom; 20x28 in for the living room, above furniture. All three are standard frame sizes. When in doubt, 16x20 in is the easiest to place.

Are the prints framed?

No, frames are not included: the prints ship on thick, matte, eco-friendly 170 gsm paper. Ship it straight to the person by entering their address at checkout, or give it with a ready-made frame in the same size.