Finding Fine Art Gifts for Birthdays

Birthday gifts are all about personality. To find the perfect gift, you may want to ask yourself some of the Antique Toys For Sale questions: What is the personality of the recipient? What are their hobbies or pastimes? What time of year were they born? Is this birthday a particularly significant year?

Some gift choices are fairly obvious. For a gourmet cook, anything to do with the kitchen can make a wonderful birthday gift. Kitchens are traditionally decorated with images of flowers and plants, particularly plants associated with food such as herbs or vegetables. If the recipient you have in mind is a gardener or flower lover, then choose a gift based on their favorite flowers or a flower with meaningful symbolism. If you are buying a gift for a man, think about a painting or print featuring a landscape, seascape or forest image.

Fine art birthday gifts can also be given related to the season in which the birthday falls. Winter birthdays are the toughest call. Birthdays near the holidays are even harder! What do you buy for someone who is already getting a bevy of gifts for Christmas or Hanukah? You may have to think of something a bit unusual. That's where fine art gifts come in handy.

With so many prints and paintings available today, finding a gift for even the most difficult recipient should still be possible. For a spring and summer birthdays, fine art gifts featuring flowers are ideal. Men tend to prefer wildflowers, while women often like traditional garden flowers. For an autumn birthday, try a brilliantly colored forest scene. For a winter birthday, try either a winter scene or an image independent of the season such as a cityscape or abstract painting.

For significant birthdays such as those that celebrate decade milestones, you may want to think about a little larger birthday gift or something that can be of value for a lifetime or more. Original artwork or a large limited edition fine art print might be just the thing. Once again, don't forget to look for an image that Antique Postcards the recipient's personality!

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