Sewing by the Window — Henri Lebasque | Zolota Ptakha

Two figures, two chairs, one open window: it is one of Lebasque's most often-repeated compositions, and one of his most personal — his wife Marthe and their daughter at work in the family rooms, with daylight doing the rest. The picture belongs to a wider European fashion for windows and interiors that runs from Vermeer through the post-impressionists, here softened into something almost shared rather than observed. Carried on a postcard it reads as a quiet thank-you note in advance, easy to send alongside other intimate scenes from an art postcard collection.