Vase with Zinnias Postcard — Vincent van Gogh, 1886

A crowded green vase holds white daisies, an orange zinnia, and a few sprays of red — set against a near-black background that makes every petal glow. Van Gogh painted this in his first months in Paris, 1886, when he traded the dim earth tones of the Netherlands for a bolder, sun-warmed palette. The bouquet reads less like an arrangement than a close, confident study in living color.

A bright note for someone who keeps fresh flowers on their desk, or a spring postcrossing swap.