A print is the rare gift that stays on the wall long after Christmas.
These are the works that have travelled furthest from this shop — Mainie Jellett's Achill horses, Frederic William Burton's The Meeting on the Turret Stairs, the Ha'penny Bridge at night, the light coming off Murlough Bay. Several of the originals hang in the National Gallery of Ireland.
Every print is made to order at the press nearest the delivery address — Ireland, the UK, the United States, Canada or Australia — so a gift posted to Boston or Brisbane arrives as quickly as one posted to Cork. For a gift, framed is usually the kinder choice: it arrives ready for the wall. An unframed print, however good, hands the person you are giving it to a trip to the framer and a bill of their own — so unframed suits someone you know likes to frame things their way.
Not sure what suits the occasion? Irish art as a gift sets out what works for a wedding, a new home, an anniversary, a christening, or someone living far from Ireland — with named works and honest reasons, including what to avoid.
Reference pages: Irish artists we print — who each artist was, their dates, and where their work hangs. National Gallery of Ireland works we print — every work whose original is in the national collection, with dates, media and accession numbers. Which Irish art is in the public domain — and when the rest arrives.
Order by these dates for Christmas
Every print is made to order, so the date that matters is when it leaves the press, not what's on the shelf. For delivery by 23 December, order by 26 November for Australia, 30 November for Canada, 2 December for the United States, 4 December for the United Kingdom, and 7 December for Ireland.
Before you send it as a gift
How long does it take? Each print is made when you order it and leaves the press within 2–5 working days. Delivery after that: Ireland 3–7 working days, the UK 4–8, the United States 5–10, Canada 6–12, Australia 7–14. Tracking comes by email on dispatch.
Will they pay customs at the door? Normally not. The print is made at the press nearest the delivery address, so a gift to London or Chicago is made in the UK or the US and never crosses a border to reach them.
What if it arrives damaged? Send a photo within 14 days of delivery and it is put right at no cost to you.
Framed or unframed? Framed prints come in black, wood or white and arrive ready to hang. The very largest sizes are made unframed only.
Will it look as it does on screen? A screen is lit from behind and paper is not, so a print reads a shade softer than it does on a phone. It is printed in pigment inks on acid-free archival paper, which holds its colour for decades.
