National Gallery of Art

Published May 24, 2025 Updated May 24, 2025

Fifty-three masterpieces from the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

1995 USAArt GalleryEducationSafari Limited

All the paintings reproduced in this pack were acquired by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, between 1937 and 1989. Artists whose works are featured include Canaletto, Cassatt, Cézanne, David, Fragonard, Gauguin, Klimt, Magritte, Manet, Monet, Picasso, Raphael, Renoir, Rothko, Rubens and van Gogh. The format is vertical throughout, which means that some works look extremely small compared with the originals. The artist’s name, title of the work, size and acquisition date are given at the foot of each card. The reverse is mainly white, with the name of the gallery in the upper half and ‘Washington’ at the bottom.

National Gallery of Art souvenir playing cards published by Safari Limited, Miami, FL, USA, c1995. © National Gallery of Art, Washington National Gallery of Art souvenir playing cards published by Safari Limited, Miami, FL, USA, c1995. © National Gallery of Art, Washington

Above: National Gallery of Art souvenir playing cards published by Safari Limited, Miami, FL, USA, c1995. Made in Germany (probably by A.S.S.). 52 cards + 2 (identical) Jokers + 1 bridge score card + 1 title card (with blank back) in clear plastic box. Size: 58 x 88 mm. © National Gallery of Art, Washington

Both single and double packs were produced.

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By Roddy Somerville

France • Member since May 31, 2022

Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.

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