Alpha Reproduction · Advice and inspiration
Tips, guides and inspiration for choosing your painting
Understand masterpieces, discover great painters and find it reproduction adapted to your interior. Our guides support you from the choice of subject to the validation of your painting in oil.
Understand the works
Accessible stories, symbols, movements and analyses.
Choose for your interior
Formats, colors, parts and visual effects compared.
Order with confidence
Quality, photo validation, retouching and delivery explained.
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Explore art as needed
Six editorial spaces bring together more than 280 articles devoted to painters, famous works, decoration and reproduction hand painted.
Art history
Biographies, art movements, museums and stories surrounding great works.
Discover art history
Famous paintings
Analyzes of works, context, composition, details and reasons for their fame.
Explore masterpieces
Famous painters
Essential artists classified by country, period, movement and major works.
Discover the painters
Top famous paintings
Selections by artist, movement, country, subject or era to get to the point.
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Purchase and decoration
Choose a work according to the room, the wall, the colors, the light and the format.
Find decorating ideas
FAQ and information
Order, quality, canvas preparation and concrete answers before purchase.
Consult practical informationEssential guides
The four answers to know before ordering
Start here to set the size, check the technique, judge the quality and prepare a custom request.
What size of painting choose?
Measure the wall, compare the canvas to the furniture and visualize the correct proportions.
Read the dimensions guidepainting oil or print?
Texture, relief, variations and controls useful to distinguish the two techniques.
Compare painting and printingSee the actual quality of the workshop
Examples of achievements, painted details, control photos and results before shipment.
See quality examplesPrepare one reproduction custom made
Work, reference image, dimensions and expectations: the elements necessary for the quote.
Prepare your requestRead now
Three articles to start with
A modern city according to Renoir, the London light of Monet and a large Pre-Raphaelite selection.
Renoir and the bridges of Paris
Pont-Neuf, Pont des Arts and birth of the modern city.
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The Parliament of London by Monet
When the Thames is dressed in mist, reflections and light.
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Top 100 Pre-Raphaelite paintings
The essential works of a poetic and meticulous movement.
See the selectionChoose one painting
Start from what matters most to your interior
The same wall can be approached by subject, room, color, art style or painter.
Choose by theme
Portrait, landscape, still life, animals, mythology or sacred art.
02Choose according to the room
Living room, bedroom, office, dining room, hotel or restaurant.
03Choose by color
Blue, red, green, gold, bright, dark, hot or cold.
04Choose by style
Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionism, Romanticism and other currents.
05Choose by painter
Browse the great artists and their best-known works.
Simple method
From first crush to order
Define the desired effect
Calm, energy, elegance, light or strong presence: start with the emotion that the work should create.
Adapt the format to the wall
Respect the proportions of the work and leave enough space around the canvas.
Check before shipping
Photos of the painting completed, color checking and touch-ups possible before sending.
Search in guides
Are you looking for a specific artist, work or advice?
Search only in articles on the site: artist, painting, movement, color, piece or practical question.
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Understand each step of the reproduction
Our practical content explains oil production, photo validation, retouching and shipping of the canvas. For editorial rules and sources, also see our editorial policy.
- 1Choice of workReference catalog or image
- 2Custom formatProportions adapted to the wall
- 3painting in oilManual production on canvas
- 4Photo validationControl and alterations possible
Frequently asked questions
Use the guides and prepare your project
Where to start when choosing one painting ?
Start with the desired effect in the room, then check the wall size, dominant colors and format of the work.
Does the advice only concern works in the catalog?
No. Guides are also used to prepare a reproduction custom-made from a reference work or image missing from the catalog.
How to find a specific article?
Use the dedicated search on this page. It limits results to articles and accepts an artist, work title, movement or question.
How to check quality before shipping?
Photos of the painting completed are sent before shipping. They allow you to check the general rendering, colors, faces and details, then request touch-ups if necessary.
Can I request personalized advice for my wall?
Yes. Send a photo of the room, the available dimensions and some information on the desired atmosphere from the contact page or reproduction custom made.
Need personalized advice?
Show us your wall and the work that interests you
Send a photo of the room, approximate dimensions and name of the room painting. The workshop will be able to guide you towards a suitable format and composition.