Academic Art
ACADEMIC STYLE
During the Renaissance, the first European fine art academies were established in Italy and would guide the style and standards of visual culture in the following centuries. Academic art became dominant across the continent in the 17th century, with artists coming together to offer instruction in this style of painting and sculpture.
The academic art period represented a significant change from the previous era when painters, sculptors and other artists were part of guilds and seen more as artisans than purveyors of culture. While patronage from the elite and the church remained pivotal, young artists were able to support themselves for the first time through academic exhibitions and an independent marketplace. The leading academies included the French Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture founded in Paris in 1648 (which became the Académie des Beaux-Arts after the French Revolution) and the London Royal Academy of Arts formed in 1768 under the inaugural leadership of painter Joshua Reynolds.
Academy students sketched drawings based on prints, sculptures and, finally, live models. Movements including neoclassicism and romanticism were particularly popular in these art schools and institutions where the influence of Raphael and Nicolas Poussin was prominent. Beaux Arts architecture and furniture design drew on these movements, too, and, as they also originated at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, the disciplines share common ground with academic painting and sculpture.
Although academic art was a major shift for artistic status when it began, by the middle of the 19th century it was viewed as stodgy and resistant to new ideas, with the subject matter of artists such as William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Léon Gérôme generally limited to allegorical or mythological themes. Impressionism, realism and the other movements that engaged with contemporary issues that followed were direct reactions to the academic tradition, although it continued to inform the avant-garde as artists like Gustav Klimt and Pablo Picasso started their practices as academic realists.
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Style: Academic
Set of Extraordinary Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Seasons
Located in Rome, IT
Four season ,monumental classically draped female figures and their distinguishing symbols on a square base.
Autumn, winter, spring and summer.
Timeless classical decoration for you...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Limestone
The Apparition - Large, Fine 1884 French Oil Painting - MAKE OFFER
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunningly dramatic and well-rendered oil on canvas painted by French artist Antoine Marie Roucole in 1884. With the ornate antique gilt plaster frame, and with its size, it has t...
Category
1880s Academic Art
Materials
Oil
"Montauk Point Lighthouse" Antique 19th Century Academic Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Signed lower left corner
Painting Size: 9.13″ x 18.20″
Frame Size: 14.13″ x 20.13″
Francis Augustus Silva (1835-1886) was a prominent American artist renowned for his remarkable ability to paint boats and seascapes...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apples and Lemons by Edith LUTZ - Oil on Canvas - 64x96 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Edith Lutz-Romani (1894-1983) was an Austrian painter active during the 20th century. Although detailed information about her life is limited, she was born in 1894 and developed her ...
Category
1910s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Daughters of Spain oil on canvas painting young woman
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: "Daughters of Spain"
Artist: Juan José Barreira Polo (1887-1957)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 31.5 x 27.5 in (80 x 70 cm)
Framing: Unframed
Signature: Signed at the lower left corner as "J. Barreira"
Period: Approximately first half of the 20th century
Movement/Style: Realist Costumbrismo, Spanish Academicism
Description of the Artwork
"Daughters of Spain" is a remarkable example of Spanish Costumbrismo, where Juan José Barreira Polo masterfully captures the essence of national identity and tradition. The painting portrays two young Spanish girls in traditional attire, exuding warmth and natural grace.
The older girl, with a gentle smile, wears a richly embroidered blue shawl and has flowers adorning her hair, while delicately holding a copper jug filled with vibrant orange flowers. Beside her, the younger girl, with an innocent and joyful expression, holds a doll dressed in red with floral embellishments, evoking the charm of childhood and cultural heritage.
The well-balanced composition and softly blurred background enhance the presence of the figures. Barreira Polo employs a warm color palette and skillful lighting to create harmony, while his refined brushwork and attention to detail in facial expressions and textiles reflect his academic training. The artwork conveys a profound sense of cultural pride and nostalgia for Spain’s rich traditions.
Artist’s Biography
Juan José Barreira Polo (Valencia, March 31, 1887 – Valencia, January 30, 1957) was a Spanish painter specialized in portraits and costumbrista scenes. Son of the painter Vicente Barreira Meliá, he trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos in Valencia, where he obtained his degree as a drawing professor in 1933.
Throughout his career, he gained recognition for his representations of Spanish traditions and culture, receiving several awards at various exhibitions. In 1925, he won first prize in the Valencia City Council's poster competition. In addition to his pictorial work, he was an editorial board member of the magazine Semana Gráfica, contributing to the artistic and graphic culture of his time. His paintings, known for their exquisite detail and vibrant colors, are part of private collections worldwide and are admired for their ability to capture the spirit of Spanish heritage.
Similar Artists and References
The style of Juan José Barreira Polo is associated with other realist and costumbrista painters, such as:
José Mongrell...
Category
1930s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Odalisque with Tray oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title of the Artwork: Odalisque with Tray
Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches
Frame: Unframed
Style: Figurative, focusing on the fe...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Stride
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Anatomical Study of a Horse's Stride
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Pen on paper
Size: 20 (Height) x 13.75 (Width)
Signed: No
Condition: Good...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Pen
Portrait, Classic Art, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2018
Style: Academic Realism,
Subject: Portrait,
Size: 9.5" x 7.5" x 1'' i...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pre-Second Republic Academic Study Of A Male Nude Framed 1840s French Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Henry Arthur Roberts.
French ( b.1819 - d.1900 ).
Academic Life Study Of A Standing Male Nude.
Pencil & Charcoal On Paper.
Paper size 23.8 inches x 13.6 inches ( 60.5cm x 34.5cm ).
Frame size 28.3 inches x 18.7 inches ( 72cm x 47.5cm ).
Available for sale; this academic life drawing of a male nude is by the French artist Henry Arthur Roberts and dates from the early 1840s.
The drawing is presented and supplied in a modest hand painted glazed wooden frame dating from the mid-20th century (which is shown in these photographs).
This antique drawing is in good condition, commensurate with its age. It is in an untouched condition having never been restored. The paper has handling marks, some light surface dirt, the odd foxing mark and general age toning. The overall patina adds to the aesthetic and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The drawing is not signed but came from a portfolio of drawings by Henry Arthur Roberts.
Henry Arthur Roberts was a recognised French artist, notable for his portraits and paintings of religious subjects. Born in Paris in 1819, he was the son of British watercolour artist James Roberts, himself active in Paris from 1819 -1846. Henry became a student of his father.
Henry Roberts’s talent as a young man was such that he was accepted as a student of Michel Martin Drölling and worked extensively with him. Drölling, the highly acclaimed neoclassic artist (1786-1851) was noted for his theatrical paintings of history and grand portraits. He produced many notable works, including a ceiling work for the Louvre, and works in the Palace of Versailles. Roberts would have studied with Drölling at an early stage in his career, as Drölling died when Roberts was 32. Learning with such a master would have had a huge impact on Roberts in terms of his academic skills and his own emerging style.
Roberts exhibited at the Salon de Paris from 1839, when he was only 20 years old, right through to 1867. His work in the Universal Exhibition of 1855 won him a Third Class Medal. He became Vice-President of the Association of Artists in Paris and in July 1898 he was elevated to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour with a foreign title. This was the highest state honour available to him, in recognition of his status as an artist.
Henry Roberts died in 1900, but his legacy lives on, with works in many famous public collections, including the Musée Carnavalet, the Musée du Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orsay, and in Boston, USA.
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This exceptional academic nude...
Category
1840s Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Cows, Landscape, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Landscape, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Artist: Karen Darbinyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Impressio...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bonaventure LAURENS Landscape painting View GRENOBLE from mountain French 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean Joseph Bonaventure LAURENS (Atributed to)
Carpentras, 1801 – Montpellier, 1890
View of Grenoble from the heights
Oil on canvas mounted on cardboard
35.5 x 42.5 cm (46.5 x 54.5 c...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil
Original French Textured Equine Study of a Horse
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Textured Equine Study of a Horse
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Acrylic and Textured Paste on Paper
Size: 14 (Height) x 14 (Width)
Signed: No...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Painter's Studio original painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas Framed
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Painter's Studio", oil on canvas, 39x27.5in / 100x70cm
The artist's studio and art objects part of artist' life and work. A sculpture, an antique head and a painting that remin...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Original French Study of Children Watching Horses Cross a Bridge
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Study of Children Watching Horses Cross a Bridge
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Ink on card
Size: 6.5 (Height) x 14.75 (Width)
Signed: No
Co...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Ink
"Quiet River at Dusk" Martin Johnson Heade, Salt Marsh, Luminist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Martin Johnson Heade
Quiet River at Dusk, circa 1859
Oil on canvas
15 x 25 inches
Martin Johnson Heade was born in Lumberville, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1819. He...
Category
1850s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magnificent early 20th Century Oil Painting of Race horses - At the Gallops
By Julius von Blaas
Located in London, GB
Julius von Blaas (1845-1923)
At The Gallops
circa 1905
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated “Julius von Blass / 1905” (lower left)
110 x 200 cm (140 x 230 cms framed ish)
This enormous and grand depiction of horses exercising is an iconic image not only of the edwardien era but also of today’s racing elite.
Julius von Blaas was taught by his father Carl von Blaas (1815-1994) and trained in Venice, Florence and Rome. He was also influenced by his celebrated brother Eugen von Blaas...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil
The Dance 19th-century Large Antique Nude Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed & Dated
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Exhibited at the Paris Salon, exhibition label on reverse.
Description:
Édouard François Zier (1837-1924) was a French painter known for his captiva...
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"A Surprising Visit" 19th Century Antique European Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
A Surprising Visit" by Eduardo León Garrido (Spanish, 1856-1949) invites viewers into a sumptuous journey through 19th-century European luxury. Eduardo León Garrido, a distinguished Spanish artist born in 1856 and leaving an artistic legacy until 1949, displayed a remarkable ability to capture the essence of his time through his brushstrokes.
This antique masterpiece, rendered in oil on panel and measuring 22 1/2 x 29 3/4 inches, unveils a world of opulence within a Royal European...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Painter's Studio original painting by Paula Craioveanu oil on canvas Framed
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Painter's Studio", oil on canvas, 39x27.5in / 100x70cm
The artist's studio and art objects part of artist' life and work. A sculpture, an antique head and a painting that remin...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Biedermeier Period Academic Life Study Male Nude Carrying A Staff Circa 1826
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Eduard Braun.
German ( b.1798 - d.1876 ).
Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Carrying A Staff.
Pencil & Charcoal On Paper With Heightening.
Annotation (presumably a dedication) Lower Left.
Paper size 24 inches x 16.5 inches ( 61cm x 42cm ).
Frame size 30.1 inches x 22.2 inches ( 76.5cm x 56.5cm ).
Available for sale; this academic life drawing of a male nude is by the German artist Eduard Braun and dates from around 1826.
The drawing is presented and supplied in an interesting configuration with a modern twist (which is shown in these photographs). The drawing has been float mounted between two sheets of Tru Vue Museum Glass® UV99 so that the wall or setting behind the hanging is visible and therefore provides the surround for the artwork.
This antique drawing is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The drawing is not signed but came from a portfolio of drawings by Eduard Braun. This drawing has a later annotation and presumably a dedication in red ink in the bottom left hand corner. The annotation is the monogram HL within a heart. The configuration of the HL resembles the format used by the French artist Henri Laurens 1885 – 1954 where the downstroke of the L is merged with the second downstroke of the H.
This stunning original pencil and charcoal drawing on paper is by a German artist called Eduard Braun. He was born in 1798 and died in 1876, but little else is known about him apart from the fact that he was active in the Paris art salons and rooms.
This drawing is from a portfolio by this artist on a similar theme and is typical of the type of academic study undertaken by serious art students throughout the nineteenth century. One of the other drawings in this portfolio is annotated as being created in 1826 and there is every reason to think that this drawing is contemporaneous with that.
The drawing is of a very high standard, capturing both strength and sensitivity, showcasing the artist’s ability to reproduce a lifelike image of a nude model.
The subject of this drawing is a young man, possibly in his mid-twenties, with a toned and muscular body. He is standing with his weight on his right leg, which is slightly bent, and holding a wooden staff in his right hand. His left foot is raised slightly with the toes pointed, and his left hand is placed behind his back. Although he is facing fully towards the viewer, his gaze is to his left. He has pleasant, serene expression on his face. The background is bare, save for the shadow cast by the model.
This original antique drawing...
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Countryside by A. Ecuyer - Gouache on paper 30x37 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on ark paper
Category
1950s Academic Art
Materials
Gouache
Bouquet and appels by Charles Felix Appenzeller - Oil on canvas 46x55 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame
Total size with frame 57x66 cm
Charles Felix APPENZELLER is an artist born in Switzerland in 1892 and died in 1964. His works have been sold at public...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Oil
Dance school by Benjamin II Vautier - Drawing 33x46 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Golden wooden frame with glass pane
49,5 x 63 x 2 cm
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Pencil
Ocean Breeze Large Seascape Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Large Size oil Painting
Artist: Karen Darbinyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2019
Style: Classic Art, Impressionism,
Subj...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman Selling Fruit oil on canvas painting european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Woman Selling Fruit
Author: Rosendo González Carbonell
Technique and Support: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 31.9 x 25.6 in (unframed)
Period: 1970s
Style: Costumbrist realism with impressionist influences
Condition: Part of a private collection
Description of the Artwork
The painting portrays a woman holding a basket filled with fruit, notably apples and pears, focusing on warm and dark contrasts that add depth and realism to the composition. The artist creates an intimate atmosphere, skillfully manipulating light to highlight the woman's facial features and the textures of the fruit. The figure’s attire evokes a classical style, likely inspired by costumbrist themes.
Rosendo González Carbonell, renowned for his focus on traditional scenes and female figures, employs in this piece loose yet precise brushstrokes, creating dynamism that enhances the composition. The warm hues of the fruit and the serene expression of the woman reflect the artist’s intention to capture a moment of everyday life with sensitivity and expressiveness.
Author’s Biography
Rosendo González Carbonell (Barcelona, 1910 - 1984) was a Spanish painter recognized for his focus on female figures, portraits, and landscapes. He studied at the Acadèmia de Belles Arts de Sabadell under the mentorship of Mayoral and Antoni Alsina i Amils and also attended the "Llotja" art academy in Barcelona. He was a disciple of Bonaventura Puig Perucho and maintained a close friendship with painter Alejandro Huerta Lucas.
He participated in the National Fine Arts Exhibitions held in Barcelona in 1942 and 1944. His work reflects the tradition of Catalan painters such as Joaquim Mir and Santiago Rusiñol, as well as influences from impressionist masters like Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro. González Carbonell often depicted small villages, rural churches, and tranquil landscapes, balancing meticulous detail with impressionist brushstrokes that bring his compositions to life.
Similar Artists
González Carbonell shares artistic sensitivities with other renowned painters who captured the essence of landscapes and human figures through light and color:
Joaquim Mir: Renowned for his luminous interpretations of the Catalan landscape.
Santiago Rusiñol: Famous for his delicate depictions of rural scenes and local architecture.
Josep Amat...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Virgin Mary and Child Jesus oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Virgin Mary and Child Jesus
Artist: Francisco Ribera Gómez (1907-1990)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 31.9 x 25.6 inches (unframed)
Date of creation: 1942
Style: Classical Academicism with Renaissance influences
Description of the Artwork
The painting depicts the Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus in a tender and intimate moment. Warm colors, primarily reds, greens, and soft flesh tones, enhance the devotional nature of the scene. The use of golden halos, symbolizing sanctity, along with serene and realistic expressions, directly connects with the Renaissance pictorial tradition.
The style belongs to classical academicism, characterized by a balanced composition, meticulous drawing, and a masterful use of chiaroscuro to give volume and depth to the figures. The detailed rendering of the flesh tones and draperies amplifies the spirituality and solemnity of the piece, evoking the works of great masters such as Raphael and Murillo.
Artist's Biography
Francisco Ribera Gómez (1907-1990) was a prominent 20th-century Spanish painter known for his depictions of religious scenes, female portraits, and costumbrist works. Trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando, Ribera Gómez received numerous accolades and was regarded as one of the great exponents of Spanish academicism. His work combines a rigorous technical foundation with luminous sensitivity and an idealized sense of beauty.
Influences and Comparisons
Francisco Ribera Gómez's work can be compared to other academic and religious artists who share a similar aesthetic:
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: In the emotional and approachable treatment of religious themes.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau: For the idealization of human figures and technical mastery.
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio): For harmonious composition and the depiction of the Virgin Mary.
Within the Spanish tradition, his style recalls Eduardo Rosales...
Category
1940s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Bath : Two Women Wiping - Lithograph (Petrides 1947)
Located in Paris, IDF
Suzanne VALADON (1865-1938)
Two Women Wiping
Lithograph enhanced with stencil after a drawing
Signed in the plate
On Lana vellum, 32 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 in)
INFORMATION: Lithograph...
Category
1940s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
“Red Poppies and Grapes”
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a circa 1920’s still life of red poppies and purple grapes. Oil on artist canvas board . Signed lower right but artis...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Market by Candlelight by Petrus van Schendel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Petrus van Schendel
1806-1870 Belgian
A Market by Candlelight
Signed and dated “P. van Schendel 1847 / Bruxelles” (lower right) and "P. van Schendel / Bruxelles" (en verso)
Oil ...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Quiet River at Dusk" Martin Johnson Heade, Salt Marsh, Luminist Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Martin Johnson Heade
Quiet River at Dusk, circa 1859
Oil on canvas
15 x 25 inches
Martin Johnson Heade was born in Lumberville, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on August 11, 1819. He...
Category
1850s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height wi...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Limestone
Set of Four Italian Stone Statues Representing the Four Arts 1920'
Located in Rome, IT
Rare set of sculptures composed by a set of the four female figures representing The Arts. 1920'
Music, Painting , Architecture ,Sculpture.
Measures: Height cm 150
Very good origin...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Limestone
“Coastal Seaside Inlet”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil paint on wood panel painting by the well known American artist, George Thompson Hobbs. Signed lower right and dated 1899. Condition is very good. The painting is housed...
Category
1890s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Drölling Student Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Framed 1840s French Drawing
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Henry Arthur Roberts.
French ( b.1819 - d.1900 ).
Academic Life Study Of A Male Nude Carrying A Staff.
Pencil & Charcoal On Paper.
Paper size 23.4 inches x 13.6 inches ( 59.5cm x 34.5cm ).
Frame size 28.3 inches x 18.7 inches ( 72cm x 47.5cm ).
Available for sale; this academic life drawing of a male nude is by the French artist Henry Arthur Roberts and dates from the early 1840s.
The drawing is presented and supplied in a modest hand painted glazed wooden frame dating from the mid-20th century (which is shown in these photographs).
This antique drawing is in good condition, commensurate with its age. It is in an untouched condition having never been restored. The paper has handling marks, some light surface dirt, the odd foxing mark and general age toning. The overall patina adds to the aesthetic and is supplied ready to hang and display.
The drawing is not signed but came from a portfolio of drawings by Henry Arthur Roberts.
Henry Arthur Roberts was a recognised French artist, notable for his portraits and paintings of religious subjects. Born in Paris in 1819, he was the son of British watercolour artist James Roberts, himself active in Paris from 1819 -1846. Henry became a student of his father.
Henry Roberts’s talent as a young man was such that he was accepted as a student of Michel Martin Drölling and worked extensively with him. Drölling, the highly acclaimed neoclassic artist (1786-1851) was noted for his theatrical paintings of history and grand portraits. He produced many notable works, including a ceiling work for the Louvre, and works in the Palace of Versailles. Roberts would have studied with Drölling at an early stage in his career, as Drölling died when Roberts was 32. Learning with such a master would have had a huge impact on Roberts in terms of his academic skills and his own emerging style.
Roberts exhibited at the Salon de Paris from 1839, when he was only 20 years old, right through to 1867. His work in the Universal Exhibition of 1855 won him a Third Class Medal. He became Vice-President of the Association of Artists in Paris and in July 1898 he was elevated to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honour with a foreign title. This was the highest state honour available to him, in recognition of his status as an artist.
Henry Roberts died in 1900, but his legacy lives on, with works in many famous public collections, including the Musée Carnavalet, the Musée du Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orsay, and in Boston, USA.
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This striking academic nude study...
Category
1840s Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pencil
Tree by Otto Vautier - Graphite on paper - 21x29 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Otto Vautier (1863-1919) was a German artist active during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born into a family with artistic roots, as the s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Graphite
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'.
Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Marble
Horse sketch by Otto Vautier - Drawing on paper 31x37 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on cardboard
Otto Vautier is a renowned Swiss painter, born in 1863 in Düsseldorf. He was influenced by a family of artists and developed his style ...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Chalk, Color Pencil
Venice, Impressionism Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism
Subject: Venice,
Size: 8.5" x 12" x 0.8'' ...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Notions Possibilités" Study of Horse Gaits and Motion by Robert Ladou
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Abstract Study or a Rearing Horse and Figure
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Pen on paper
Size: 6.25 (Height) x 4.5 (Width)
Signed: No
Condit...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Pen
The pearl necklace and the violets. Women in art!
By Madeleine Lemaire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“The pearl necklace and the violets” . Oil on canvas 83x103cm, signed, untouched.
An excellent example of french academic art from late XIX century.
A great example of women in art...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large British turn of the 20th Century oil painting of boys at the rockpool
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A stunning, large scale, oil painting by British artist Harry Watson of bathers at a rockpool.
HARRY WATSON RWS ROI (BRITISH, 1871-1936)
BATHERS AT A ROCKPOOL
oil on canvas
signed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antoni Costa Woman original Figurative Academician drawing painting
By A. Costa
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
woman. original figurative academician drawing painting
Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965
It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD.
He was ...
Category
1960s Academic Art
Materials
Pencil
Madman from Gyurle, Figurative Surrealism, Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2018
Style: Figurative Surrealism,
Subject: Madman from Gyurle,
Size: 31.5...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Prosperous Family: Academic Figurative Painting by Mark Beard aka Bruce Sargeant
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting on canvas of a family and red tractor against a classic American farm field
"Prosperous Family", painted by Mark Beard under his fictitious persona, Bruce Sargeant
84 x 58 inches unframed, 91 x 65 x 3 inches with a gold painted wood frame
Excellent condition, ready to hang as is
This Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas was painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant, a pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargeant. Here, the artist captures a blue collar American farming family in their field with an old red tractor. The man and woman stand stoically with their young child, dressed in simple white garments, perhaps to symbolize their purity. Rolling mountains...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The bather and the artist: the bashful nude naturalist French oil painting
Located in Norwich, GB
It's just a little embarassing. Our young bather went for a skinny dip in the river and now needs to snatch her clothes without being spotted by the elderly artist on the river bank ...
Category
1880s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Fishing Boat, Seascape Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism
Title: Fishing Boat,
Size: 8.5" x 12" x 0....
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study for Ruth Gathering Wheat 19th Century Large Antique Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Study for Ruth Gathering Wheat
The Painting is monogrammed bottom left side
Provenance:
Notes: This is the full scale version of Ruth in Pharoah's Fields exhibited at the Royal Academy (now lost). Exhibited at the Bristol Art Museum, Birmingham UK
Private Collection, Detroit, MI
Description:
Sir Edwin Long (1829-1891) was a renowned British painter known for his historical and Orientalist artworks. Born in Bath, England, Long displayed exceptional artistic talent from an early age. He received formal training at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where he honed his skills and developed his distinctive style.
One of Long’s oil paintings...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ANTINOUS Magnificent Italian Neoclassical Carrara Marble Sculpture
Located in Rome, IT
Outstanding 19th century Italian finely carved Carrara "Statuario" marble sculpture of Antinoo , after the Antique The Capitoline 'Antinous'.
Antinous, a young Bithinius favorite...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Marble
Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Located in Rome, IT
Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220.
Time...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Limestone
Zeus and Ganymede - Paula Craioveanu oil canvas Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Zeus and Ganymede", oil and silver leaf on canvas, 39x39in / 100x100cm
Inspired by the legend of Zeus and Ganymede.
Part of my NeoMythology project.
Shipped as it is, stretched.
"Z...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Venice, Impressionism, Original oil Painting, One of a Kind
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Karen Darbinyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2023
Style: Impressionism
Subject: Venice,
Size: 8.5" x 12" x 0.8'' ...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Auguste Rodin "Main Droite Feminine" Bronze Sculpture by Alexis Rudier Foundry
Located in San Francisco, CA
Auguste Rodin French, 1840-1917
"Main Droite Feminine, doigts semi replies, annulaire leve"
Feminine Right Hand, semi-folded fingers, raised ring finger
Conceived circa 1890-1900; cast circa 1930-1940
Signed "A Rodin" on the right side of the wrist and with the foundry mark "Alexis Rudier...
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Bronze
Virus, Portrait Surrealism, Original oil Painting
By Ashot Yan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ashot Yan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen,
Year: 2021
Style: Surrealism, Portrait,
Subject: Virus,
Size: 46" x 35" x 2'' in...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MB 017 (Figurative Life Drawing of Female Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style life drawing of female nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 017"
graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 22 inches unframed
Signed, lowe...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite
Untitled (Cafe Interior), Shimshon Holzman
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Shimshon Holzman (1907-1986)
Title: Untitled (Cafe Interior)
Year: 1962
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on wove paper
Size: 27.75 x 19.75 inches
...
Category
1960s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor, Graphite
Solothman on the Aase, Switzerland
By Eugene Schmidt
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Eugene Schmidt (German/American, 1919-2007)
Title: Solothman on the Aase, Switzerland
Year: Circa 1970
Medium: Oil on canvas board
Board size: 10 x 8 inches
Signature...
Category
Late 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil
French School of the 18th Century : Mythology, Bacchanalia - Oil on canvas
Located in Paris, IDF
French School of the 18th century
Mythology : Bacchanalia
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
On canvas 43 x 34 cm
Presented in a gilded carved wooden frame 58 x 49 cm
Very good condition, smal...
Category
Early 18th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil
Oranges
Located in Spokane, WA
Measures
Painting 22.25 x 16.25 inches
Framed 30.25 x 24.125 inches
Hugo Possner was a 19th-century California artist known for his still-life paintings, particularly of fruit and f...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Samantha Haring "Static" Oil on paper on panel
Located in New York, NY
Samantha Haring
"Static," 2024
Oil on paper on panel
20 x 20 in.
(hari023)
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Oil, Panel
“Paris-London”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very nice original hand colored copper plate etching (aquatint) by the Hungarian born artist, Marianne L. Almasy. Depicts London with its double buses in the foreground and scenes of Paris in the background. Handwritten bottom left in pencil, original etching 206/295. Handwritten in pencil lower right, L. Marianne. Condition: Very good to excellent. Provenance: Sarasota, Florida estate. Certificate of authenticity verso (see photo). Professionally matted with a one inch solid oak frame in a medium walnut stain. Overall 24 by 19 inches.
Marianne Almasy...
Category
1980s Academic Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching
'Study for a Stained Glass Window', Devotional, Ecclesiastical, Pre-Raphaelite
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A sensitively drawn and highly-detailed study for a three-panel set of stained glass windows showing the ascension of Jesus by angels and mortals.
Initialed, lower right, 'EB-J', an...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Benoit Fils - Archival fine art print, Black white, Montreal, Clydesdale truck
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 g/m² paper, a photography of a delivery of foodstuffs from a shop of seeds, flour and provisions in Montreal cerca 1920 ...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Zeus and Ganymede - Paula Craioveanu oil canvas Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Zeus and Ganymede", oil and silver leaf on canvas, 39x39in / 100x100cm
Inspired by the legend of Zeus and Ganymede.
Part of my NeoMythology project.
Shipped as it is, stretched.
"Z...
Category
2010s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Music in the Parlor" 19th century antique realism oil painting on, Signed
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The painting is signed
Description:
Frederico Andreotti (1847-1930) was an Italian painter celebrated for his exquisite genre scenes and historical subjects. Born in Florence, Andreo...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original French Abstract Artwork of a Horse in a Forest Setting
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Abstract Artwork of a Horse in a Forest Setting
Artist: Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014)
Medium: Acrylic on paper
drawing: 11.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: Good
pro...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Acrylic
Les Grands Boulevards (Café Américain) by Jean Béraud
By Jean Béraud
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean Béraud
1849-1935 French
Les Grands Boulevards (Café Américain)
Signed "Jean Béraud" (lower left)
Oil on panel
Jean Béraud’s Les Grands Boulevards (Café Américain) exquisitel...
Category
19th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Nude" Marguerite Stuber Pearson, Female Nude, Outdoor Boston School, American
Located in New York, NY
Marguerite Stuber Pearson
Nude, circa 1940
Signed lower right
Oil on artist board
20 x 16 inches
Marguerite Stuber Pearson was an American painter best known for her elegant portra...
Category
1940s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Magnificent Marble Sculpture of Roman Mythological Subject Minerva 1780'
Located in Rome, IT
Finely carved mythological roman subject of Minerva in Marble Travertino . Excellent condition from an estate of Veneto.
Measurements: Statue cm 180 .
Minerva (Pallas Athena in Greek...
Category
Late 18th Century Academic Art
Materials
Marble
Set of Four Butterflies. French Watercolours on Silk Laid on Handmade Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A set of four watercolours of butterflies on silk, applied to handmade paper, with hand cut edges, by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Two are signed by the artist to the bottom righ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Silk, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Carbon Pencil, Gouache
Sketch woman portrait by Stephanie Guerzoni - Sketch on paper 26x37 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Crayon
Original French Minimalist Horse Study
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original French Minimalist Horse Study
Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 11.75 (Height) x 14.75 (Width)
...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Pencil
'Piano And Violin Recital', Paris Salon, Royal Academy, Still Life of Tulips
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Alf. Broge' for Carl Harald Alfred Broge (Danish, 1870-1955) and dated '1918'.
Frame dimensions: 38.75 H x 1.25 D x 32.5 W inches (98.5 H x 3.25 D x 82.5 W cen...
Category
1910s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Watercolor Paper mid 19th Victor ADAM Zouaves French Infantry soldiers Military
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean-Victor ADAM known as Victor ADAM
Paris, 1801 – Viroflay, 1866
Watercolor on paper
14 x 18.5 cm (30.5 x 34.5 cm with frame)
Signed lower left “V. Adam”
Framed
Very beautiful wat...
Category
1830s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor
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