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Romantic Art

ROMANTIC STYLE

In emphasizing emotion and imagination, romantic art shifted away from the restraint of classicism and neoclassicism that had dominated art in Europe since the Renaissance. Romanticism achieved its greatest popularity in art, literature, music and philosophy between 1780 and 1830, although its expression of individual experiences ranging from awe to passion informed culture in the decades after.

Landscape painting was especially popular during the romantic period, as were nature studies of wild animals and fantasies of exotic lands. Romanticism varied across Europe as it reacted to the rise of industrialization, a more personal relationship with faith that was distanced from the church and the rationalist thinking of the Enlightenment.

British painters such as John Constable and J.M.W. Turner responded dramatically to the light and atmosphere of the natural world, while William Blake conveyed humanity’s connection to the divine in his visionary art. In Germany, the late-18th-century Sturm und Drang, or Storm and Drive, movement, with its probing of the unconscious, inspired a sense of mystery in work by romantic artists such as Caspar David Friedrich and Philipp Otto Runge. In France, where the French Revolution had turned tradition upside down, Théodore Géricault and Eugène Delacroix used lush brushwork to paint monumental canvases with tumultuous scenes of nature and history.

The romantic movement and its subject matter were a significant influence on the Pre-Raphaelites, Symbolists and the American painters of the Hudson River School, as well as on other cultural movements in the 19th and 20th centuries that saw artists build on this perspective in which art was guided by emotion rather than reason.

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Style: Romantic
Moonlight Coastal Landscape with Reflections, 1909 – Elias Muukka
Moonlight Coastal Landscape with Reflections, 1909 – Elias Muukka

Moonlight Coastal Landscape with Reflections, 1909 – Elias Muukka

Located in Stockholm, SE

Elias Muukka (1853–1938) Finland Månsken vid stranden (Moonlight by the Shore), 1909 signed and dated 09 oil on canvas unframed 31 × 40.5 cm (12.2 × 15.9 in) framed 44 × 54 cm (17....

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Early 1900s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Seascape at Sunset, Romantic Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed
Seascape at Sunset, Romantic Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed

Seascape at Sunset, Romantic Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed

Located in Genève, GE

Signed "G. Goldberg" This atmospheric seascape captures a tranquil coastal scene at sunset, where the fading light reflects delicately across the surface of the water. The compositi...

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19th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

French school Romantic seascape, oil painting Signed 1879
French school Romantic seascape, oil painting Signed 1879

French school Romantic seascape, oil painting Signed 1879

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Romantic Seascape⬅️ ⏩It is signed A Cayrot⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ Oil on canvas ⭐Technique: ⭐Impasto painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐50x75.5cm / 19.7x 29.7inch ⭐Date: 1879⭐...

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1870s Romantic Art

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Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Gesso

Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898
Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898

Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898

Located in Stockholm, SE

Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses by August Alvén captures a moment of profound quiet in the Swedish countryside just after sunset. The glowing sky transitions from warm ap...

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1890s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Gibraltar, Landscape Painting, 19th Century Marine Oil Painting on Canvas
Gibraltar, Landscape Painting, 19th Century Marine Oil Painting on Canvas

Gibraltar, Landscape Painting, 19th Century Marine Oil Painting on Canvas

By Laurits Bernhard Holst

Located in Stockholm, SE

This atmospheric marine painting, Twilight in Gibraltar, is a characteristic work by the Danish artist Lauritz (Laurits) Bernhard Holst (1848–1934), whose oeuvre is closely associate...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873
Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873

Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873

Located in Stockholm, SE

signed and dated Otto Sinding Karlsruhe 1873 lower right oil on relined canvas framed 59 × 101 cm (23.2 × 39.8 in) unframed 41 × 83.5 cm (16.1 × 32.9 in) Provenance: The collection ...

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1870s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

French school 19th Century, Portrait of a man, 1880, oil painting dated
French school 19th Century, Portrait of a man, 1880, oil painting dated

French school 19th Century, Portrait of a man, 1880, oil painting dated

Located in Paris, FR

French School 19th Century Portrait of a man dated "aout 1880" (august 1880) and perhaps initials on the lower right Oil on canvas transfered on cardboard panel 49 x 36 cm In good co...

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1880s Romantic Art

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Oil

Moonlit Coastal Landscape, 1936
Moonlit Coastal Landscape, 1936

Moonlit Coastal Landscape, 1936

Located in Stockholm, SE

This striking coastal landscape by Bertel Bertel-Nordström captures the solemn beauty of a moonlit night along the Nordic shoreline. The composition is dominated by a dramatic interp...

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1930s Romantic Art

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Oil, Canvas

Evening Calm, Fishing Boats at Anchor, c. 1835
Evening Calm, Fishing Boats at Anchor, c. 1835

Evening Calm, Fishing Boats at Anchor, c. 1835

Located in Stockholm, SE

Evening Calm, Fishing Boats at Anchor is a painting Per Wickenberg, capturing a serene twilight along a sheltered coast. Fishing boats rest quietly at anchor, their sails lowered and...

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1830s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady in a Golden Dress, Oil on Wood Panel, Signed, 1910
Portrait of a Lady in a Golden Dress, Oil on Wood Panel, Signed, 1910

Portrait of a Lady in a Golden Dress, Oil on Wood Panel, Signed, 1910

Located in Stockholm, SE

Executed in Düsseldorf in 1910, this portrait depicts a woman seated in a refined interior, wearing a sumptuous golden-yellow gown that shimmers in the light. A dramatic sidelight il...

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1910s Romantic Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - Portrait of lady
Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - Portrait of lady

Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - Portrait of lady

Located in Varmo, IT

Romantic painter (second half of the 19th century) - Portrait of a Lady. 45.5 x 31 cm (unframed) — 74 x 60 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a carved wooden frame (not signed). Full-...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman Resting
Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman Resting

Mid-19th-Century Munich School, Nocturnal Alpine Scene With Woman Resting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This calm and reflective mid-19th-century German oil painting depicts a woman reclining, her hand on a zither, before moonlit Alpine scenery. Gazing outwards across the rooftops and...

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1860s Romantic Art

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Oil, Canvas

Animal Studies, 1814 Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840)
Animal Studies, 1814 Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840)

Animal Studies, 1814 Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840)

Located in SANTA FE, NM

"Animal Studies, 1814" Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840) Oil on panel Signed and dated Chas. Towne/ Pinxit 1814 (lower right) 15 x 11 3/8 (21 x 17 ¼ frame) inches Provenance: Collec...

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1810s Romantic Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - The soldier
Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - The soldier

Romantic European painter - 19th century figure painting - The soldier

Located in Varmo, IT

Romantic Painter (second half of the 19th century) - The Soldier. 50.5 x 38 cm (unframed) — 79 x 66 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a carved wooden frame (not signed). Proven...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Mountains, New Mexico
Blue Mountains, New Mexico

Blue Mountains, New Mexico

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

In this luminous landscape study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the serene beauty of the New Mexican high desert, likely looking toward Mount Taylor, a sacred peak that rises above the su...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

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Gouache

Cormorans au coucher du soleil sur l’Arctique
Cormorans au coucher du soleil sur l’Arctique

Cormorans au coucher du soleil sur l’Arctique

Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR

This work by Eduard Hildebrandt stands out for its striking poetic and visual power, fully embodying the spirit of 19th-century Romantic travel painting. It depicts a spectacular Arc...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil

1960s Framed Romantic Oil Painting of the Flower Market and Theatre de Cherbourg
1960s Framed Romantic Oil Painting of the Flower Market and Theatre de Cherbourg

1960s Framed Romantic Oil Painting of the Flower Market and Theatre de Cherbourg

Located in Cotignac, FR

French mid century oil on board painting of a colourful flower market in the square of the Grand Theatre in Cherbourg, northern France by J Lietard. The painting is signed bottom rig...

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1960s Romantic Art

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Oil, Board

Swedish Interior Scene with Woman Sewing by Lamplight – Jon Loman
Swedish Interior Scene with Woman Sewing by Lamplight – Jon Loman

Swedish Interior Scene with Woman Sewing by Lamplight – Jon Loman

Located in Stockholm, SE

In Sittande kvinna i interiör, Jon Loman focuses on the poetry of ordinary domestic life, presenting a seated woman absorbed in quiet work at a small table. A lamp forms the emotiona...

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1920s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic Portrait of a Woman in Oriental Dress among Greek Ruins, ca. 1840
Romantic Portrait of a Woman in Oriental Dress among Greek Ruins, ca. 1840

Romantic Portrait of a Woman in Oriental Dress among Greek Ruins, ca. 1840

Located in Firenze, IT

Female Figure in Oriental Dress among the Ruins of Romantic Greece Oil on canvas, 61 × 46 cm (without frame), 74 × 57 cm (with frame) Early to mid-19th century Not signed A youn...

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1840s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This fine early 19th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a dapper gentleman in half-length format against a softly animated sky. Shown turned slightly toward the viewer, his postu...

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1820s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist
Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist

By James Wright

Located in Preston, GB

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Provenance: Part of the English Heritage Series No.111 Art measures 10 x 8 inches (approx.) Frame measures 15 x 13 inches (approx.) James Wright was born in Peterborough in 1935 and now lives in Lincolnshire. James is a self-taught artist and a leading exponent of the traditional English landscape style. His early work concentrated on the busy fishing villages around the coast of Norfolk, Cornwall and Sussex. More recently, his traditional landscapes mainly feature the East Anglian and Lincolnshire countryside. About the English Heritage Collection From the most powerful to the most humble, from Bronze Age axes...

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1990s Romantic Art

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Oil, Canvas

Cheval de Marly, Bronze Equestrian Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou
Cheval de Marly, Bronze Equestrian Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou

Cheval de Marly, Bronze Equestrian Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou

By Guillaume Coustou

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: After Guillaume Coustou, French (1677-1746) Title: Cheval de Marly Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed Size: 22 x 19 x 9 in. (55.88 x 48.26 x 22.86 cm) This be...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

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Bronze

#5176

#5176

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

oil and wax on canvas over wood panel signature on verso Hiro Yokose paints images of nature composed in subtle, sensuous palettes. Playing with the viewer’s perceptions, his work c...

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2010s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas
Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas

Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Decorative river landscape in romantic style, Signed lower left 'I Roy', unknown artist, Oil on canvas Dimensions excl. frame: 49 x 65 Dimensions incl. frame: 64 x 80 x 7 cm. In go...

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20th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Moonlight over the Lake, 1912, By Swedish Artist Wilhelm Dahlbom
Moonlight over the Lake, 1912, By Swedish Artist Wilhelm Dahlbom

Moonlight over the Lake, 1912, By Swedish Artist Wilhelm Dahlbom

Located in Stockholm, SE

We are pleased to present this exquisite piece by Swedish artist Wilhelm Dahlbom, entitled "Moonlight, Idö, 1912". This work captures the serene reflection of moonlight on water, the...

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1910s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pan God Of Nature Playing Panpipes Mythological Nude With Animals Oil Painting
Pan God Of Nature Playing Panpipes Mythological Nude With Animals Oil Painting

Pan God Of Nature Playing Panpipes Mythological Nude With Animals Oil Painting

By Margaret Maitland Howard

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Margaret Maitland Howard. English ( b.1898 - d.1983 ). Pan, God Of Nature, Playing Panpipes. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Image size 22.6 inches x 18.1 inches ( 57.5cm x 46cm ). Frame size 26.8 inches x 22.2 inches ( 68cm x 56.5cm ). Available for sale; this original oil painting is by the English artist Margaret Maitland Howard and dates from the 1930s. The painting is presented and supplied in a sympathetic contemporary frame (which is shown in these photographs), mounted with new fixtures. The canvas has been lined and mounted on a newly constructed custom made stretcher. The painted surface has benefitted from cleaning and conservation, all of which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. This vintage painting is now in very good condition. It wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The painting is signed lower left. Margaret Maitland Howard was an accomplished and versatile English artist whose works spanned the early to mid-20th century. Known for her evocative and often mythologically inspired oil paintings, Howard’s work reflects a deep engagement with classical themes and her knowledge of nature, and the human form. She was also proficient working in watercolours and pastels and an accomplished sculptor. Margaret, who was always known as “Marjorie” was born in Friern, Barnet, London on 31 July 1898, the daughter of artist and civil servant Henry James Howard. She grew up at Sutton, Surrey, where she spent most of her life. She spent many years living and working from St. Katherine’s, Malgrave Road, Sutton, Surrey. She was educated privately, at the Byam Shaw and then attended the Vicat Cole School of Art, completing her studies at the Royal Academy Schools, where she won five silver medals and other awards. She was also the recipient of a British Institute scholarship and extension and won the 1926 prize for her portrait work at the National Welsh Eisteddfod in Swansea. She exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy, showing at least ten works of classical and biblical themes at Summer Exhibitions between 1923 and 1935. She was one of the early group of women who painted nudes, a practice which was considered somewhat risqué and vulgar in the early twentieth century. She also exhibited at other leading galleries and in the provinces and consistently pursued her art despite the challenges posed by the societal norms of the time. Howard had a significant professional career for a woman of her generation. Just after World War II she was appointed draughtsman to the Institute of Archaeology at London University where she worked from 1948 to 1960. This is now part of University College, London. Here, she worked as an illustrator and sculptor, creating models for Professor Frederick Zeuner to use in his lectures. She also illustrated one of his important books (Zeuner, F.E. Dating the Past, London: Methuen). She also created the bust of Gordon Childe, now in the Institute’s Library. After her retirement from the Institute of Archaeology she collaborated with Ian Wolfran Cornwall on his series of books about the prehistoric world. In 1956, whilst working for the British Institute for the Study of Iraq, she moved to Balawat and supervised the archaeological work at the site of an ancient Assyrian city in northern Mesopotamia. She subsequently prepared drawings of the Balawat Gates, which was significant and technical work. In addition to illustrating various books on ancient history and anthropology, Howard was also known as an illustrator of fictional books, producing an illustrated edition of the Fables of Aesop that was published by John Lane at The Bodley Head in 1926. She also illustrated Elizabeth Ward...

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Mid-20th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought
Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought

Between Lessons – A Schoolboy Lost in Thought

Located in Stockholm, SE

Unidentified Artist Schoolboy, Early 1900s century signed lower left oil on canvas unframed 24 × 29 cm (9.4 × 11.4 in) framed 41 × 47 cm (16.1 × 18.5 in) This intimate genre pain...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting
La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting

La Port De Cannes French Riviera Côte d'Azur Original Framed Watercolor Painting

By Paul Delvaux

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Paul Delvaux. Belgian ( b.1897 - d.1994 ). La Belle Anna, La Port De Cannes, 1930. Watercolor, Bodycolor & Pastel On Woven Paper. Signed & Dated 1930 Lower Left. Image size 15.7 inc...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Romantic French painting Italy Como lake monks Mid 19th
Romantic French painting Italy Como lake monks Mid 19th

Romantic French painting Italy Como lake monks Mid 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Jules SANSON Active in the 1830s and 1840s The arrival of the young girl at the monastery on the shores of Lake Como Oil on canvas 27 x 35.5 cm (31.5 x 39.5 cm with the frame) Signed...

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1840s Romantic Art

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Oil

Phrosine and Mélidore
Phrosine and Mélidore

Phrosine and Mélidore

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Phrosine and Mélidore Etching, 1879 Signed in the polate lower left of image This etching is after the Dantan painting, a copy after the Pierre-Paul Prud’hom painting Published by Vv...

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1870s Romantic Art

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Etching

BREDOW Snow landscape moonlight night German Russian school romantic 19th
BREDOW Snow landscape moonlight night German Russian school romantic 19th

BREDOW Snow landscape moonlight night German Russian school romantic 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Albert BREDOW Germany, 1828 – Moscow, 1899 Oil on canvas Signed lower right "ABredow" 43 cm x 62 cm (67 x 85 cm with frame) Albert Bredow is a German-Russian landscape painter, lit...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil

French Mid 19th Century Portrait of an Italian Brigand. Oil on Canvas.
French Mid 19th Century Portrait of an Italian Brigand. Oil on Canvas.

French Mid 19th Century Portrait of an Italian Brigand. Oil on Canvas.

Located in Cotignac, FR

Mid 19th Century oil on canvas portrait of an Italian brigand, unsigned, in painted wood and gilt frame. The painting is a fine and fascinating rendition with plenty of wonderful character and detail to the costume, accessories, landscape and seascape. Very atmospheric and imposing much like the character it portrays. There is a trade stamp to the back of the canvas for the Paris firm of Susse Freres. The canvas is on a fine quality stretcher with 'keys'. There is an artist's name or title written on the top of the rear stretcher (see photo). Bands of brigands who populated the hills of southern Italy were steady fodder for the Romantic imagination, and their exploits were reported both factually, fancifully and artistically The painting dates from a period when France, under its then leader Napoleon III, was involved in the conflicts in the Italian states and the unification and eventual creation of the nation of Italy. An earlier and similar portrait exists of the infamous brigand Mazzocchi by Achille-Etna Michallony . Léon Cogniet...

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1860s Romantic Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Rocky Landscape at Sunset, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1900
Rocky Landscape at Sunset, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1900

Rocky Landscape at Sunset, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1900

Located in Stockholm, SE

This sunset landscape by Hans Agersnap presents a quiet and ccontemplative view of the Danish countryside at the close of day. The composition is dominated by undulating hills, bathe...

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Early 1900s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

French Harbor Scene, Le Havre – Alfred Bergström
French Harbor Scene, Le Havre – Alfred Bergström

French Harbor Scene, Le Havre – Alfred Bergström

Located in Stockholm, SE

This refined harbour scene from Le Havre presents a quiet yet vivid impression of a working port along the northern coast of France. Alfred Bergström constructs the composition from ...

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Early 1900s Romantic Art

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Oil, Board

Late 18th Or Early 19th Century Portrait Of La Gamine With Androgynous Charm
Late 18th Or Early 19th Century Portrait Of La Gamine With Androgynous Charm

Late 18th Or Early 19th Century Portrait Of La Gamine With Androgynous Charm

By Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Late 18th Or Early 19th Century European Tradition. La Gamine. Androgynous Charm. Framed Oil On Canvas. Unsigned. Image size 15.6 inches x 11.6 inches ( 39.5cm x 29.5cm ). Frame size...

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Late 18th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, drawing signed
French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, drawing signed

French School 19th Century, Portrait of a young man, drawing signed

Located in Paris, FR

French School 19 th Century Portrait of a young man Signed (signature not deciphered) on the lower right Pencil, black chalk and heightenings of white and red chalks on paper Oval vi...

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1880s Romantic Art

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Chalk, Acrylic Polymer, Pencil

Romantic art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Romantic art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hiro Yokose, Francisco Goya, Leo Primavesi, and Dipen Bose. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Romantic art, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $119 and tops out at $1,300,000, while the average work sells for $2,213.