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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Durga, Figurative, Acrylic on Canvas, Bengal Artist Dipen Bose "In Stock"
By Dipen Bose
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Dipen Bose - Durga Oil on Canvas 36 x 30 inches Signature in the bottom . ( third image shows the signature) (Framed & Delivered) In this striking acrylic work, Dipen reimagine...
Canvas, Acrylic
August Edouart Silhouette Cut Paper 1840 "Rev & Mrs E H Cumpston"
By August Edouart
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "The Rev. and Mrs. E. H. Cumpston" a silhouette cut by August Edouart is in very good condition and cut by the artist sometime between 1839 - 1849. On the lower f...
Paper
$25,878
Portrait of a Newfoundland dog, William Smith, British Painting, 1838, Pets Art
Located in Greven, DE
The works of William Smith were regularly exhibited at the Royal Academy in London between 1813 and 1859. Yet little is known about this artist. He lived in Shropshire and was active...
Canvas, Oil
Angel woke up, 90x80cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Angel woke up 90x80 cm
Canvas, Acrylic
Quien se pondra el cascabel al gato?
Located in New York, NY
Etching and burnished aquatint on laid paper, circa 1824. From the four additional plates for Los Proverbios. Sheet size 11.5 x 16.75 inches. Framed dimension 17 x 21 inches. Prove...
Etching
Southern Landscape, Ships, Old Master Drawing, 19th Century, by Von Stengel
Located in Greven, DE
Southern Landscape with View of a Castle and Ships passing by Pen and brush in brown and black over pencil, brown and grey wash, 17,5 x 22,7cm Plain black moulding with golden pearl ...
Paper, Gouache
Scenography for Nutcracker. 1950s. Gouache, tempera, paper, 40x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Painted in Soviet Latvia presumably for the State opera. The Scenography and the artist is not known.
Paper, Tempera, Gouache
Chrysanthemums. Canvas, oil, 81.6x65.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
HILDA VIKA (married EGLITE) (1879 – 1963) She was born at Riga; her father was a worker at liqueur factory. Her first drawing teacher was a German artist Gerhard Fon Rozen, at Riga ...
Canvas, Oil
Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame G - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1827
Located in Roma, IT
Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame Geschichte is an original modern rare book written by Adelbert von Chamisso (Châlons-en-Champagne,1781 – Berlin, 1838) and illustrated by George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) in 1827. Published by Leonhard Schrag, Nürnberg. Original First Edition. Format: in 12°. The book includes 213 pages with Six full page Etchings and one Frontispiece. Mint conditions. George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend di lui Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. For Charles Dickens, Cruikshank illustrated Sketches by Boz...
Paper, Etching
Summer Landscape - Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Green Red Beige White Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
Summer Landscape Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECHNIQUE: Wie...
Tapestry
Flowers Still Life Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Green Red Beige White Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
Flowers - Still Life Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECHNIQUE...
Tapestry
The Lake - Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Green Red Beige White Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
The lake - Landscape 1942 Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECH...
Tapestry
Satyr, Hand Printed Work, Woodcut
Located in Yardley, PA
A piece from a fantasy series about fairy characters :: Hand Printed Work :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Read...
Woodcut
His Return, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Julia Swaby
Located in Yardley, PA
This whimsical landscape has a perspective looking out beyond the cliff and coast to a point beyond the horizon where cloud meets ocean. It is a scene of expectancy, waiting for the...
Acrylic
Girl With Flowers Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Green Brown Beige White Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECHNIQUE: Wiehler Handmade Gobe...
Tapestry
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Embroidered Fruit Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Embroidered Fruit Still Life A beautiful embroidery of a colorful grape vine with rich colors of red, purple and blue. Signed "E. P. S. F." lower right. Presented in a new mat and g...
Fabric, Yarn
$1,496Sale Price|40% Off
Holy Woman - Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Brown White Pink Blue Black Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
Holy Woman Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECHNIQUE: Wiehler ...
Tapestry
$1,517Sale Price|40% Off
Blue Ocean - Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Brown White Pink Blue Black Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
Blue Ocean Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECHNIQUE: Wiehler H...
Tapestry
The Lake House - Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Green Red Beige White Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
The lake house - Landscape Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECH...
Tapestry
Piano Lesson Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Brown White Pink Blue Black Grey
Located in Sofia, BG
Piano Lesson Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECHNIQUE: Wiehle...
Tapestry
My Cat - Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry Green Red Beige White Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
My Cat Wiehler Handmade Gobelin Tapestry by Maestro Vera Petrova - Sapundjieva, Bulgarian artist 1912 - 1985 About the artwork TECHNIQUE: Wiehler Handm...
Tapestry
$1,129Sale Price|20% Off
Circle of Angelika Kauffmann, Venus and Amor, Arrow and Spindle, Oval Drawing
Located in Greven, DE
Fine drawing in pencil, oval format. Circle of Angelika Kauffmann. The subject is not clear. It is Amor with his arrows and perhaps Venus with a sp...
Crayon, Handmade Paper
$1,411Sale Price|20% Off
Theatre Scene, Opera, Old Master Drawing, Griselidis, Mallet, French Art
Located in Greven, DE
Unknown Artist, French School 18th Century, Circle of Mallet? Scene taken from the Decamerone. Old Master Drawing
Paper, Cardboard
Antique German porcelain plaque signed 'Haak'
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain plaque signed 'Haak' German, late 19th Century Frame: Height 42cm, width 36cm, depth 3cm Plaque: Height 28.5cm, width 22.5cm, depth 0.5cm This fine and detailed German porcelain plaque depicts a man and a woman in medieval dress...
Porcelain, Paint
$600Sale Price|20% Off
H 36 in W 36 in D 0.75 in
'Chinese Communist Female Nude', c. 1950-1960s, 36" x 36" Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 36" x 36" acrylic painting by an unknown artist depicts a female figure in front of a black five-point star, an adaptation of the "red star" of Communist China that generally re...
Canvas, Acrylic
$255
H 12.41 in W 11.03 in D 0.2 in
Harry Bunce, June, The Happy year, Harry Bunce, Limited edition print, Animal art
By Harry Bunce
Located in Deddington, GB
Harry Bunce June The Happy Year Limited Edition Print Edition of 365 (one for each day of the year) Image Size: H 31.5cm x W 28cm Signed Sold Unframed...
Paper
$261Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.5 in W 8.5 in D 1 in
English School, circa 1800 Georgian watercolor, The Sailor's return
Located in Harkstead, GB
A delightful rustic scene dating to circa 1800 with the sailor returning to his thankful wife and the domestic idyll of his country cottage. The harbour with sailing ships ferrying c...
Watercolor, Laid Paper
$4,000
H 60 in W 30 in D 1.75 in
Drinks With Degas, 60"x30" Still Life Painting, Dress, Lace, Black White Grey
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
DRINKS WITH DEGAS - This dress painting features an interplay of paint, lace collage and ribbon creating an outcome both expressive and refined. Through the process of adding and sub...
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Fabric, Canvas
Watercolor The Garden at Sickelsjö, 1883
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are delighted to present a stunning watercolor by the Swedish artist Albert Theodor Gellerstedt. This artwork, titled "Sickelsjö Trädgård" was created on June 8, 1883. The paintin...
Paper, Watercolor
$2,498
H 11.5 in W 16.5 in
Mark Drew "They Say Rap's Changed" Print Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog Silkscreen Print
By Mark Drew
Located in Draper, UT
Mark Drew is an acclaimed artist known for his unique fusion of music and visual art. Hailing from a background deeply rooted in the world of hip-hop and urban culture, Drew brings h...
Screen
$2,470
H 15.75 in W 13 in D 0.4 in
François Xavier Lalanne, bird on lillies, 2006
Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Natural history - François-Xavier Lalanne Etching Numbered out of 70 and signed F.X.L. in pencil Robert and Lydie Dutrou editors 2006. Paper size: 40x33cm Work size: 16x19.5cm
Paper
$1,701
H 10 in W 12 in D 2.5 in
Horse & Figure in the English Countryside by 20th Century Landscape Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Horse & Figure in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Proven...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Blue Mountains, New Mexico
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...
Gouache
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...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Canvas, Oil
$1,104Sale Price|35% Off
H 10 in W 12 in D 2.5 in
Trees & Fields in the English Countryside by 20th Century Landscape Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Trees & Fields in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Prove...
Canvas, Oil, Board
Sold
H 38.59 in W 25.99 in
Large Vintage Herbarium Wall Panel, Sweden. Custom Framed Botanical Flower Press
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
A large vintage herbarium / botanical display collected and created by S. Lindvald in June 1945 in Sweden. This four-piece collection of botanical specimens is preserved behind glass...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Coral brooch. Naples. XIX century
Located in Firenze, IT
Antique Italian Coral brooch. Naples. XIX century. Total weight 5,60gr. Size 4,2 cm FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Coral engraved and carved in...
Gold
Italian earrings. 19th century
Located in Firenze, IT
19th century Italian Coral earrings.u2028 Gold with French hallmarks (head of eagle=750 gold).u2028 Nineteenth century. Height 2.1cmu2028 Length 2.1cm Earrings in good condition.u202...
Gold
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H 12.21 in W 16.54 in D 0.79 in
Happiness entered the homestead. Paper, watercolor. 31x42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Hilda Vika (1897 – 1963) Happiness entered the homestead. Paper, watercolor. 31x42 cm. HILDA VIKA (married EGLITE) (1879 – 1963) She was born at Riga; ...
Paper, Watercolor
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H 9 in W 7 in D 2 in
Twentieth Century Figurative Semi Nude Model Conte Crayon Drawing
Located in ludlow, GB
Twentieth Century Figurative Semi Nude of Model Conte Crayon Drawing. One of the most important British Painters of the Twentieth Century, Will...
Conté
"The Grand Canal, Venice - Venetian Cappriccio"
By James Salt
Located in ludlow, GB
James Salt British 1850 - 1903 James Salt was a British 19th century painter who painted almost exclusively romantic scenes of Venice. This enchanting oil on canvas painting is of a ...
Oil
"The Grand Canal, Venice - Venetian Cappriccio"
By James Salt
Located in ludlow, GB
James Salt British 1850 - 1903 James Salt was a 19th Century British Painter known almost exclusively for his romantic depictions of Ven...
Oil
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H 6.66 in W 9.3 in D 0.04 in
Lion Dévorant un Cheval - Original Lithograph by E. Delacroix - 1844
Located in Roma, IT
Lion dévorant un cheval is an original modern artwork realized by Eugène Delacroix (1798 - 1863) in 1844. Original limited edition lithograph signed on plate. Dimensions: 16.9 x 23.6 cm. Very fine print on applied china, from the 4th state (out of 5), the title and date erased, before the Bertauts address and number erased. Tiny redness and dirt on the support. Full margins. Dry stamp: Contemporary Artists (Lugt 36b). Very good conditions. Eugène Delacroix (Charenton-Saint-Maurice, 1798 - 1863) was one of the leading artists of the French Romantic period in the 19th century. He received his artistic training in Paris and became known as a leading figure of the French Romantic era of the 19th century. Inspired by history, literature, and exotic locales, Delacroix painted such famous works as the "Liberty Leading the People...
Lithograph
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H 25.2 in W 21.66 in
19th C, Between Neo-Classicism and Romanticism, Montanious Landscape
Located in brussel, BE
Alessandro Castelli made a name for himself as a painter of landscapes, especially from the area around Rome. Initially trained as an engraver, he worked at the Calcografia Camerale,...
Canvas, Oil
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H 14.5 in W 8 in
"R.D. Hulin, Clerk of Union Hall", Painted Silhouette, White Pencil Details
By August Edouart
Located in Detroit, MI
"R. D. Hulin, Clerk of Union Hall, Saratoga, Sept 4 1844" portrait silhouette by August Edouart. This is a unique painted silhouette with white pencil d...
Paper, Paint, Pencil
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H 14.5 in W 7.25 in
"Joshua H. Pierce, Lithographer, New York, January 19 1840", Silhouette
By August Edouart
Located in Detroit, MI
"Joshua H. Pierce, Lithographer, New York, January 19 1840" portrait silhouette of Joshua H. Pierce by August Edouart. This is a unique hand painted si...
Paper
Mug
Located in Kansas City, MO
Michael Stumbras Lost Age Mug Year: 2017 Materials: Porcelain, Gold Luster Size: 4.75 x 4.75 inches Michael Stumbras work explores the beauty and horror of our existential uncertain...
Luster, Porcelain