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Romantic Abstract Paintings

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
Kaleidoscope I - 2025, Floral, Rhythmic, Romantic, Framed, Tulips, Nostalgic
Located in Woodstock, GA
A burst of energy and movement, “Kaleidoscope I” is an abstract celebration of color, rhythm, and emotion. Part of a two part series (see Kaleidoscope II), bold yet harmonious, it ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Kaleidoscope II - 2025, Floral, Rhythmic, Romantic, Framed, Tulips, Nostalgic
Located in Woodstock, GA
A burst of energy and movement, “Kaleidoscope II” is an abstract celebration of color, rhythm, and emotion. Part of a two part series (see Kaleidoscope I), bold yet harmonious, it ca...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Softest Hour - 2025, Floral, Rhythmic, Romantic, Framed, Tulips, Nostalgic
Located in Woodstock, GA
"The Softest Hour" is a delicate, heartfelt portrait of two tulips rendered with a quiet grace. Small in size, yet rich in atmosphere, this floral painting captures a fleeting moment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

#5091
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and wax on layered canvas Neo-romantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light i...
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Early 2000s Romantic Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

Untitled #5250
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil on canvas Neo-romantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light in the sky and ...
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2010s Romantic Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

WOP 2 - 00654
Located in Phoenix, AZ
mixed media on paper; unframed full sheet 22.75 x 30.25 inches signed, dated and titled on lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint...
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2010s Romantic Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Turtle Man
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Beautiful drawing by enigmatic artist Len Poteshman
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Abstract Paintings

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Charcoal, Oil

Turtle Man
Turtle Man
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"Signs" Black and White, Abstract Painting Made in Italy
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"Signs" Black and White, Abstract Painting Made in Italy
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French, Mid-Century View of a Port dated "59"
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View of a Port "59" French Modernist School Oil on canvas Illegibly signed. l.r., dated "59" 28 3/4 x 23 3/4 (30 x 25 frame) inches A positively brilliant, Modernist view of a French port...
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1950s Romantic Abstract Paintings

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"Geometric Landscape" Abstract landscape Painting , Original art Made in Italy
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Series “Between Heaven and Earth” - turquoise blue
Located in Vienna, AT
White frame Included. In this expressive piece, I've unleashed my passion through vibrant splatters, embodying the dynamic clash between tranquility and chaos. The turquoise blue, ac...
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2010s Romantic Abstract Paintings

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"Spring" Floral Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
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Psychedelic Portal - 21st Century, Contemporary, Geometric Abstract, Interior
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"Komorebi XV” floral large colorful painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
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Perspiration 2
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Antique American School Signed Cubist Abstract Expressionist Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract mixed media painting. Oil gouache and crayon on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 24 by 29 inches overall and 15 by 20 painting alone.
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PASSION'S ANATOMY (Diptych) by Vasili Zianko, author's volume-contour technique
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Bright Lights
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Bright Lights depicts the hills of Fiesole, in Tuscany, Italy. At sundown, the glow of the hidden sun remains and shines bright orange above the horizon. Speckles of light along the ...
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Find a wide variety of authentic Romantic abstract paintings 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. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Melisa Taylor Metzger, and Hiro Yokose. Frequently made by artists working with Oil Paint, and 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings 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 $700 and tops out at $30,000, while the average work sells for $3,500.

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