Romantic Figurative 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
"Elegant Figures Seated in a Park" 19th Century Oil on Panel by M. Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ
Spanish, 1857 - 1930
ELEGANT FIGURES SEATED IN A PARK
signed, located and dated "Alonso Pérez, Paris ´91" (lower right)
oil o...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.
Located in Firenze, IT
Ca. 1820
Portrait of a Woman.
Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris), attributed.
French school of 19th century.
Tecnicque: oils on canvas.
Dimensions: 70cm x 61cm
20th century wooden frame.
Old attribution to Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris) is inscribed on the wooden frame.
Portrait of the restoration period, post Napoleonic wars. Stylistically the painting is found in the transition period from the late Empire period to the beginning of Romanticism. The new artistic trends can be seen in the increased naturalism, representation of the landscape/nature, in the contrasts, and in a greater emotionality of the person represented. Detailed but loose is the way to describe the winter dress...
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1820s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,953 Sale Price
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Winter Light on a Frozen Lake
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this evocative winter landscape, painted in 1941, Swedish artist Olof Walfrid Nilsson captures the serenity and quiet grandeur of a frozen lake bathed in gentle afternoon light. E...
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1940s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
French school 19th romantic Historical scene Duke GUISE DURANTI Oil Sketch
Located in PARIS, FR
19th century French school Oil on canvas 33 x 41 cm (53 x 45 cm with the frame) Original canvas with the stamp of the merchant "Vallé & Bourniche / Successeurs de Bellot" active in P...
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1830s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,420 Sale Price
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A view of Stockholm from an imaginary terrace, 1906
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gottfrid Kallstenius (Västervik 1861–1943 Storängen, Stockholm)
A view of Stockholm from an imaginary terrace, 1906
Signed and dated “G. Kallstenius -06”
Arched top
Oil on canvas
u...
Category
Early 1900s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hans Zatzka, Austrian Oil on Canvas Titled "Spring Love" Maiden with Cherubs
By Hans Zatzka
Located in LA, CA
Hans Zatzka (Austrian, 1859-1945) a superb quality oil on canvas titled "Spring Love" depicting a standing young maiden holding a wicker basket filled with fresh flower as she is bei...
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hans ZatzkaHans Zatzka, Austrian Oil on Canvas Titled "Spring Love" Maiden with Cherubs, Circa: 1885
$99,600 Sale Price
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French Romantic school 19th Century The artist's inspiration Oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic school of the 19th Century
The artist's inspiration
Oil on canvas transferred on wood
It is in good condition, but the material has irregularities due to the canvas...
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1850s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orientale
Located in New York, NY
Signed, lower right: Fantin
Provenance:
Gustave Tempelaere (1840–1904), Paris; possibly by descent to his son:
Julien Tempelaere (1876–1961) and with F. & J. Tempelaere, Paris, prob...
Category
1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Oil
19th Century, British, lady reading by lamplight in red tones by La Thangue
By Henry Herbert La Thangue
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautiful composition by the great British artist Henry Herbert La Thangue of a girl reading in warm red tones by lamplight.
The details of the work are as follows:
HENRY HERBER...
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19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mother and Child in a Countryside Setting"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Adolf Luben (1837–1905)
"Mother and Child in a Countryside Setting"
This charming 19th-century oil painting on canvas by Adolf Luben captures a heartwarming rural scene, depicting a...
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Winter Wonderland"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Unidentified Artist (19th Century)
"Winter Wonderland" (1885)
This charming 19th-century oil painting captures a winter landscape, depicting three figures trudging through the snow, engaged in animated conversation. The scene is set against a serene rural backdrop, where bare trees and a distant village silhouette convey the stark beauty of winter. The soft glow of the sky, transitioning from warm hues to cool whites, enhances the tranquil yet brisk atmosphere of a cold winter’s day.
Plot & Interpretation
The three travelers appear to be peasants or laborers, possibly returning home or embarking on a journey.
Their layered winter clothing, fur hats, and backpacks suggest they are seasoned wanderers or workers, braving the elements.
The gesturing figure in the middle seems to be engaged in storytelling or giving directions, adding a sense of movement and interaction.
The snow-covered ground and delicate shadows create depth, emphasizing the hardship and resilience of rural life in the 19th century.
Materials & Condition
Medium: Oil on canvas
Framed Dimensions: 47 x 46 cm
Canvas Dimensions: 24 x 34 cm
Frame: Ornate giltwood frame, enhancing the painting’s classical aesthetic
Condition: Well-preserved with minor age-related patina, in line with its 1885 dating
Historical Context & Artistic Style
Likely influenced by Northern European realism, particularly Russian, German, or Scandinavian schools that depicted harsh winters and rural peasant life.
Comparable to the works of Adolf von Meckel, Vasily Perov, or Carl...
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Barn Scene of a Farm in the English Countryside by British Landscape Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Old Barn Scene of a Farm in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright.
Signed, vintage original, oil on heavy grain linen, reframed in a high qu...
Category
1980s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Romantic Italian painter - 19th century figure painting - Lady and Musketeer
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian Romantic painter (19th century) - Lady and Musketeer.
40.5 x 40.5 cm without frame, 42 x 42 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in wooden frame (not signed).
Condition report: L...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,774 Sale Price
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"Tender Moments", Píno Daeni, 30x24, Original Oil/Canvas, Romantic Impressionism
By Pino Daeni
Located in Dallas, TX
"Tender Moments" is an original oil painting by the renowned artist Pino Daeni. Measuring 30x24 inches, this piece embodies the essence of Romantic Impressionism, inviting viewers to...
Category
Early 2000s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mythological figurative painting of 19th century Italian Romanticism
Located in Florence, IT
The painting depicts "Ossian tells Malvina about the exploits of his son Oscar" and is dated at lower right "Filippo Bellati did the year 1811" and the unframed measurements are 233 ...
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1810s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Woman Diver, Pool, French Art, Ambition n°27_Swan Scalabre
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Swan Scalabre
"Ambition n°27"
Oil on Wood
9.75 x 7.75 in. 13 x 11 in. Framed
Born in the Alpes de Haute Provence region of France in 1977, Swan Scalabre investigates the silent ...
Category
2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
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Venus with Putti Oil on Canvas with Gilt-wood Frame
Located in Rome, IT
French 19' century painting oil on canvas . Young Venus nude figure surrounded by delicious playing putti .
Finely carved and gilt-wood frame of the same period .
Measurements w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jean Philippe George-Julliard (1818 – 1888) Landscape with a traveler, oil
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Philippe George-Julliard (1818 – 1888)
A landscape with a traveler
Oil on paper
Signed HG lower right
19.5 x 29 cm
The four corners are cut
Framed under glass 27 x 47 cm
Jean Philippe George-Julliard (1818–1888) or Henri Philippe Julliard was born on 1 january 1818 in Geneva (Switzerland) from french parents.
He first studied art in Nantes in France, but later he came back to Geneva where he became pupil of Alexandre Calame...
Category
1860s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Nymphs in a Landscape" Narcisse Diaz de la Peña, 19th Century Idyllic Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Narcisse Diaz de la Peña
Nymphs in a Landscape
Estate sale seal lower left
Oil on board
9 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches
Narcisse Diaz de la Peña was born in 1808 in...
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822-1902) A Portrait of a Mother and Child
Located in Queens, NY
Lilly Martin Spencer (American, 1822-1902) A Portrait of a Mother and Child
19th Century.
Oil on canvas, signed
Lilly Martin Spencer was one of the most popular and American female genre painters in the mid-nineteenth century. She primarily painted domestic scenes, paintings of women and children...
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19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
J J A Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) A shoulder and back study, oil painting
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923)
A shoulder and back study, oil study
oil on canvas
34 x 19.5 cm
In good condition, a few small inpaintings visible under UV lights
Stamp of the Estate sale in Toulouse on the stretcher
In a modern frame : 40 x 25 cm
Provenance :
Estate of the artist and family of the artist by descent
Estate sale in Toulouse 22 June 1999
This very interesting oil study was part of a set kept by the artist. He had studied fragments of anatomy both to use them as models in large compositions but probably also because he represented so many fragments.
It is clear that this fragment of anatomy has a power of suggestion and serves as a relay to the imagination of the viewer, who is led to imagine the rest of the body taken as a model. We can speak of metonymy in painting and it is clear that the artist had this in mind when he kept such studies with him.
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ was born on 10 June 1842 in Paris.
Originally of a Piedmontese origin, his family had been settled in France since the fourteenth century and by the time of his birth had reached the status of nobility
He was an Orientalist French painter and sculptor.
He was strongly influenced by the works and teachings of Charles Gleyre and Jean-Léon Gérôme. Lecomte du Nouÿ found inspiration for his art through extensive travels to Greece, Turkey, Egypt, Romania and Italy.
The thematic content of Lecomte du Nouÿ's work was mainly figural, but also spanned over a vast range of imagery throughout his career, including classical, historical and religious.
Lecomte du Nouÿ is known for remaining faithful to his detailed, realistic style throughout the extent of his career, despite the onset of the Impressionist, Fauvist and Constructivist artistic movements during his lifetime. His work is said to have contributed significantly to the establishment of an iconic repertoire representing the Orient in the nineteenth century.A Parisian street was named after him in 1932.
Lecomte du Nouÿ showed a strong attachment to visual art from a young age and was reported to have painted portraits of his father and uncle by the age of 6.
In 1861, at 19 years of age, the artistic talents of young Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ prompted him to become a pupil at the atelier of Swiss artist, Charles Gleyre. Under Gleyre's guidance Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the significance of individualistic style and gained the foundations of creative visual presentation.
Later, Lecomte du Nouy further perfected his knowledge of the artistic form under the mentorship of Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was a renowned painter of the Academicism movement. It was at this time that Jean-Jules-Antoine learned the precision required to depict "la belle nature" —a style of illustration that aims to create the most beautiful representations of the natural form. This later became one of the main techniques employed in Lecomte du Nouÿ's signature artwork.
In 1865, Du Nouÿ accompanied fellow artist, Félix Auguste Clément...
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1890s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Triumph of Bacchus, a large oil painting by Ferdinand Leeke
Located in London, GB
The Triumph of Bacchus, a large oil painting by Ferdinand Leeke
Oil-on-canvas, German, 1918
Frame: height 175cm, width 227cm, depth 10cm
Canvas: height...
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1910s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$80,208 Sale Price
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Wishing It Were She ( Önskandes att det var hon)
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small, intimate oil painting Wishing It Were She is a preparatory study for a larger composition of the same title. The scene depicts three figures in a richly furnished 19th-ce...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Landscape near Arundel', oil on canvas by Claughton Pellew
By David Mead
Located in London, GB
Wonderful landscape by the British painter David Mead. Hold the quiet surrealist nature that is also present in the works of fellow British artists Tristram Hillier and Algernon Newt...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens Period Watercolour Picture Portrait
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful painting in gouache technique depicting a distinguished young lady.
The noblewoman presents a pose of rare elegance, with one hand resting on a planter and the other holdin...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tempera
French Romantic School, 19th Century, Portrait of a man, oil on paper
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic School, 19th Century
Portrait of a man, a selfportrait ?
oil on paper
17.5 x 12 cm oval
Framed under glass : 43 x 34.5 cm
This rather mysterious portrait is perhaps a self-portrait of the artist who painted it. This is suggested by the three-quarter pose and the gaze fixed on the viewer.
What this man seems to be staring at is himself.
Similarly, the model's appearance is reminiscent of the image of the romantic, bohemian, tortured artist. It's also very interesting that he used a range of dark colours to reinforce this idea of melancholy.
It has been suggested that this small oil on paper is close to the art of François Bonvin (1817-1887) and Théodule Ribot...
Category
1860s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Oedipus leaves Thebes guided by Antigone
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas attributed Rousseau-Decelle, French painter of the XIXth century.
Student of Bouguereau and Ferrier
In 1903, the artist whose studio is located at 235 rue du Faubourg ...
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1860s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
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Ceremony - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
By Sertap Yegin
Located in Sofia, BG
"Ceremony" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin.
About the painting:
Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas
About the artwork:
Edition...
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2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Goyesque man oil on canvas painting portrait
By Jose Puyet
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) - Goyesque man - Oil on canvas
Oil measures 100x80 cm.
Frameless.
Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was the grandson of Professor José Padilla, a Sp...
Category
1980s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,183 Sale Price
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Pompeian Scene 19th century Painting Oil on Canvas Signed Egisto Sarri
By Egisto Sarri
Located in Rome, IT
Egisto Sarri
"Pompeian scene"
Oil on canvas, measure: cm 30 x 48 with a filly carved gilt - wood frame cm 46 x 64
Signature in the lower left-hand corner: "E. Sarri
Egisto Sarri
(Figline val d'Arno 1837 - Florence 1901)
Sarri studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence under Giuseppe Bezzuoli and Enrico Pollastrini, and was one of Antonio Ciseri...
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19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Female Oil Portrait Delicate Austria Romantic 1800s Vintage Woman Realism Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Art: 30" x 24"
Frame: 36.50" x 30.50"
Oil on canvas signed and dated lower right.
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1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas.
Frame damaged in places.
Dimensions with frame.
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19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,705 Sale Price
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Lovers at the Fountain - Italian 19th Century Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Rome, IT
Amanti alla Fontana - Lovers by a fountain, painting oil on canvas,
Signed left sight.
Measures: cm 70 x 100 frame 118 x 145
Faustini Modesto. Brescia, 27 maggio 1839 - Roma, 23 m...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Girl – Original Oil on Canvas by Guy Seradour
By Guy Seradour
Located in Stockholm, SE
In this exquisite original oil on canvas, French artist Guy Seradour portrays a young girl with a masterful and sympathetic eye. The subject’s youthful innocence and quiet grace are ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dante and Virgil on the Edge of the Styx
Located in Pasadena, CA
Louis-Camille d'Olivier,
A painter of history and portraits, he returned to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1850 and appeared at the Salon de Paris between ...
Category
1860s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,800 Sale Price
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Obscurity - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
By Sertap Yegin
Located in Sofia, BG
"Obscurity" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin.
About the painting:
Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, Oil on canvas
About the artwork:
Editio...
Category
2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Irma Martin, "Ondine" couple lovers
Located in GB
Irma Martin (1814–1876): A Woman Painter in the 19th Century
Irma Martin, born Anne Pierrette Marie Martin on September 3, 1814, in Lyon, emerged as a professional painter in a time...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Female Swimmer in Oil on Wood Shadow Box, Ambition n°24_Swan Scalabre
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Swan Scalabre
"Ambition n°24"
Oil on Wood
13.25 x 11.25 in.
Born in the Alpes de Haute Provence region of France in 1977, Swan Scalabre investigates the silent gaze placed on women...
Category
2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
$2,640 Sale Price
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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...
Category
1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paradox - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
By Sertap Yegin
Located in Sofia, BG
"Paradox" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin.
About the painting:
Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas
About the artwork:
Edition ...
Category
2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas framed representing a monk reading sitting on a chair in the taste of François Granet.
Category
Early 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$4,000 Sale Price
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“The Showman” after Abraham Le Blond
Located in San Francisco, CA
This itinerant showman, with his drum and what appears to be a peep show, met a real need. What’s offered definitely engages the man in the group, but the woman pawing at his shoulde...
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Those from the Past - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
By Sertap Yegin
Located in Sofia, BG
"Those from the past" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin.
About the painting:
Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas
About the artwo...
Category
2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coastal Mountain Cliff Beach Scene Northern Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Coastal Mountain Cliff Beach Scene of Fair Head in Northern Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist, David Overend.
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame meas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Daily Tasks of Rural Life, c. 1860, Romanticism Oil Painting.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This serene landscape painting is by James Howe Carse, a Scottish-Australian artist whose lineage and mentorship are deeply rooted in the artistic traditions of his time. Carse's wor...
Category
Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Swedish Värmland Landscape With a Red Barn by Hilding Werner, Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
Hilding Werner, A Värmland artist, was a distinguished Swedish painter and draftsman. Born to landowner Anders Andersson and Inga Maria Johannesdotter, ...
Category
Early 20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Wooded Landscape Koekkoek Paint 19th Century Oil on canvas
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Barend Cornelis Koekkoek (Middelburg 1803 – Cleves 1862) attributable
Wooded landscape with stream
oil on canvas 72 x 91 cm - framed 93 x 113 cm
This evocative wooded view wit...
Category
19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"My valley". Oil. Sheila Querre French cloudy sky romantic style landscape.
Located in Segovia, ES
"My valley" oil on canvas by French artist Sheila Querre
Dimension: 65 cm H x 92 cm W x 3 cm D
The colours of the original work are lighter than those on the photo.
The picture is i...
Category
1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green and blue French landscape. Sheila Querre oil on canvas Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"Green and blue landscape" oil on canvas by French artist Sheila Querre
Dimension: 65 cm H x 92 cm W x 3 cm D
The colours of the original work are lighter than those on the photo.
T...
Category
1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Glory hole between two buildings, Vriesendorp surrealism, blue and green
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Mother with Child, Rose, Old Master, Figurative Painting, Love, Christmas Scene
Located in Greven, DE
L. Franssen
Mother and child with a rose
Oil on wood, 44,5 x 33,5 cm
signed
The artist of this outstanding painting is completely unknown so far. There is no entry under "L. Franssen" in any encyclopaedia or reference work. There was a Dutch artist, Jan Fransen (1604/5 - ca. 1646), who was mainly based in Amsterdam. According to Thieme/Becker, he created numerous paintings with biblical depictions, study heads and still lifes. However, it could also have been Jan Franssen or Frantzen, who was not born until 1644 but was also active in Amsterdam. However, no confirmed works by either artist are known.
Just as interesting as the attribution is the depiction: a young woman holds her child on her lap while she prepares a meal on a hob. At the same time she holds a rose in her hand. Most likely, Mary is depicted here with the young Jesus...
Category
18th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mother and Child, Ecole de Paris, Large Oil on Canvas
By Guy Cambier
Located in Cotignac, FR
Ecole de Paris, mid century oil on canvas portrait of a mother and child by Guy Cambier. The painting is signed bottom left and there is a very faint chalk inscription with date to the back of the canvas. Presented in a fine custom gilt wood frame.
This exquisite painting captures a tender, timeless moment between a mother and child, rendered with soft, evocative brushstrokes. The palette of muted earth tones with hints of blue and lavender imbues the scene with warmth and serenity. The mother, adorned in flowing robes, gazes downward with a gentle, contemplative expression, while the child's innocent face exudes calm and trust, resting securely in her embrace. The textured background, a blend of abstract patterns, contrasts with the smooth rendering of the figures, enhancing the ethereal atmosphere. The intricate gold frame adds a classic touch, emphasizing the painting's traditional elegance. This piece masterfully balances realism with expressive elements, capturing the universal essence of maternal love and protection. Its timeless appeal invites the viewer to reflect on the enduring bond depicted with grace and sensitivity.
Guy Cambier (1923-2008) was born in Uccle-lez-Bruxelles, Belgium in 1923. He was part of the Post War School of Paris, Ecole De Paris, that included Andre Hambourg, Jean Carzou, Marcel Gromaire and Yolande Ardissone.
At the age of nine years old, he lost the use of his legs caused by a tragic accident. An autodidact he studied the techniques and works of those artists he emulated, Corot and Watteau. Cambier started to exhibit in 1942, first in Belgium and afterwards in France on the Cote d’Azur as well as in the United States and in Paris at the Salon des Peintres Temoins de Leur Temps. In 1957, he received the Parisian award, “Le Prix de la Jeune Peintre”.
He moved to the South of France in 1950 and resided in Grasse, where he spent most of the rest of his life as did so many famous painters at that time.
Cambier became a favourite portrait artist of several celebrities and painted such dignitaries as Princess Grace of Monaco, Winston Churchill, Ingrid Bergman and Edward G Robinson...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Women by the Shore, Preparing to Bathe in the Morning Light
Located in Stockholm, SE
This luminous and finely executed painting by August Hagborg captures three nude women preparing to bathe at the edge of a still, tree-lined body of water. One figure is seated on a ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
fish tank, blue color study, surreal skyscraper, oil painting, Vriesendorp
Located in Carballo, ES
Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...
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"The Nightmare" - Dark Contemporary Realism Baroque Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Rizaldy Celi Jr. (American, Filipino-Vietnamese, born 1983)
"The Nightmare" 2025
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the side and the back of the painting.
We ship al...
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2010s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Petite Marchande de Banane - Orientalist, North African Girl Selling Bananas
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Orientalist painting - The Framed size: 47 inches x 34.5 inches. Magnificent ornate Frame
The paint surface looks like the style of William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Signed lower right.
Provenance: Gallery Label with inventory number: Size on label is in centimeters, which indicates
the painting came from a United Kingdom art gallery.
Subsequently, Robert Funk Fine Art...
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1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Flower maidens, ' a large oil-on-canvas painting by Émile Eisman-Semenowsky
Located in London, GB
'Flower maidens,' a large oil-on-canvas painting by Émile Eisman-Semenowsky
French/Polish, Late 19th Century
Frame: height 72.5cm, width 111cm, depth 9cm
Canvas: height 54cm, width 9...
Category
Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer on the Delaware" Andrew Melrose, Hudson River School, American Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Andrew Melrose
Summer on the Delaware, 1884
Signed and dated lower left; titled on the reverse
Oil on canvas
25 x 30 inches
Provenance
Private Collection, Buffalo, New York
Not mu...
Category
1880s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Melancholy female figure oil on canvas painting
By Josep Maria Draper
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Josep María Draper was born in 1931 and received a great creative influence from the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting tha...
Category
1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
By Joe Bowler
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome man and a beautiful woman are depicted in a rapturous pose. Their bodies are intertwined with each other and with the surrounding floral elements. This masterfully render...
Category
1950s Romantic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
$14,400 Sale Price
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