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Romantic 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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Romantic
"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...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mather Brown (1761-1831) Portrait of Major-General John Robinson (1757-1819)
By Mather Brown
Located in London, GB
Mather Brown (1761-1831) Portrait of Major-General John Robinson (1757-1819) Oil on canvas; held in a period giltwood frame Provenance: Denston Hall, Suffolk and by descent Literature: Suffolk Portraits, mss by Edmund Farrer, 1921. Vol. 5 (West Supp), entry 230, no.4 – NPG Heinz archive. John Robinson was a third generation professional soldier, whose father was a Lt.-Colonel. He joined the army in 1773 and was Captain by the time he married Rebecca Clive, daughter of “Clive of India” in March 1782. This family connection helped him immeasurably in his political ambitions as a seat in Parliament became available whilst his brother-in-law Edward, Lord Clive was in India. The portrait presented here was completed around 1805 when Robinson was a Major-General. This is confirmed by evidence that surrounds an incomplete portrait by George Romney of his late wife Rebecca. Unfinished at the time of Romney’s death, the painting remained unpaid for and unclaimed. On 25th March 1805, William Saunders, a framer, who had been looking after the work wrote to the artist’s son John Romney...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

A pair of Indonesian Landscapes, by Charles Legrain (19th century)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Charles Legrain, (19th century) Two Javanese landscapes Both signed Legrain Ch. and one dated 1857 Both oil on canvas, size: 95 x 114 cm In rich gilt-gesso frame. (2x).
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Moscowa à Moscou, sous la Neige
By Paul Louis Bouchard
Located in Paris, FR
Paul-Louis BOUCHARD 1853-1937 French Moscow in 1900 Oil on canvas Signed lower left Canvas: 41 1/2" high x 64 1/8" wide Frame : 57 1/8" high x 79 3/4" wide EXHIBITION: Salon de...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Decorative, romantic oil painting by Heinrich Hartung "Dinner in the Park".
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative, romantic oil painting Heinrich Hartung "Dinner in the Park" oil on canvas Very good original condition. Signed lower right. Dimensions w...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Search" Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Spanish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 THE SEARCH signed "Alonso Pérez" (lower right) oil on canvas 23 x 12-1/8 inches (58 x 30.7 cm.) framed: ...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Playing hide and seek", 19th Century Oil on Panel by Vicente Palmaroli, Spanish
Located in Madrid, ES
VICNTE PALMAROLI y GONZÁLEZ Spanish, 1834 - 1896 PLAYING HIDE AND SEEK signed "V. Palmaroli" (lower right) oil on mahogany panel 17-3/4 x 13-1/2 inches (45 X 34 cm.) framed: 25-1/4 X 21-1/4 inches (64 X 53.7 cm.) PROVENANCE Leslie Hindman Inc., Auctionners Private Collector, Madrid Oil on table by Vicente Palmaroli...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Gusts Of Wind
By Lachezar Yavrukov
Located in Sofia, BG
"Gusts of Wind" is a romantic art line painting by the Bulgarian Lachezar Yavroukov, The painting is unframed. “The impressions of Lachezar Yavroukov'...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Czech Switzerland, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
My childhood memories. Remembering growing up with my grandfather who was my biggest influence and role model. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil

"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 COURTSHIP signed "Alonso Pérez" (lower left) oil on canvas 23 x 12-1/8 inches (58 x 30.7 cm.) framed: 28...
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1890s Romantic Paintings

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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...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman with flower basket"
Located in Berlin, DE
Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman with flower basket" Signed, F.Bach. Dimensions with frame 52cm x 72.5cm
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Casting, figurative painting (beautiful women and colorful masks)
Located in Segovia, ES
"Casting", painted by the Spanish artist Goyo Domínguez in 1995, is a romantic, colorful picture that smoothly joins the figurative and abstract worlds. "Casting" was painted with a...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

View of the Bergsee - Oil on Canvas by Josef Brunner - Mid 19th Century
By Josef Brunner
Located in Roma, IT
View of the Bergsee is an original modern artwork realized by the Austrian artist and painter Josef Brunner in the middle of the XIX Century. Original Oil painting on Canvas cm. 72 x 3 x 102 (canvas). A beautiful original XIX Century decorated frame is included (total dimensions: 100 x 5 x 130). Both the work and the canvas are in very good conditions. Beautiful and intense oil painting depicting the Austrian mountain lake Bergsee. The painting is characterized by a particular play between lights and shadows: the light indeed is distributed in an extremely suffused but homogeneous way on the view but it is also able to create that sense of magic that characterized the whole landscape. The color of the lake therefore assumes a transparency and an iridescent blue that tends to the green and reflects the color of the surrounding mountains. The sky appears full of rainy clouds but they still allow the rays of the last sun to shine on. The general vision conveys calm and tranquility thanks also to the refined use of color and the play of lights and shadows, the turquoise and the pale opaque blue of the lake is perfectly emphasized by the various green tones of the trees. The white, gray and light brown rocky mountains embrace the lake and the cloudy sky in shades of blue increases the feeling of tranquility. The landscape is desolate; the only signs of life are the three fishermen on the shore: they are three small figures painted in different poses and illuminated by the light too. The surface of the water reflects in a spectacular way the surrounding landscape, it is similar to the surface of a mirror. The style, fantastic and almost dreamy, is into the full Germanic Romanticism. Mindful of Caspar David Friedrich's memoirs (Greifswald, 1774 - Dresda, 1840), the author certainly took his cue from the style of the German and the Austrian Romanticism; tangible signs of Romantic painting are the choice of the subject, an uncontaminated Nordic landscape, and the almost fairytale atmosphere that we find in the composition. This wonderful Romantic painting was created by the Austrian artist Josef Brunner (Wien, 1826 - Wien, 1893). Joseph Brunner was the son of Joseph...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

TIMELESS OVERTURE (2020) By Sheryl Roberts- Oil and acrylics on deep edge canvas
Located in Deddington, GB
Sheryl Roberts Timeless Overture Original Seascape Paintings Oil and Acrylic Paint on Canvas Frame Size: H 63cm x W 113cm x D 5cm Sold Framed in a Black Float Frame Ready to Hang Ple...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Prague. Rain., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
(ATTENTION ACTION! If you order two paintings third you will get like a gift. The third painting I choose one from my artworks and put it in the package with your order. I hope this ...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman at the well"
Located in Berlin, DE
Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman at the well" Signed, B. Kern. Dimensions with frame 61cm x 75cm
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Courtship ritual
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

"Beaumont landscape" . Sheila Querre. Oil on canvas Purple Blue Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"Beaumont landscape" An other Sheila Querre's blue landscape, very much in Romantic Style. Dimension art cm: 65 H x 92 W x 2 D Dimension art inches: 25.6 H x 36.2 W x 2.3 D The c...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

P Deltour (?), An artist and his models in the workshop, 1879, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
P Deltour (?) French school of the 19th century The artist with his model and friend in his workshop Oil on canvas Signed "P Deltour" (?) and dated 1879 on the lower, an indistinct i...
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1870s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

French School 19th C, A Renaissance scene with a Lady and a boy, oil on panel
Located in Paris, FR
French School of the 19th century, Attributed to Achille Deveria (1800-1857) A Lady and a boy with a dog, a Renaissance style scene Oil on wood panel 22 x 13 cm A label on the revers...
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1840s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

The sacrifice, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series “They sleep on the hill”, oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm, 2008. In the “Spoon River Anthology” the poet Edgar Lee Masters tells the story of t...
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

"Washerwomen", 19th Century Spanish School Oil on Canvas of Washerwomen at Work
Located in Madrid, ES
SPANISH SCHOOL, 19th CENTURY ARTIST UNKNOWN oil on canvas 10-1/2 x 7-5/8 inches (26.5 x 19.3 cm.) framed: 15-1/2 x 12-1/2 inches (39 x 31.5 cm.) PROVENANCE Spanish Collector, Madrid...
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1890s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Time To Oneself, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Canvas, framed to Guild of Framers Museum Standard. Here is a young woman completely at ease with herself and involved and immersed completely in her book. She is comforta...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic

Dutch school 19th century, A philosopher reading, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Dutch school 19th century, A philosopher reading, oil on canvas 27 x 22 cm In a modern frame : 36.5 x 32 cm Recently restored and cleaned, some small inpaintings, thinness of the...
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1870s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Monk
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas framed representing a monk reading sitting on a chair in the taste of François Granet.
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Early 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Jesus and Ponce Pilate
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas depicting a study from JP Laurens painting. According to the Gospels, Pilate ordered the execution and crucifixion of this Jewish preacher at the end of the trial of Je...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

The Little House. Sheila Querre oil on canvas green and blue romantic landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"The Little House" 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 pictur...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1852 oval Portrait of Marie Potonie (Sievers), Oil Painting
Located in Berlin, DE
Ornate, decorative oil painting. Illustration of Marie Potonie (born Sievers). Marie was the daughter of the royal Prussian court painter Johannes Sievers. Extremely fine painting....
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

J. Brunner 1869 Oil on Canvas Austrian Landscape with Lake and Mountain Painting
Located in Firenze, IT
This very fine quality 19th century oil on canvas in dark brown wood frame with gold leaves details throughout is signed by Joseph Brunner (Vienna 1826-...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

"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...
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Early 1900s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

The Ballerina’s Loge
Located in Paris, FR
Leon-François Comerre 1850-1916 French The Ballerina’s Loge, circa 1900 Oil on canvas Signed lower in the center Canvas: 29 1/2" high x 23 1/2" wide ...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The water of my thoughts, Oil Sheila Querre romantic purple and blue landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"The water of my thoughts" or "L'eau de mes pensées" oil painting romantic style by Sheila Querre Dimension art: 54 cm H x 73 cm W x 2 cm D or 21 " H x 29" W x 0.7" D Dimension fram...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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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 ...
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1860s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Pastoral Scene
Located in Roma, IT
Pastoral Scene is a wonderful oil on canvas realized by Friedrich Bouterwek in XIX century. Hand-signed on the lower left. Original title: Angolo di costa co...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Interior of a Church - Oil Painting by Hermann Corrodi, late 1800
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of a Church is an original painting realized by Hermann Corrodi. Original oil on canvas with a contemporary wooden frame included. Hermann David Salomon Corrodi...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Early 19th-Century British School, Romantic Landscape With Cattle & Coastal View
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This picturesque early 19th-century British oil painting depicts a romantic landscape with sailboats, cattle, estuary, and coastal view. It’s a celebration of nature delivered in air...
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1810s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Boats at sunset, effect of light
Located in PARIS, FR
Nicolas Edward GABE 1814-1865 Boats at sunset, effect of light Painting, oil on wood Signed and dated 1850 Painting: 61 x 41 cm (24 x 16.1 inches) Beautiful modern frame: 73 x 53 cm ...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

GUDIN Henriette Marine boats sea french romantic small panel 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Henriette GUDIN Paris, 1825 - Paris, 1892 Oil on wood 14 x 21 cm (40 x 47 cm with the frame) Signed lower left "H. Gudin" Very beautiful 19th century frame decorated with friezes, in...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

GUDIN Henriette Marine sunset boats sea romantic french 19th small panel
Located in PARIS, FR
Henriette GUDIN Paris,1825 - Paris,1892 Oil on wood 14 x 21 cm (40 x47 cm with frame) Signed lower left "H. Gudin" Very beautiful 19th century frame decorated with friezes, interlaci...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Girl With a Pearl Earring
Located in Stockholm, SE
This exquisite portrait by Gunnar Hallström, titled "Portrait of a Girl with a Pearl Earring" invites viewers into a moment of quiet introspection. Painted in the 1920s, the subject ...
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1920s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique portrait of a woman, French romantic oil painting, female portrait
Located in AIGNAN, FR
Antique portrait of a young woman with a book. Romantic French 1800's oil painting on canvas. A demure young woman stands for the artist holding a ...
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1840s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

View of Bruges - Charles Kuwasseg (Draveil 1828-1904)
Located in Gent, BE
Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right: "Charles Kuwasseg, 1873" Provenance: Macconnal-Mason Dimensions: 56 x 100 cm, 73 x 117 cm (framed) The artwork “View of Bruges,” by Cha...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Art Collector - Victor- Marais-Milton (1872 - 1948)
Located in Gent, BE
Oil on panel Signed lower left: “A monsieur David, un bon souvenir. V. Marrais Milton” Dimensions: 37 x 35 cm, 53 x 45 cm(framed) Victor Marais -Milton was a French artist, born ...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Painting marine boats sea Normandy BURLIN GUDIN romantic french 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Nathalie BURLIN (19th century) Oil on wood panel 22 x 35 cm (43 x 56 cm with frame) Signed lower right “Nanon Burlin” Very beautiful 19th century frame in gilded wood decorated with palmettes Very good condition Nathalie Burlin painted the shores of Normandy with a meticulous work, a shimmering light with multiple reflections on the water and a beautiful and characteristic blue-green. Her art reminds of the marines of Théodore Gudin...
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1880s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

The classroom - Ferdinand de Braekeleer (1792-1883)
Located in Gent, BE
Oil on panel Signed and dated lower left: "Ferdinand de Braekeleer, 1868, Antwerp." This depiction of a classroom clearly shows the typical style of De Braekeleer. One can read the painting as one reads a story. The viewer's gaze can wander about, analyzing all the different characters and their activities. There is a sort of humor to the scene, with a psychological characterization of the different characters. On the left side of the classroom, we can see several students working diligently. While another one has thrown his writing slate to the ground, he seems to have given up. In the center of the painting, we can see the older school teacher, explaining carefully to three of his students how the problems should be solved. In this work we can also see how De Braekeleer follows the composition schemes that were common in the seventeenth century. Think for instance of ‘little schools’ attributed to Adriaan Brouwer, Adriaan van Ostade or Jan Steen. Ferdinand de Braekeleer was a Flemish painter well known for his genre scenes and emerges from this painting as an excellent craftsman. The high quality of his works revived Belgian painting and his role as a teacher of the next generation of artists was significant. He taught at the Antwerp Academy from 1855 onwards, and had artists like Charles Venneman...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Panel

A winter landscape with hunters on a path along a stream
Located in Tallinn, EE
Hendrikus van de Sande Bakhuyzen (The Hague 1795-1860) A winter landscape with hunters on a path along a stream Signed and dated 'H vd S. Bak...
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1820s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hide and Seek Painting by Swedish Artist Emma Ekwall
Located in Stockholm, SE
Emma Ekwall (1838-1925) Sweden Hide and Seek oil on wood panel signed E Ekwall panel dimensions: 33 cm x 22.5 cm (12.99 x 8.86 inches) frame dimensions: 48 cm x 38.5 cm (18.90 x 1...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Rural Tree Study in English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Rural Tree Study in English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Provenance: Part of the English Heritage...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Landscape With Pines in Sunset - Motif From Liden by Oscar Lycke, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Oscar Lycke was a Swedish artist from Sundsvall. He is best known for his impressive colourful landscape paintings in a national romantic and realism style...
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1920s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Dawn Chorus, Late Summer Abundance, Romantic Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
French Belle Epoque oil on canvas of the Dawn Chorus, birds and foliage in an idealised landscape. The work is not signed but is presented in a very fine 19th century wood and gilt n...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

After Richard Westall, ‘The Fishing Party’ 19th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
After Richard Westall, early 19th century ‘The Fishing Party’ Oil on panel; held in a period Empire style frame. Dimensions listed refer to framed size. Provenance: Private Colle...
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Late 18th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

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Find a wide variety of authentic Romantic 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. If you’re looking to add paintings 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 and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hiro Yokose, Dipen Bose, William Oxer F.R.S.A., and Sheila Querre. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 4.5 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $178 and tops out at $1,300,000, while the average work sells for $3,061.

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