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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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Style: Romantic
Confrontation, Charles Van Den Eycken, Brussels 1859 – 1923, Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
Confrontation Van Den Eycken Charles Brussels 1859 – 1923 Belgian Painter Signature: Signed bottom right Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 28 x 21,50 cm, frame size 36 x 30 cm Biography: Van Den Eycken Charles (alias Charles Duchene) was born in Brussels in 1859. He was an animal painter, mainly dogs and cats and interiors. He was the son of Charles Van Den Eycken...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dreamer (Mid-Century Impressionist European Nude Man Portrait Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautiful painting I acquired when I was buying things from Russia and Ukraine maybe 7 or 8 years ago. It's painted on very heavy cardboard, as I'd say the majority from the Soviet...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

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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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Countryside Pastoral Landscape Early 20th Century
Located in Soquel, CA
Early 20th Century French Countryside Pastoral Landscape Beautiful early 20th century Romantic period European landscape by an unknown artist, circa 1900. This pastoral scene featur...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A View of Venice by Sunset, Artist 20th century, European School
Located in Bruges, BE
A View of Venice by Sunset Artist 20th century European School Signature: illegible signature Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: Image size 27 x 51...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Untitled - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female Portrait, Vibrant
Located in Warsaw, PL
KATARZYNA SZYDLOWSKA (born in 1969) Katarzyna Szydlowska studied at the European Academy of Arts under prof. Jerzy Duda Gracz, Antoni Fa?at and Franciszek S...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'The Young Courtesan', 19th Century French School, French Romanticism, Large Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'P. Lagiere' (French, 19th century) and dated, '1868'. After 'La Jeune Courtisane', 1821, by Xavier Sigalon (French, 1787–1837), held in the permanent collection o...
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1860s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A portrait - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
KATARZYNA SZYDLOWSKA (born in 1969) Katarzyna Szydlowska studied at the European Academy of Arts under prof. Jerzy Duda Gracz, Antoni Fa?at and Franciszek Starowieyski. She received ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

JUST BEFORE SUNSET, Original Signed Contemporary Realist Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
JUST BEFORE SUNSET, Original Signed Contemporary Realist Landscape Painting 24" x 40" x 0.5" (HxWxD) Oil on Linen mounted on Gator Board Hand-signed by t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Board, Linen, Oil

'Shepherdess in a River Landscape' Salon des Artistes Françaises, Pushkin Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'D. Guillot' for Donat Guillot (French, 19th Century) and painted circa 1870. Displayed in a period and antique, carved giltwood and gesso frame...
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1860s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Still Life with Pear and Grapes, Edouard Quitton, Péruwels 1841 - 1934 Brussels
Located in Bruges, BE
Still Life with Pear and Grapes Quitton Edouard Péruwels 1841 –Brussels 1934 Belgian Painter Signature: Signed top right and dated 1881 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: Image size ...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

CHILD WITH A DOG - German School - Oil On Canvas Italian Figurative Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Child with a dog - Nicola Del Basso Italia 1999 - Oil on canvas cm.100x80 This beautiful oil on canvas portrays a little girl sitting in the meadow with her dog, a magnificent Germa...
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Angel woke up, 90x80cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Angel woke up 90x80 cm
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic

19th Century Painting of Women Crossing Stream
Located in San Antonio, TX
Romantic style painting of figures crossing a stream in a coastal European landscape. The painting dates to the 19th century and is presumed to...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

French Romantic School, 19th Century, Manly head of bearded man, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic School 19th Century Manly head of bearded man oil on canvas 46 x 37.8 cm In fairly good condition, some inpaintings visible under UV light, mainly in the backgrounds ...
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1850s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Purity Within, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
‘Purity Within’ 2,500.00 Oil on stretched canvas, framed to Guild of Framers Museum Standard. Approximately 16” x 18” plus frame size. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: T...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Late 19th Century antique Orientalist oil painting of a young woman
Located in London, GB
Late 19th Century antique Orientalist oil painting of a young woman Frame: height 146cm, width 86cm, depth 7cm Canvas: height 132cm, w...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Melancholy female figure oil on canvas painting
By Josep Maria Draper
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep María Draper was born in 1931 and received a great creative influence from the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting tha...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Young girls oil on canvas painting portrait
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) - Girls - Oil on canvas Oil measures 81x65 cm. Frameless. Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was the grandson of Professor José Padilla, a Spanish artist who began painting in the nineteenth century. As a child, Puyet learned to paint by watching his grandfather, whose company he preferred to that of children his age. At the age of eight he had started working on paencils and oils. At the age of 20, Puyet entered the Spanish army...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, 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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Voyeur chair. Romantic Couple Kissing and Embracing, Mid Century Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross gives us a voyeur view of an attractive couple kissing and embracing on a couch. Sharpe's radical use of composition is on ...
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1950s Romantic Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Board

A. Kreutzer, 19th Century, Fishing Boats in the Moonlight. Coastal Landscape.
Located in Berlin, DE
A. Kreutzer, 19th century, fishing boats in the moonlight, painting, oil on canvas. Nocturnal coastal landscape. Age-related condition. Frame damaged in places. Dimensions without ...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Venetian scene of the Palazzo Dario by F. R. Unterberger
Located in London, GB
A Venetian scene of the Palazzo Dario by F. R. Unterberger Austrian, c.1898-1900 Frame: height 97cm, width 85cm, depth 7cm Canvas: 83cm, width 70cm, depth...
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1890s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The reading room, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In the reading rooms I wanted to represent a very simple idea, namely how much the content of a book can acquire reality for those who are reading it, becoming as present as the true...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil

'The Greek Temples of Paestrum' by Paul Albert Girard, Paris 1839 – 1920, French
Located in Bruges, BE
Paul Albert Girard Paris 1839 – 1920 French Painter 'The Greek Temples of Paestrum' Signature: Signed lower left
 Medium: Aquarelle
 Dimensions: Image size 29 x 49 cm, frame size 41 x 61cm Provenance: Paestum, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as the best-preserved Greek archaeological site in Italy. Situated just south of Salerno, near the picturesque Amalfi Coast, and in proximity to Pompeii, Paestum remains somewhat undiscovered by many travelers. In its prime, Poseidonia thrived, evident in the remnants of city walls, colossal temples, and the overall urban layout. As Magna Grecia expanded and established trade routes, conflicts arose between the Greek colonists and the indigenous Samnite and Lucani tribes. Archaeological findings, however, suggest a period of peaceful coexistence between the Greeks and the Lucanians. This harmony was disrupted in 273 BC with the arrival of the Romans. The Romans, while altering the city's name to Paestum, did not obliterate it. Remarkably, their admiration for the splendidly constructed temples played a role in shaping classical architecture on the Italian peninsula, influencing subsequent Roman development and style. The Romans made additions to Paestum, including a forum, an amphitheater, a temple of their own, and residential structures, some of which still stand today. In 79 BC, the eruption of Vesuvius dealt a partial blow to Paestum, altering its landscape. Despite this setback, the city's survival attests to its resilience and enduring cultural significance. Today, visitors can explore the fascinating remnants of Paestum, a testament to the confluence of Greek and Roman influences, and the architectural prowess that has withstood the test of time. Born on December 13, 1839, in the artistic heart of Paris, Paul-Albert Girard emerged as a luminary in the world of 19th-century French painting. The son of the esteemed painter Pierre Girard, he inherited not just a name but also a passion for the arts that would define his illustrious career. Biography: Born on December 13, 1839, in the artistic heart of Paris, Paul-Albert Girard emerged as a luminary in the world of 19th-century French painting. The son of the esteemed painter Pierre Girard, he inherited not just a name but also a passion for the arts that would define his illustrious career. Paul Albert was a versatile artist, displaying his mastery across various genres – from capturing the essence of everyday life in genre scenes to breathing life into captivating portraits and landscapes. His prowess extended to watercolors, mural compositions, and the rich tapestry of Orientalist paintings depicting scenes from North Africa. In 1857, Paul-Albert embarked on his formal artistic education at the prestigious École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Under the guidance of eminent mentors such as Jean Joseph Bellel, François Edouard Picot, and Hippolyte Flandrin...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor

A View of Venice by Antoine Bouvard, Saint-Jean-de-Bournay 1870 – 1955, French
Located in Bruges, BE
Antoine Bouvard snr. Saint-Jean-de-Bournay, France 1870 – 1955 French Painter 'A View of Venice' Signature: Signed bottom right Dimensions: Image size 22,5 x 27,5 cm, frame size 44...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

COUNTRY GIRL- Angelo Granati - Figurative oil on canvas painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Country girl - Angelo Granati Italia 2011 - Oil on canvas cm. 90 x 70. This is his reinterpretation of painting "Young Shepherdess" by gratest old master William Adolphe Bouguereau. ...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique Painting, Oil on Canvas, 19th Century. Walking the Dog and Castle View
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative antique painting, oil on canvas, 19th century. Walking the dog, castle view. Dimensions with frame: 65.5 cm x 74 cm
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
A Palatial and Opulent Belle epoque giltwood & oil on canvas three-panel screen, circa 1890. "Allegory of Youth" Comprising of three exquisite hand-painted triptych oil on canvas panels of cherubs and putti amongst a peacock, all by Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927). Each panel depicting different playful and joyous scenes of putti and cherubs. All three-in-one panels within individually carved giltwood and upholstered frames. One panel signed at the lower left: Ferd.Wagner. A truly magnificent and one of a kind piece, perfect for any room in the home. Overall: 101" high 85" wide x 5" deep Very good condition. Ready to place. Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927) was the son of Passau Ferdinand Wagner Senior, a teacher at a vocational art school who began training him professionally at a young age. After traveling to Italy in 1867-1868, he continued with his art studies at The Munich Academy of Arts led by Peter Von Cornelius and Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld. Wagner II was influenced by the Munich School of master painters and by his art teacher, Karl von Piloty, who had been teaching at the Munich Art Academy since 1856. Piloty’s approach to historical paintings was influenced by the French art academic Paul Delaroche and by the fine artworks by Rubens and the Venetians. After his return to Germany he was commissioned to decorate the former the Tenormayer Wine Tavern in Munich, subsequently he received numerous other commissions as a decorator. Ferdinand Wagner II wall paintings and ceiling frescos...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Man Dancing with Birds
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Man Dancing with Birds" c.1970 is an oil painting on canvas by noted French artist Jovan Obican, 1918-1986. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist. The can...
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Late 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

View of Ariccia, a preparatory drawing by Achille Bénouville (1815 - 1891)
Located in PARIS, FR
This very modern drawing presents a view of Ariccia, a small town 25 kilometres south-east of Rome. The Palazzo Chigi (in which the film-maker Luchino Visconti would film a large part of The Leopard a century later) and the adjoining church are seen from the bottom of the ravine that surrounds the town. This drawing is a moving testimony to the attraction of the city for artists of the Romantic period, who established in Ariccia a vivid artists' colony. 1. Achille Bénouville...
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1850s Romantic Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Farm Scene with Haystacks in the English Countryside by Realist Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Farm Scene with Haystacks in the English Countryside by British Landscape Artist, James Wright. Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a gilt frame ...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A Surprise Visit
Located in Belgravia, London, London
Oil on canvas Canvas size: 32 x 45 inches Framed size: 35.5 x 50 inches Signed lower right
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lucia - Portrait Oil Painting Colors Brown White Red Green Black Pale
Located in Sofia, BG
"Lucia" is a painting by the South African - French artist Leith Ridley. A bit of fun and colour based on the face of portrait of a young woman in a black hat by Petrus Christus in ...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Noble Hunting Society wild Boar Deer and Dogs, Hunter's Life, 1822, Watercolour
Located in Greven, DE
This Watercolor drawing shows a noble hunting society. The duke (?) on horse and several noble ladies accompanying the soctiety. The duke (?) gestures towards a group of hunters on h...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor

Walking Along the Beach, Bauer, German School, 19th Century, Signed P. Bauer
Located in Bruges, BE
Walking Along the Beach German School 19th Century Signature: Signed bottom right P. Bauer Dimensions: Image size 31 x 24 cm, frame size 42 x 32 cm Medium: Aquarelle
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor

Champagne on deck, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pacific Ocean. It was a sunny day and the sky shone with joy. Clouds, like emerald facets, reflected the blue of the sea and the lines of the waves. The warm and favorable wind carefully held the wings of the sailboats...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Romantic Portrait, Herman Richir, Brussels 1866 – 1942, Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
Romantic Portrait Richir Herman Brussels 1866 – 1942 Belgian Painter Signature: Attributed to Richir Herman Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 59,50 x 58,50 cm, frame size 62 x 61 cm Biography: Richir Herman Jean Joseph was born in Ixelles (Brussels), on November 4, 1866. He was a Belgian painter of portraits, still lifes, genre paintings, nudes and landscapes. He made decorative paintings to fit into private homes. Richir mainly painted portraits. His clients usually belonged to the higher circles. He portrayed amongst others King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, Cardinal Mercier and Countess d’Oultremont. Less known are the landscape paintings he made Limburg and Kempen, where he regularly stayed with befriended artist Emile Van Doren (1865 – 1949). Herman Richir first studied at the Sint-Joost-ten-Node Academy with Gustave Biot and Charles Hermans, continued his education at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels (1884-1889) with the master teacher and artist Jean-Francois Portaels (1818 – 1895). In 1886, during his studies, he won second Prize of Rome for Painting. Richir lived in Schaarbeek. In 1900 he became a teacher of drawing and in 1905 first teacher of painting after nature at the Brussels Academy. He was director there several times 1906-1907, 1910, 1911, 1915-1919, 1925-1927. He was retired in 1927. His pupils included Albert Alleman (1892 – 1933), Éliane de Meuse (1899 – 1993), Paul Hagemans (1884 – 1959), Maurice Mareels (1893 – 1976), Guy Onkelinx (1879 – 1935), Georges Rogy (1897 – 1981), José Storie (1899 – 1961), Charles Swyncop (1895 – 1970), Maurice Schelck...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rooster With Hens and Ducks by a Pond by German Artist Alfred Schönian
Located in Stockholm, SE
Alfred Schönian (1856-1936) Germany Rooster With Hens and Ducks by a Pond oil on panel signed A.Schönian München panel dimensions 6.29 x 9.44 inc...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Wood Panel, Oil

Romantic Portraits, Herman Richir, Brussels 1866 – 1942, Belgian Painter
Located in Bruges, BE
Romantic Portraits Richir Herman Brussels 1866 – 1942 Belgian Painter Signature: Attributed to Richir Herman Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 67,50 x 62,50 cm, frame size 69,50 x 64,50 cm Biography: Richir Herman Jean Joseph was born in Ixelles (Brussels), on November 4, 1866. He was a Belgian painter of portraits, still lifes, genre paintings, nudes and landscapes. He made decorative paintings to fit into private homes. Richir mainly painted portraits. His clients usually belonged to the higher circles. He portrayed amongst others King Albert and Queen Elisabeth, Cardinal Mercier and Countess d’Oultremont. Less known are the landscape paintings he made Limburg and Kempen, where he regularly stayed with befriended artist Emile Van Doren (1865 – 1949). Herman Richir first studied at the Sint-Joost-ten-Node Academy with Gustave Biot and Charles Hermans, continued his education at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels (1884-1889) with the master teacher and artist Jean-Francois Portaels (1818 – 1895). In 1886, during his studies, he won second Prize of Rome for Painting. Richir lived in Schaarbeek. In 1900 he became a teacher of drawing and in 1905 first teacher of painting after nature at the Brussels Academy. He was director there several times 1906-1907, 1910, 1911, 1915-1919, 1925-1927. He was retired in 1927. His pupils included Albert Alleman (1892 – 1933), Éliane de Meuse (1899 – 1993), Paul Hagemans (1884 – 1959), Maurice Mareels (1893 – 1976), Guy Onkelinx (1879 – 1935), Georges Rogy (1897 – 1981), José Storie (1899 – 1961), Charles Swyncop (1895 – 1970), Maurice Schelck...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
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...
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1950s Romantic Paintings

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Pencil, Gouache, Graphite

Musa II. Beautiful woman playing instrument. Still life on abstract background
Located in Segovia, ES
Musa II. Beautiful woman playing an instrument and still life was painted by Goyo in 1997. Date and signature appear in the lower left corner. It is done with acrylics in a 122 x 6...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

SERENADE- Pietro Colonna - Italian Figurative Oil on canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Serenade - Pietro Colonna Italia 2005 - Oil on canvas cm. 60 x 30 The painting by Pietro Colonna depicts a romantic scene in which the young man plays the lute to his sweet girl, th...
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Along the River “La Meuse” by Martinus Kuytenbrouwer, 1821 – 1897, Signed
Located in Bruges, BE
Martinus Kuytenbrouwer Amersfoort, The Netherlands 1821 – 1897 Paris, France Dutch Painter Along the River “La Meuse” Signature: Signed lower right Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Thomas Miles Richardson (Snr), (1784-1848). 'Swiss Lake with the Matterhorn' .
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine watercolor by Thomas Miles Richardson senior, (1784-1848). A view of a Swiss lake and Alps with the Matterhorn mountain. One of the fine En...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor

Still Life Bouquet with Calla Lilies and Amaryllis in Chinese Vase
Located in Soquel, CA
Elegant still life with calla lilies and amaryllis by an unknown artist. Completed in a classical style, two calla lilies and two amaryllis flowers sit in a vase with Chinese designs...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mastery IV (Confronting Your Fears)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it’s the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Head Study
Located in London, GB
Joseph-Auguste Rousselin French 1841 - 1916 Head Study Oil on board, signed with initials and signed verso Image size: 12 x 11 inches This head study provides an unbelievably moving portrait of an androgynous sitter. Employing incredible technique, the artist has achieved the highly finished porcelain skin, thoughtful eyes and pink lips of the sitter with incredible softness. The unfinished quality of the background make the composition of the work particularly satisfying to the modern eye. Loosely sketched dashes and brushy swoops outline the model's head. The mix of finished and more expressive elements reveals the artist's brilliant eye, technique and personality. Artistically, Rousselin does not seem to be influenced by the friendships that he forged with the Impressionists but rather he has remained rather faithful to the academic technique of William Bouguereau, whose studio he also used to frequent. This study is certainly comparable to the work by Bouguereau, specifically his graceful portraits of women. Bouguereau championed the traditional academic style and his methods were taught to him by a pupil of Ingres. Similar academic inspiration is apparent in this work, from the conscious posing of the subject to the evenly laid colours. Indeed, alike the work of Bouguereau this follows the same classical approach to composition, form and subject matter. The Artist Born in Paris in 1841, Rousselin grew up to be a French painter and art collector. From a young age he studied in the workshops of Charles Gleyre and Thomas Couture, here he met the young impressionist generation. His studio peers included Auguste Renoir, Alfred Sisley and Édouard Manet, with whom he forged strong bonds of friendship. It was at his invitation that his two friends Renoir and Sisley exhibited at the Salon of the Society of Friends of the Arts in Pau, a region where Rousselin had family ties. Manet invited him to his family home in Boulogne-sur-Mer where he had him pose in the summer of 1868 for 'Le Déjeuner dans l'Atelie'. Rousselin can be seen in the background of the painting as the man with the cigar, wearing a grey hat...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Woman in the garden. Romantic Oil Blue Landscape with beautiful female figure.
Located in Segovia, ES
Woman in the garden. Romantic and full of light landscape with beautiful female figure by the Spanish artist Manuel García Blázquez. Oil on canvas. Dimensions: Unframed: (H) 89 x (W) 116 (D) 2 cm. / 35.04 x 45.67 x 0.79 in. Framed: (H) 109 x (W) 136 (D) 4 cm. / 42.91 x 53.54 x 1.57 in. Light is the protagonist in this landscape with female figure by Manuel García Blázquez; an intense and soft light that interacts with color, and the impressionist technique that defines the work of this painter. The beautiful silhouette of a woman dressed in white and the reflections of the water in the pond at the back of the garden give the scene a certain luminous dreaminess, which contrasts with the strength of the color of the flowers in the foreground. The background landscape, so timeless and lyrical, serves as the setting for a female portrait with classical reminiscences. The work is executed along the lines...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nostalgia I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In "Nostalgia" a 21st -century Nigerian painter uses an impressionist technique the brushwork clearly visible —to evoke the haziness between wakefulne...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, ABS

Cattle with Windmills (Large Framed 20th Century Antique Watercolor Landscape)
Located in New Orleans, LA
I apologize for the reflections in the glass of this watercolor. At any rate, it's a large scene of cattle grazing in a field, presumably in Holland, with windmills in the distance. ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor

'A Best Friend' by Carl Haag, Erlangen 1820 – 1915 Oberwesel a. Rhein, German
Located in Bruges, BE
Carl Haag Erlangen 1820 – 1915 Oberwesel a. Rhein German Painter 'A Best Friend' Signature: Signed middle right Medium: Mixed media Dimensions: Image size ...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil Pastel

Rembetes at Night
Located in Spetses, GR
This piece warms the soul, we enjoy Zachariadis' playful figurative style while from a distance there is a masterful complexion of striped patterned orange, red, and dark tones that ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Portrait of a Girl holding a Posy
Located in Taunton, GB
Portrait of a Girl holding a Posy. Oil on Panel 17 1/2 x 13 inches 44.4 x 33 cm ABOUT THE ARTIST:  Jacques d'Agar  was a French portrait painter born i...
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17th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figures in a Landscape, Oil Painting 1799 by Adolf Harper
By Adolf Friedrich Harper
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Adolf Friedrich Harper from 1799. A rare antique painting from the romanticism era. Framed in ornate gold wood frame, signed in lower left corner. Artist: Adol...
Category

18th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gelata
Located in Torino, TO
The work consists of an agglomerated acrylic base, on which the artist painted the subject with acrylic
Category

2010s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Berglandschap, Mid 19th Century View of a Mountain Valley in Switzerland
By Alexandre Calame
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid 19th Century oil on canvas view of a Swiss valley and mountainscape by Alexander Calame. The painting is signed bottom left. The canvas is on a fine stretcher with 'keys'. The painting has been in a private collection in the North of France since the early 20th Century. A very beautiful and expert rendition of one of Calame's iconic Swiss mountain views. Atmospheric view of light and shade, a moody sky with the sun just breaking through over a small mountain cottage retreat. Alex Calame was born in Corsier-sur-Vevey, today a part of Vevey, Switzerland. He was the son of a skillful marble worker in Vevey, but because his father lost the family fortune, Calame could not concentrate on art, but rather he was forced to work in a bank from the age of 15. When his father fell from a building and then died, it was up to the young Calame to provide for his mother. In his spare time he began to practice drawing small views of Switzerland. In 1829 he met his patron, the banker Diodati, who made it possible for him to study under landscape painter François Diday. After a few months he decided to devote himself fully to art. In 1835 he began exhibiting his Swiss-Alps and forest paintings in Paris and Berlin. He became well known, especially in Germany. He is associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. In 1842 he went to Paris and displayed his works Mont Blanc, the Jungfrau, the Brienzersee, the Monte Rosa and Mont Cervin. He taught in Geneva, where Adolf Mosengel was one of his pupils as were some of the children of the Russian Imperial family of Nicholas I. Alexandre Calame...
Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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