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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
British Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape herd
British Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape herd

British Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape herd

Located in Varmo, IT

British painter (19th-20th century) - Wooded landscape with waterfall, shepherdess and flock. 50 x 37 cm (without frame) - 56 x 43 cm (with frame). Oil on panel, in gilt wood frame...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Long Beach" oil painting, sunbathers at the bay, beach umbrella, summertime
"Long Beach" oil painting, sunbathers at the bay, beach umbrella, summertime

"Long Beach" oil painting, sunbathers at the bay, beach umbrella, summertime

By Angel Ramiro Sanchez

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

Painted from life, a subtle and colorful seascape. A popular Hamptons beach along the Peconic Bay, in Sag Harbor. A humble spot in New York's famous Hamptons. A backlit figure sits beneath an umbrella along the shoreline. Other figures can be found in the distance, on the shore or swimming in the bay. This work is currently unframed. Signed: Angel Ramiro Sanchez Angel Ramiro Sanchez was born in 1974 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. At age six was accepted with full scholarship into the Instituto the Niños Cantores del Zulia, school for musically gifted children. At age fourteen he began five years of apprenticeship with the realist painter, Abdon J. Romero, an eminent specialist in murals for churches and public buildings. In 1993, a study grant from Mgr. Gustavo Ocando Yamarte, Founder the Niños Cantores, enabled him to travel to Florence, Italy, where he studied at the renowned Accademia di Belle Arti, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1997. At the same time, he was enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art,founded by painter Daniel Graves, where he received a diploma in Painting. Ramiro was appointed senior painting instructor at The Florence Academy of Art in 1997, and is currently Director of the Advanced Painting Program. Ramiro paints only from life, searching for accuracy beyond physical appearance to reach the psychological state of his subject. He believes the painter must draw his information from "all five senses" to tell the complete human story. Ramiros work is predominantly represented by th e Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, but also Scriba Gallery, venice, Italy, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Tx. Ramiros works can be found in numerous private collections in Europe, The United States and South America. Public collections include: The Fondazione Stelline, Milan, Italy. The Fremantle Foundation for Foreing Artist in Tuscany at Villa Peyron, Florence, Italy and The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. USA. He shares his life and passion for art with his wife, the artist Melissa Franklin-Sanchez. Education 1993-1997 Florence Academy of Art, directed by Daniel Graves, Florence, Italy. 1993-1997 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Thesis: Historic and Technical Notes of Academic Realism Today. 1995 Florence, Italy: Michael John Angel...

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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Mid Century Spanish Romantic Couple Mantilla Portrait Figurative Oil
Mid Century Spanish Romantic Couple Mantilla Portrait Figurative Oil

Mid Century Spanish Romantic Couple Mantilla Portrait Figurative Oil

By Jose Puyet

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Mid Century Spanish Romantic Couple Mantilla Portrait Figurative Oil Artist: José Puyet Padilla Title: Majos Medium: Oil on canvas Period: Mid-20th century Dimensions: 51 × 72 cm (20 × 28.3 in) Signature: Signed lower right Inscription: Titled Majo on the reverse Frame: Unframed Condition: Very good overall condition. Stable pictorial surface with visible expressive brushwork consistent with the artist’s technique DESCRIPTION Elegant Mid-Century figurative composition by José Puyet Padilla depicting a romantic Spanish couple in close interaction, rendered with the artist’s characteristic expressive brushwork and atmospheric palette. The female figure, wrapped in a luminous white mantilla, leans gently toward her companion in an intimate gesture that recalls the refined tradition of Spanish costumbrista portraiture reinterpreted through a modern painterly language. The soft transitions of light across the veil contrast with the deep reds and greens of the surrounding composition, creating a strong visual balance typical of Puyet’s mature style. The painting demonstrates the artist’s distinctive handling of facial modeling and fabric textures, especially visible in the treatment of the mantilla and the subtle tonal structure of the background. Works of this type belong to the elegant figurative tradition of Mid-Century Spanish painting, where portraiture and social atmosphere merge into decorative compositions particularly appreciated in international interiors. A refined example of José Puyet’s romantic Spanish figuration with strong decorative presence and collector appeal. ARTIST BIO José Puyet Padilla (1922–2004) was a Spanish painter known for his refined portraits and elegant figurative compositions inspired by Spanish cultural themes and society imagery. Trained under the influence of his grandfather, painter José Padilla, he developed an internationally recognized career with exhibitions in Spain, the United States, Canada, Germany and Italy. His work combines expressive brushwork with a luminous palette and a distinctive interpretation of traditional Spanish subjects. In 1988 he was elected member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Telmo in Málaga. His paintings are held in numerous private collections in Europe and North America. ARTISTIC CONTEXT / INSPIRATION This painting belongs to the tradition of modern Spanish figurative portraiture that revisits historical costume and romantic themes through a painterly Mid-Century language. Comparable decorative and atmospheric resonances can be found in the society portrait tradition of Ignacio Zuloaga, the expressive elegance of Ricardo Macarrón, and the refined figurative interpretations of Spanish identity developed by 20th-century portrait painters working between Madrid and Andalusia. The mantilla motif remains one of the most recognizable visual symbols of Spanish portraiture and continues to hold strong appeal among collectors of European figurative painting. jose puyet painting spanish romantic painting mantilla portrait painting mid century spanish painting spanish figurative oil romantic couple painting...

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1960s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Boys Playing Dice - Mid Century Figurative in Oil on Masonite
Boys Playing Dice - Mid Century Figurative in Oil on Masonite

Boys Playing Dice - Mid Century Figurative in Oil on Masonite

By R. Hauslar

Located in Soquel, CA

Exceptional detail in this painting of boys playing dice by R. Hauslar (German, 20th Century). A Hausler interpretation of a work by the famous Bartolome Esteban Murillo (1617-1650) ...

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1950s Romantic Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

A Surprise Visit
A Surprise Visit

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figurative painting of noble male portrait on 19th century Florence
Figurative painting of noble male portrait on 19th century Florence

Figurative painting of noble male portrait on 19th century Florence

Located in Florence, IT

The small but detailed oval painting in watercolor tempera on paper is signed at lower left "E. Niccheri," or Egisto Niccheri, a Tuscan painter active mainly in the late 19th century...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Tempera

André Plumot, 1829 – 1906, Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape
André Plumot, 1829 – 1906, Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape

André Plumot, 1829 – 1906, Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape

Located in Knokke, BE

Plumot André Antwerp, Belgium 1829 – 1906 Belgian Painter Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape Signature: Signed bottom left and dated 1877 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 58,50 x 104,50 cm Biography: Plumot André (Plumot Andre) was born on February 10, 1829 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was a painter of genre scenes, interiors, animals, children and figures. In general, he painted interiors in 16th-17th century style. He was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp under master teacher and artist H. Van der Poorten. For a short time, he worked in N. de Keyser...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Flower maidens, ' a large oil-on-canvas painting by Émile Eisman-Semenowsky
'Flower maidens, ' a large oil-on-canvas painting by Émile Eisman-Semenowsky

'Flower maidens, ' a large oil-on-canvas painting by Émile Eisman-Semenowsky

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

Head Study
Head Study

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

Materials

Oil

British Romantic painter - 19th century coastal landscape with a fisherman
British Romantic painter - 19th century coastal landscape with a fisherman

British Romantic painter - 19th century coastal landscape with a fisherman

Located in Varmo, IT

British painter (late 19th century) - Coastal landscape with castle and fisherman. 41 x 66 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed (not signed). The composition depicts a wide coastal view wi...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas.
Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on 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 Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Playing hide and seek", 19th Century Oil on Panel by Vicente Palmaroli, Spanish
"Playing hide and seek", 19th Century Oil on Panel by Vicente Palmaroli, Spanish

"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

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Northern European Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape rocks
Northern European Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape rocks

Northern European Romantic painter - 19th century river landscape rocks

Located in Varmo, IT

Northern European painter (19th-20th century) - River landscape with rocks and farmhouse. 31 x 51 cm (without frame) - 41 x 61 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in a period carved an...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Romantic School, 19th Century, Portrait of a man, oil on paper
French Romantic School, 19th Century, Portrait of a man, oil on paper

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...

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1860s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil

Feeding Horses
Feeding Horses

Wright BarkerFeeding Horses, 1910

$15,160Sale Price|20% Off

Feeding Horses

By Wright Barker

Located in Naples, Florida

Wright Barker (British School 1864-1931) Barker was a well-known painter of equestrian and highland scenes, though landscape and genre subjects are known. ...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Sailing the Nile: Romantic Watercolor, Early 20th Century Framed
Sailing the Nile: Romantic Watercolor, Early 20th Century Framed

Sailing the Nile: Romantic Watercolor, Early 20th Century Framed

Located in New York, NY

D. Vassiliou (Early 20th Century) Sailing the Nile watercolor on paper Signed bottom right 6x9in / 18 x 14 in framed DAVID VASSILIOU was a prolific painter at mid 20th century, most...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

1930s French Barbizon School Watercolour, Village and Bridge by a River, Dinard
1930s French Barbizon School Watercolour, Village and Bridge by a River, Dinard

1930s French Barbizon School Watercolour, Village and Bridge by a River, Dinard

Located in Cotignac, FR

French Barbizon School watercolour on paper view of a French village and stone bridge by a river by Henri Clamen. The painting is dated, 1939, and titled, 'Dinard' to the back of the...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Friends
Friends

Friends

By William Etty

Located in Miami, FL

The Condition is fair. work has been slightly over-cleaned. A heavy layer of glossy varnish. The surface of the canvas is undulated and most apparent from extreme side view . Yet in...

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Early 1800s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

French School 19th C, A Renaissance scene with a Lady and a boy, oil on panel
French School 19th C, A Renaissance scene with a Lady and a boy, oil on panel

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

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Located in Cotignac, FR

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in a landscape, Mid century oil on wood panel. This vibrant and charming painting vividly portrays a whimsical forest scene featuring Snow White and ...

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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century

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...

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1950s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil, Graphite

Statue of Liberty kissing a duck in a movie theater, purple lighting
Statue of Liberty kissing a duck in a movie theater, purple lighting

Statue of Liberty kissing a duck in a movie theater, purple lighting

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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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Conversando", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Artsit Ángel María Cortellini
"Conversando", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Artsit Ángel María Cortellini

"Conversando", 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Artsit Ángel María Cortellini

Located in Madrid, ES

ÁNGEL MARÍA CORTELLINI Spanish, 1819 - 1887 CONVERSANDO signed "Cortellini" (lower right) oil on canvas 13-1/4 x 11 inches (33.5 x 28 cm.) framed: 17-1/4 x 15 (44 x 38 cm.) Ángel María Cortellini. Sanlúcar de Barrameda (Cádiz), 27.09.1819 – Madrid, 1887. Painter. Ángel María Cortellini was born in Sanlúcar de Barrameda on September 27, 1819, to an Italian father and a Spanish and Sanlúcar mother. Contrary to family opinion, he decided to dedicate himself to painting and already, at the age of nine, he was enrolled in a drawing academy in his hometown. They soon sent him to Seville, where he was a disciple of Joaquín Domínguez Bécquer...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Girl – Original Oil on Canvas by Guy Seradour
Portrait of a Young Girl – Original Oil on Canvas by Guy Seradour

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 ...

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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

River Landscape Oil Painting on Panel, French, Romantic School
River Landscape Oil Painting on Panel, French, Romantic School

River Landscape Oil Painting on Panel, French, Romantic School

Located in Valladolid, ES

Amazing oil painting on panel, “River Landscape,” of French origin and created in the late 19th century. This small work depicts a river landscape. In the foreground, the rocky bank...

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1880s Romantic Paintings

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Wood

Landscape Watercolour, Lake and View to the Mountains
Landscape Watercolour, Lake and View to the Mountains

Landscape Watercolour, Lake and View to the Mountains

Located in Cotignac, FR

Watercolour landscape of a lake and surrounding mountains by Nano. The painting is signed bottom left and presented in a fine period gilt frame under glass. This painting portrays a...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

"Girl in the Cottage Garden”, Summer English country landscape, oil on canvas
"Girl in the Cottage Garden”, Summer English country landscape, oil on canvas

"Girl in the Cottage Garden”, Summer English country landscape, oil on canvas

Located in Naples, Florida

Henry John Yeend King (1855-1924) was a landscape and rustic genre painter. He began his artistic career by working for three years in a glassworks. King went on to study painting under William Bromley in London, and also with Bonnat and Cormon in Paris. He exhibited from 1874 to 1924 at The Royal Academy and The New Watercolour Society. He was elected to the Royal Society of British Artists in 1879, the Royal Institute in 1886, later becoming Vice President. He was also a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. In 1898 his picture 'Milking Time' was purchased by the Tate Gallery in London. Yeend King was a fine late-Victorian oil painter...

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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting
The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting

The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting

Located in Norwich, GB

Here is an almost two hundred year old painting which is so irresistibly charming that it's crazy! You may have seen painted landscapes, portraits, genre scenes - but how many pretty...

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1830s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

G. Jeanson (French vedutist) - 19th century Venetian view painting
G. Jeanson (French vedutist) - 19th century Venetian view painting

G. Jeanson (French vedutist) - 19th century Venetian view painting

Located in Varmo, IT

G. Jeanson (active in Venice in the 19th century) - Venice, view with people on a gondola at sunset. 65.5 x 54.5 cm unframed, 76.5 x 62.5 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in an antiqu...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, ABS

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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.