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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
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

Materials

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

"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

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

A portrait - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist
A portrait - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist

A portrait - Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist

By Katarzyna Szydlowska

Located in Warsaw, PL

A subtle miniature portrait of a girl in light delicate colours KATARZYNA SZYDLOWSKA (born in 1969) Katarzyna Szydlowska studied at the European Academy of Arts under prof. Jerzy Du...

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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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

"All Things Beautiful"
"All Things Beautiful"

"All Things Beautiful"

By Robert Berran

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Hanger Books Signed lower right. Robert Berran has been a prolific romance and historical book cover illustrator since the 1970s.

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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Bonnet with Basket Roses
Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Bonnet with Basket Roses

Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Bonnet with Basket Roses

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Picking Roses French School, late 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition

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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

'Mother and Child' by Edward Portielje (1861 – Antwerp – 1949) Dutch-Belgian
'Mother and Child' by Edward Portielje (1861 – Antwerp – 1949) Dutch-Belgian

'Mother and Child' by Edward Portielje (1861 – Antwerp – 1949) Dutch-Belgian

Located in Knokke, BE

Edward Portielje 1861 – Antwerp – 1949 Dutch-Belgian Painter 'Mother and Child' Signature: signed lower left 'Edward Portielje' Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image size 65,5 x 51 cm; frame size 79 x 64,5 cm Biography: Edward Portielje – Belgian genre painter from an Antwerp artist family. Edward Portielje was born in Antwerp on February 8, 1861, and passed away there on December 18, 1949. He came from a distinctly artistic family that had been involved in painting for multiple generations. His works are now held in public collections and museums in Antwerp, Chicago, Melbourne, Sydney, and Bordeaux. The Portielje family had its roots in the Netherlands. Edward’s grandfather owned a bookstore in Amsterdam specializing in luxury engravings. His father, Jan Portielje, however, chose a career in painting and studied at the Antwerp Academy. From the 1850s, Jan gained recognition for his refined portraits of the affluent bourgeoisie: barons, baronesses, and elegant ladies, often with a Spanish or Oriental touch. He even painted a portrait of King Leopold II. After marrying the Antwerp native Eulalia Lemaire, he settled permanently in Antwerp. The couple had five children, including Gerard...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Dark Fire, Paperback Cover
Dark Fire, Paperback Cover

Dark Fire, Paperback Cover

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Paperback Cover Cover of "Dark Fire," Harlequin Books Signed Lower Right Man and Woman holding each other

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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Board, Oil

Romantic French Impressionist River Landscape The Old Bridge 27th September 1914
Romantic French Impressionist River Landscape The Old Bridge 27th September 1914

Romantic French Impressionist River Landscape The Old Bridge 27th September 1914

Located in Cotignac, FR

Early 20th Century, French, oil on canvas of a romantic river scape with an ancient bridge. The work is dedicated, signed and dated bottom left, but we have not been able to decipher...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic French Painting Still life Dragon Bordeaux 19th
Romantic French Painting Still life Dragon Bordeaux 19th

Romantic French Painting Still life Dragon Bordeaux 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Marguerite JACQUELIN Valogne, 1850 – Bordeaux, 1941 Still Life with Dragon Oil on canvas 41 x 37.5 cm (51 x 47 cm with frame) Dated and signed lower right "Jacquelin / 1882" Beautifu...

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1880s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

"Miniature"
"Miniature"

"Miniature"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Antique Oil Painting on Metal – 19th Century Miniature Artist: Unidentified Medium: Oil on Metal Dimensions: Framed: 19 x 17 cm Artwork: 10 x 6 cm Style: Classical / Romanticism / M...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Metal

Glory hole between two buildings, Vriesendorp surrealism, blue and green
Glory hole between two buildings, Vriesendorp surrealism, blue and green

Glory hole between two buildings, Vriesendorp surrealism, blue and green

Located in Carballo, ES

Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...

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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

fish tank, blue color study, surreal skyscraper, oil painting, Vriesendorp
fish tank, blue color study, surreal skyscraper, oil painting, Vriesendorp

fish tank, blue color study, surreal skyscraper, oil painting, Vriesendorp

Located in Carballo, ES

Ventura A. Pérez (1992) is one of the most seductive artists on the contemporary Spanish scene. After earning a doctorate in contemporary art from the University of Vigo, he moved to...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Goyesque Man Oil on Canvas Painting, Romantic Style, Circa 1980s
Goyesque Man Oil on Canvas Painting, Romantic Style, Circa 1980s

Goyesque Man Oil on Canvas Painting, Romantic Style, Circa 1980s

By Jose Puyet

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) - Goyesque man - Oil on canvas Oil measures 100x79 cm. Frameless. Slight paint chips Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was the grandson of Professor...

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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Venus of the Grotticella Fountain, Giambologna, Mid 19th Century
Venus of the Grotticella Fountain, Giambologna, Mid 19th Century

Venus of the Grotticella Fountain, Giambologna, Mid 19th Century

Located in Grand Rapids, MI

Signed: Morrow '65 (Lower, Right) " Venus of the Grotticella Fountain ", 1865 Oil on Paper 14 1/2" x 10" Housed in a 2 3/4" Ornamented Frame Overall Size: 19 1/2" x 15" The f...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.
Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.

Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.

Located in Firenze, IT

Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman. Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris), attributed. French school of 19th century. Tecnicque: oils on canvas. Dimensions: 70cm x 61cm 20th century wooden frame. Old attribution to Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris) is inscribed on the wooden frame. Portrait of the restoration period, post Napoleonic wars. Stylistically the painting is found in the transition period from the late Empire period to the beginning of Romanticism. The new artistic trends can be seen in the increased naturalism, representation of the landscape/nature, in the contrasts, and in a greater emotionality of the person represented. Detailed but loose is the way to describe the winter dress...

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1820s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'The Little Donkey' by Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798 – 1881), dated 1856
'The Little Donkey' by Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798 – 1881), dated 1856

'The Little Donkey' by Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798 – 1881), dated 1856

By Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven

Located in Knokke, BE

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven Waasten 1798 – 1881 Schaarbeek Belgian Painter 'The Little Donkey' Signature: signed lower left and dated 'Eugene Verboeckhoven 1856' Medium: oil on pan...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Luna, 21st Century Contemporary Classical Portrait Painting
Luna, 21st Century Contemporary Classical Portrait Painting

Luna, 21st Century Contemporary Classical Portrait Painting

Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant

Tanvi Pathare Luna Contemporary Florence Portrait painting Ø 80 cm oil on linen (frame included in price) size with frame: Ø 100 cm Tanvi Pathare from India attended the Florence A...

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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Linen, Oil

“The Showman” after Abraham Le Blond
“The Showman” after Abraham Le Blond

“The Showman” after Abraham Le Blond

Located in San Francisco, CA

This itinerant showman, with his drum and what appears to be a peep show, met a real need. What’s offered definitely engages the man in the group, but the woman pawing at his shoulde...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Board

Impressionist Beach Scene, Perranporth, Cornwall
Impressionist Beach Scene, Perranporth, Cornwall

Impressionist Beach Scene, Perranporth, Cornwall

Located in Cotignac, FR

Watercolour on paper of a Cornish beach scene by Oliver Bedford. Signed bottom right. Titled and located on a trade label for The Rowley Gallery, Kensington, London. Presented in cus...

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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

UNCONSCIOUS RIVALS- Angelo Granati -  Italy Oil on canvas painting
UNCONSCIOUS RIVALS- Angelo Granati -  Italy Oil on canvas painting

UNCONSCIOUS RIVALS- Angelo Granati - Italy Oil on canvas painting

By Angelo Granati

Located in Napoli, IT

Unconscious Rivals- Angelo Granati Italia 2004 - This is his reinterpretation of a greatest old master painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Oil on canvas cm.80x60. The painting is a true form of the romantic style of Alma-Tadema. It is an image of two women; one sitting, the other standing and apparently waiting for someone...

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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

#5171

#5171

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

oil and wax on canvas over wood panel signature on verso Hiro Yokose paints images of nature composed in subtle, sensuous palettes. Playing with the viewer’s perceptions, his work c...

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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

Sailboats on the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt
Sailboats on the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt

Sailboats on the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt

Located in New York, NY

Signed lower left Spyridon Scarvelli (1868–1942) was a notable Greek painter and watercolorist, best known for his atmospheric, light-filled landscapes inspired by Corfu and Egypt. ...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

In the Stables

In the Stables

Located in New York, NY

Wouterus Verschuur l (Dutch, 1812 - 1874) In the Stables Oil on canvas 18 x 24 inches (45.72 cm x 60.96 cm) Signed lower left This painting depicts what is by far Verschuur's favor...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Street Scene in Cairo, Egypt
Street Scene in Cairo, Egypt

Street Scene in Cairo, Egypt

By Frank Catano

Located in New York, NY

Signed lower left Francesco (Frank) Catano was a popular 19th Century Italian painter who exhibited between 1880 and 1914. He worked mainly in watercolour and his subject-matter inc...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Goyesque Man Oil on Canvas Portrait, Romantic Style, Circa 1980s
Goyesque Man Oil on Canvas Portrait, Romantic Style, Circa 1980s

Goyesque Man Oil on Canvas Portrait, Romantic Style, Circa 1980s

By Jose Puyet

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

José Puyet Padilla (1922-2004) - Goyesque man - Oil on canvas Oil measures 100x80 cm. Frameless. Puyet was born in Malaga, Spain. He was the grandson of Professor José Padilla, a Sp...

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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Slovak Boy Selling Onion"
"Slovak Boy Selling Onion"

"Slovak Boy Selling Onion"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Franz Eybl (1806–1880) "Slovak Boy Selling Onions" (1839) This captivating oil painting on paper board by Franz Eybl, dated 1839, is a remarkable example of 19th-century genre paint...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Paper

French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th
French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th

French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

French school of the 19th century Monks excavate and find ancient relics Oil on canvas Not signed 56 x 46.5 cm (68 x 57.5 cm with the frame) Beautiful period frame in gilded wood Goo...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

FEREY Snow landscape sunset hut hunters French wood panel 19th
FEREY Snow landscape sunset hut hunters French wood panel 19th

FEREY Snow landscape sunset hut hunters French wood panel 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Edouard FEREY (middle of the 19th century) Oil on wood panel 19 x 35 cm (34 x 40 cm with the frame) Signed lower right "E. Ferey" Nice 19th century frame in gilded wood

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Romantic Portraits, Herman Richir, Brussels 1866 – 1942, Belgian Painter
Romantic Portraits, Herman Richir, Brussels 1866 – 1942, Belgian Painter

Romantic Portraits, Herman Richir, Brussels 1866 – 1942, Belgian Painter

Located in Knokke, 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

Chrysanthemums. Canvas, oil, 81.6x65.5 cm
Chrysanthemums. Canvas, oil, 81.6x65.5 cm

Chrysanthemums. Canvas, oil, 81.6x65.5 cm

Located in Riga, LV

HILDA VIKA (married EGLITE) (1879 – 1963) She was born at Riga; her father was a worker at liqueur factory. Her first drawing teacher was a German artist Gerhard Fon Rozen, at Riga ...

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1920s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Venetian School of the 19th Century – Oil on Canvas – “Venice Lagoon”
Venetian School of the 19th Century – Oil on Canvas – “Venice Lagoon”

Venetian School of the 19th Century – Oil on Canvas – “Venice Lagoon”

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Venetian School of the 19th Century. "Venice Lagoon." Oil on canvas. The painting is unsigned Dimensions: 34 x 79 cm; 53 x 98 cm (frame). Romantic view of the Venetian lagoon, wrapp...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Romantic paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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.