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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
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

"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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

Woman in profile with fan oil on board painting
Woman in profile with fan oil on board painting

Woman in profile with fan oil on board painting

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Frame size 71x62 cm. Biography of Gumersindo Vila Full Name: Gumersindo Vila Date of Birth: April 14, 1950 Place of Birth: Santiago de Compostela, Spain Nationality: Spanish Artist...

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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Board

Nostalgy. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist
Nostalgy. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist

Nostalgy. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist

By Katarzyna Szydlowska

Located in Warsaw, PL

Contemporary figurative oil on canvas painting by Polish artist Katarzyna Szydlowska. Painting pictures female in nude. She is sitting on the beach, there is sea and cliff behind her...

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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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

“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

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

German School, Animal Hunting Scene, Hunter with Dogs, Hares, Cabinet Painting
German School, Animal Hunting Scene, Hunter with Dogs, Hares, Cabinet Painting

German School, Animal Hunting Scene, Hunter with Dogs, Hares, Cabinet Painting

Located in Greven, DE

German School or Swiss School, 19th Century, Hunting Scene, Hunter with Dogs, Hares, Painting indistinctly signed. Fine and detailed painted scene of a hunt with dogs, a hunter and h...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas

#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

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

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

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

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

“Lady of the Lake”
“Lady of the Lake”

“Lady of the Lake”

By Jean Beauduin

Located in Southampton, NY

Oil on canvas. Condition is very good. Signed lower left. Inscribed Paris and dated 1904. Overall with gold leaf over wood frame frame 28 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches. There is a second f...

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Early 1900s 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"Forêt Noire", Black Forest Riverside with Timbered Houses and Figures
"Forêt Noire", Black Forest Riverside with Timbered Houses and Figures

"Forêt Noire", Black Forest Riverside with Timbered Houses and Figures

Located in Genève, GE

Titled "Forêt Noire" (black forest) at the back of the wood panel with the mention "Diday Peintre" (Diday Painter). This finely detailed oil painting depicts a tranquil riverside scene set in Germany’s Black Forest, rendered with a strong sense of place and atmosphere. Traditional timber-framed houses nestle at the water’s edge beneath rugged rocky outcrops, while a gently flowing river reflects the warm, golden light of the surrounding landscape. The artist demonstrates a careful balance between topographical precision and romantic sensibility. The composition is structured yet intimate, with the steep rock formations guiding the eye toward the central dwelling, while the foliage and soft light create depth and harmony. The warm, earthy palette; rich browns, mossy greens, and amber highlights, evokes the quiet beauty and timelessness of the Black Forest region. Executed with controlled, delicate brushwork, the painting aligns with the 19th-century European landscape tradition, where natural scenery is both observed and idealized. It reflects the influence of Romanticism and the Düsseldorf School, emphasizing mood, narrative, and reverence for nature. This work offers both decorative appeal and historical resonance, making it particularly attractive to collectors of European landscapes and 19th-century Romantic painting. Black Forest painting, German landscape painting, 19th century landscape, romantic landscape oil painting, Düsseldorf school style, European countryside painting, rustic village scene, timbered house painting, river landscape oil, pastoral scene painting, cattle in landscape painting, alpine landscape art, antique oil painting landscape, European rural life painting, forest landscape painting, romanticism art, detailed landscape painting, collectible European painting, traditional architecture painting, scenic countryside artwork, old world landscape painting...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Mother Hen
Mother Hen

Mother Hen

Located in Sheffield, MA

Antonio Barone American, 1889-1971 Mother Hen Oil on canvas 22 ½ by 30 in, w/ frame 29 ⅞ by 37 ⅝ in Inventory Number: 01880

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Watercolor French school mid 18th romantic Hunt dog hunter game forest
Watercolor French school mid 18th romantic Hunt dog hunter game forest

Watercolor French school mid 18th romantic Hunt dog hunter game forest

Located in PARIS, FR

A. GUILLAUME (Active in the 1830s) Watercolor on paper 32.5 x 47 cm (60 x 74.5 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left (on the rock) “A. Guill. / 1838 » Beautiful 19th century fra...

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1830s Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor

Crows Series, Watercolour on paper, Rare Art by Indian Bengal Artist "In Stock"
Crows Series, Watercolour on paper, Rare Art by Indian Bengal Artist "In Stock"

Crows Series, Watercolour on paper, Rare Art by Indian Bengal Artist "In Stock"

By Dipen Bose

Located in Kolkata, West Bengal

Rare Collectible by Bengal School Artist Artist : Dipen Bose Medium : Watercolours on paper Size : 7.5 x 5 inches Paintings on both sides of the paper. Extraordinary and Unique. Here the master artist shows very subtly the command he has over the brush. The dramatic effect that Monotone watercolours created, to play and tantalise all of our senses. Effortlessly executed, one cannot miss the expertise and uniqueness in the works. Even the less dense watercolours, speaks to its viewers. Its never been easier to connect with watercolours and its essence. Bengal Master Artist Dipen Bose (1921-1964)  Born in Calcutta, West Bengal. Education : Self-taught artist with no academic training in art. 1942 Completed Graduation, Calcutta. Grandfather, Nagendra Bose inspired him to start painting. Learnt the technique of oil painting from artist Debi Prasad Roychowdhury. 1947 Started to paint after giving up his job at Central Excise Service, Calcutta. His association with the Indian Institute of Art and Industry and Indian Society of Oriental Art played a vital role in his life. He was close to Indra Dugar. Associated with Art in Industry and Rachana till 1952. These associations inspired him towards traditional Indian Art, French Impressionism and Chinese Art. 1953 His painting was presented to the President, Federal Republic of Germany by Govt. of India. Dipen Bose Wrote articles on art in newspapers and journals. Style : For inspiration and evolving a personal style, Dipen looked at part of the history of art that seemed useful- Jain and Kangra painting...

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1960s Romantic Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor

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.