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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
WOP 2 - 00629
WOP 2 - 00629

WOP 2 - 00629

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light i...

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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

WOP 2 - 00625
WOP 2 - 00625

WOP 2 - 00625

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light i...

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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

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

Oil, Wood Panel

Vintage Dutch Country Scene with Girl
Vintage Dutch Country Scene with Girl

Vintage Dutch Country Scene with Girl

Located in San Francisco, CA

This twentieth-century oil on canvas painting depicts a traditional Dutch country genre scene complete with a quiet waterway, cottage, and windmill against a pale sky. A young girl s...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

After "Capriccio Lagunare" Imagined Venetian Village Scene with Ruins and Lagoon
After "Capriccio Lagunare" Imagined Venetian Village Scene with Ruins and Lagoon

After "Capriccio Lagunare" Imagined Venetian Village Scene with Ruins and Lagoon

By Francesco Guardi

Located in Soquel, CA

After "Capriccio Lagunare" Imagined Venetian Village Scene with Ruins and Lagoon Study of the mid-18th century painting "Capriccio Lagunare" by Francesco Guardi, completed by an unk...

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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

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

'First Steps' by Bernard J. Blommers (1845 – 1914), signed 'B/Blommers'
'First Steps' by Bernard J. Blommers (1845 – 1914), signed 'B/Blommers'

'First Steps' by Bernard J. Blommers (1845 – 1914), signed 'B/Blommers'

Bernard Blommers 1845 – The Hague – 1914 Dutch Painter 'First Steps' Signature: signed lower right 'B/Blommers' Medium: oil on canvas, ca. 1865 Dimensions: image size 56,5 x 76,5 c...

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Trompe l'oeil New York street with aerial perspective, pastel-colored buildings
Trompe l'oeil New York street with aerial perspective, pastel-colored buildings

Trompe l'oeil New York street with aerial perspective, pastel-colored buildings

By Ventura Perez

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

Boats on the Nile, Oil on Canvas, Unsigned, Circa 1920
Boats on the Nile, Oil on Canvas, Unsigned, Circa 1920

Boats on the Nile, Oil on Canvas, Unsigned, Circa 1920

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful seascape oil painting of boats sailing on the Nile, showing the city in the background by an unknown artist, c.1920. A serene river scene with sailboats gliding across ca...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

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

Materials

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

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman in the garden. Romantic Oil Blue Landscape with beautiful female figure.
Woman in the garden. Romantic Oil Blue Landscape with beautiful female figure.

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross
1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross

1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross

By Eugène Delacroix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Crucifixion French School, circa 1830's circle of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 37.5 x 22.5 inches provenance: private collection, northern France ...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"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

Cupid in Flight Oil Painting Surreal Romantic Fantasy Cherub Angel Artwork
Cupid in Flight Oil Painting Surreal Romantic Fantasy Cherub Angel Artwork

Cupid in Flight Oil Painting Surreal Romantic Fantasy Cherub Angel Artwork

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Cupid in Flight Oil Painting Surreal Romantic Fantasy Cherub Angel Artwork Artist: Chacón Title: Cupid in Flight Date: 1995 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46 × 55 cm / 18.11 × 21.65 in Framing: Unframed Signature: Signed lower right and signed again verso “Chacón, Barna 95” Condition: Very good overall condition with vivid colors and stable pictorial surface. Minor signs of age consistent with time. Description Striking surreal-romantic oil painting depicting Cupid in full flight across a dreamlike celestial atmosphere, executed with remarkable technical precision and theatrical visual impact. The composition captures the mythological figure mid-air, bow drawn and ready to fire, suspended within a luminous cloudscape rendered in soft blues, mauves and iridescent tonal transitions. The artist combines classical iconography with a distinctly late-20th-century fantasy aesthetic, creating a work that feels simultaneously Baroque, cinematic and decorative. The painting possesses strong wall presence thanks to the dramatic movement of the figure, the polished modeling of the anatomy and the glowing atmospheric background. The wings, treated with warm reds and deep emerald tones, introduce a vibrant chromatic contrast that enhances the sensation of movement and fantasy. Executed in Barcelona in 1995, as confirmed on the reverse inscription (“Barna, 95”), the work reflects the revival of romantic and mythological imagery that became increasingly collectible in decorative art and figurative interiors during the late 20th century. Its refined execution and instantly recognizable subject make it especially appealing for collectors seeking: Mythological and allegorical paintings Romantic interior decoration Surreal and fantasy-inspired artworks Cherub and angel iconography Decorative Mediterranean figurative painting Hollywood Regency and eclectic interiors Statement pieces for luxury interiors The painting works particularly well in classic, maximalist or eclectic spaces, where its theatrical atmosphere creates the effect of a small airborne opera performed by a dangerously confident baby with a weapon. Renaissance mythology meets perfume-advertisement drama. 🪽🎯 Artistic Context / inspiración pictórica This work evokes elements associated with Romantic academic painting, Italian Baroque illusionism and late 20th-century fantasy realism. Its visual language recalls decorative mythological compositions inspired by artists such as François Boucher, Guido Reni and certain contemporary European fantasy painters focused on celestial allegory and idealized figurative imagery. The soft sfumato background and floating composition also connect with surreal dream imagery and decorative neo-baroque aesthetics popular in refined European interiors during the 1980s and 1990s. mythological painting, cupid painting...

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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Georg Macco "Oriental Landscape With Arabs"  Oil on Canvas, Signed
Georg Macco "Oriental Landscape With Arabs"  Oil on Canvas, Signed

Georg Macco "Oriental Landscape With Arabs" Oil on Canvas, Signed

By Georg Macco

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Georg Macco Aachen 1863 - 1933 Genoa Oriental Landscape Oil on canvas Signed lower right Size: 28 x 46 cm Frame: 37 x 55 cm Original condition (see photos) Viewing and collection ...

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Early 1900s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Old Man XIX  Oil on canvas
Portrait of a Old Man XIX  Oil on canvas

Portrait of a Old Man XIX Oil on canvas

Located in Pasadena, CA

Oil painting on panel probably depicting an Orthodox priest of Russian origin. Dated 1872. Signed but not legible signature

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19th Century Romantic Paintings

Materials

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

Ravine. 2005. Oil on canvas. 60x80cm. Signed.
Ravine. 2005. Oil on canvas. 60x80cm. Signed.

Ravine. 2005. Oil on canvas. 60x80cm. Signed.

By Igor Maikov

Located in Riga, LV

Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Academy of Art 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia 1995 - ...

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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

#5175

#5175

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

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

By Henri Clamen

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

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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

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

"Miniature"
"Miniature"

"Miniature"

By Unidentified

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

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

Italian Romantic painter - 19th century portrait figure of lady with lapdog
Italian Romantic painter - 19th century portrait figure of lady with lapdog

Italian Romantic painter - 19th century portrait figure of lady with lapdog

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian painter (mid-19th century) - Portrait of a Lady with a Lapdog and Portrait of her Consort. 109.5 x 90.5 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed (not signed). The canvas depicts a youn...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Woman feeding birds"
"Woman feeding birds"

"Woman feeding birds"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

"Woman Feeding Birds" – Antique Oil on Canvas An evocative 19th-century oil painting depicting a rustic pastoral scene, where a woman tenderly feeds a goose in a lush countryside setting. This charming composition is framed in an ornate gilded frame, adding to its elegance and historical appeal. Details: Artist: Unidentified Title: Woman Feeding Birds Medium: Oil on canvas Framed Dimensions: 54 x 39 cm Flat Dimensions: 35 x 20 cm Backside Details: Sticker present (further information upon request) Condition: The painting shows signs of age and patina, with surface wear consistent with its historical character. The richly decorated frame enhances its authentic antique aesthetic, making it a striking decorative piece for classical interiors or art collections. Historical Context: This piece is reminiscent of European genre paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries, which often depicted idyllic rural life and intimate moments of everyday existence. The soft brushstrokes, naturalistic color palette, and delicate attention to fabric and form reflect a traditional Romantic or Rococo-inspired style, suggesting an influence from French and Italian genre painters of the period. A wonderful acquisition for collectors of antique European oil...

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19th Century 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

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

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

Materials

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

“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

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.