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

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Canvas, Oil

In Love With Spring Rustic Flowers Art Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
In Love With Spring Rustic Flowers Art Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W State-of-the-art HAND EMBELLISHED ∽ MUSEUM QUALITY ∽ DISPLAY READY Giclee Reproduction Each limited edi...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée

A Dutch Town View, Vrolijk Jacobus Adrianus, The Hague 1834 - 1862, Dutch Painter
Located in Knokke, BE
A Dutch Town View Vrolijk Jacobus Adrianus The Hague 1834 - 1862 Dutch Painter Signature: Signed bottom left, dated 58 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: Image size 18,50 x 27,50 cm, frame size 26 x 34,50 cm Biography: Vrolijk Jacobus Adrianus was born in The Hague on March 9, 1834. He was a Dutch painter of the Hague School. He painted animated landscapes, views with river and windmills, Dutch winter scenes and frozen canals. He was also exelllent watercolourist and draughtsman. Vrolijk belongs to the Romantic movement. He studied with the famed master teacher and artist Andreas Schelfhout...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Decorative, romantic oil painting by Heinrich Hartung "Dinner in the Park".
Located in Berlin, DE
Decorative, romantic oil painting Heinrich Hartung "Dinner in the Park" oil on canvas Very good original condition. Signed lower right. Dimensions w...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woman in profile with fan oil on board painting
Located in Barcelona, 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

"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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Canvas, Oil

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

"Fort Nago on Lake Garda"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
19th-Century Landscape Painting – "Fort Nago on Lake Garda" (1842) Unidentified Artist Medium: Oil on wood Framed Dimensions: 25 x 37 cm Canvas Dimensions: 13 x 24 cm This exquisite ...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Redbook Story Illustration
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for Redbook, 1924. Listed as #25 in "Howard Chandler Christy" Biography 1977. Howard Chandler Christy had a long, colorful and varied career. He ...
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1920s Romantic Paintings

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Board, Charcoal

French school 19th romantic Historical scene Duke GUISE DURANTI Oil Sketch
Located in PARIS, FR
19th century French school Oil on canvas 33 x 41 cm (53 x 45 cm with the frame) Original canvas with the stamp of the merchant "Vallé & Bourniche / Successeurs de Bellot" active in P...
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1830s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil, Canvas

Girl In Red Dress Looks At The Sea - Graceful Illustrative Romantic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Aleksandra (Ola) Pawlikowska born 1988, Warsaw, student of the Faculty of Graphics at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. In the years 2007-2012 she studied Art History at the Univer...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

"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

Residue Of Yesterday, Daniel Ludwig, Nude Painting, Original Oil Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Daniel Ludwig. Residue of Yesterday- this work of art is an original oil painting on linen. Size: H:76 cm x W:61 cm Daniel Ludwig is an American figurative artist who lives and wor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Linen

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

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Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Board

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

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Watercolor

Small Neapolitan fishermen. XIX century. With Gulf of Naples and Vesuvius
Located in Firenze, IT
Small Neapolitan fishermen with girl. XIX century. Foreign artist active in Italy. Painting representing two children against the background of the Gulf of Naples with the volcano...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Attributed to Pierre-Jean Hellemans, Brussels 1787 – 1845, Oil on oak panel
Located in Knokke, BE
Hellemans Pierre-Jean Brussels 1787 – 1845 Belgian Painter A Summer Landscape Signature: Attributed to Hellemans Pierre-Jean Medium: Oil on oak panel Dimensions: Image size 62 x 78 cm, frame size 72,50 x 92,50 cm Biography: Hellemans Pierre-Jean was born on November 21, 1787, in Brussels. He was a Belgian pre-romantic painter of landscapes. He was married with his niece, Jeanne Marie-Joséphine Hellemans (1796-1837). She was a painter of still lifes with flowers and fruits. Hellemans studied at the Acade...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Courtship", Late 19th Century Oil on Canvas by Sapnish Artist M. Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 COURTSHIP signed "Alonso Pérez" (lower left) oil on canvas 23 x 12-1/8 inches (58 x 30.7 cm.) framed: 28...
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1890s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

UNCONSCIOUS RIVALS- Angelo Granati - Italy Oil on canvas painting
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

Miniature 19th Century Austrian Pastoral Oil on Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Miniature 19th Century Austrian Pastoral Figurative Oil Painting on Wood Painted in the manner of late Romanticism, this charming miniature pastoral landscape by Edmund Fri...
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1870s Romantic Paintings

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Gesso, Oil, Board

Five Wall Decoration 'En Grisaille' by Dufour, Paris, France, 19th Century
Located in Rome, IT
Five papiers peints 'En Grisaille' from the psyche´ series manufactured by Dufour, Paris, after designs by Merry-Joseph Blondel and Louis Lafitte. -'Psyche´ returning from hades.' -'...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Handmade Paper

PORTRAIT OF REBECCA AT THE FOUNTAIN - In the Manner of Guffens - Oil on paint
Located in Napoli, IT
Portrait of rebecca at the fountain - I. Di Matteo Italia 1998 - Oil on canvas cm. 80x60 This magnificent painting by I. De Matteo is the rein...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

"Romantic Genre Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Karl Schindler (1821–1842) – Romantic Genre Scene Artist: Karl Schindler Period: Early 19th Century Medium: Watercolor on Paper Dimensions: Framed: 35 x 28 cm Artwork: 21 x 16 cm St...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Slumming Among the Four Hundred
Located in Fort Washington, PA
James Montgomery Flagg lived with gusto. He epitomized the public concept of the handsome, bohemian artist, surrounded by beautiful models, dashing off pictures with sheer exuber...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Board, Ink, Paper, Pencil

“Lady of the Lake”
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

Tree Study & Field in the English Countryside by 20th Century Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Tree Study & Field in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Proven...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Landscape Painting"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
19th-Century Landscape Painting – Pastoral River Scene Artist: Unidentified Medium: Oil on Board Dimensions: Framed: 35 x 47 cm Artwork: 25 x 38 cm Style: Romanticism / Pastoral Lan...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Board

Italian Brigands in the Roman Countryside fighting with Papal Dragoons.
Located in Firenze, IT
Brigands in the Roman countryside fighting with papal dragoons. 19th century. Characteristic technique among foreign and German traveling painters: oil on metal plate, probably zin...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Italian Peasant Girl with Coral Necklace and Man with Ciocie Shoes, 19th Cent
Located in Firenze, IT
Italian Peasant Girl with Coral Necklace and Man with Ciocie Shoes, 19th Century Dimensions: H 65 cm x W 51 cm Period: 19th century Technique: Oil on canvas This rural scene depic...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Peasant Girl And Little Lady With Toys. Europe, Romantic Era, Mid-19th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
  Peasant Girl And Little Lady With Toys. Europe, Romantic Era, Mid-19th Century This mid-19th century painting, done in oil on canvas, belongs to the Romantic era. It portrays a t...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20thC Oil on Canvas Still Life, Autumn Harvest, Oranges, Hops and Flowers
Located in Cotignac, FR
Early 20th Century oil on canvas still life of oranges, hops and flowers signed E Pritchard and dated 1904 bottom left, presented in period gilt ...
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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Mirror Mirror", George Tsui, Original Oil on Canvas, 47x19 in., Figurative
Located in Dallas, TX
George Tsui's imagination is filled with Chinese themes. The idea of creating his own brand of classic romanticism, unrestrained by conventional reality, w...
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Horsemens, paper/mixed media, 2007
Located in Riga, LV
Horsemens, paper/mixed media, 2007, 36x53 cm
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

J J A Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) An oriental street, oil sketch
Located in Paris, FR
Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) An oriental street oil on canvas 11.5 x 14 cm no signature In good condition, canvas without stretcher,...
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1890s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Making Hay - Russian School Mid Century Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Making Hay - Russian School Mid Century Figurative Landscape Mid Century figurative landscape of old-fashioned hay making in the countryside by Russian artist Volodymyr Erlich (Russ...
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1960s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Couple in Modern Office
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Initialed center right. Saul Tepper was born on the Lower East Side of New York City, and remained a New Yorker all his life. As a youngster, Tepper was awarded a correspondence course from the Landon School of Art. He also studied at The Cooper Union, the Art Students League, and at the Grand Central School of Art, under Harvey Dunn. Tepper first worked as a letterer in a fashion catalog...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abandoned Building, Mid Century Sepia Ghost Town Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A moody mid century landscape painted in neutral, sepia tones featuring an abandoned building by Joseph Bodner (American, 1925-1982). Signed "Bodner" in ...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

19th Century, British, lady reading by lamplight in red tones by La Thangue
By Henry Herbert La Thangue
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A beautiful composition by the great British artist Henry Herbert La Thangue of a girl reading in warm red tones by lamplight. The details of the work are as follows: HENRY HERBER...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Painting French school romantic italian bandit 1820 1830 JOLLIVET 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
French school of the 19th century (In the 1820s/1830s) Oil on canvas 46 x 38 cm (61 x 53 cm with frame) Unsigned Stamp from the collection of the merchant Jules Nicolas Moyon Beauti...
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1830s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Home on Leave
Located in Fort Washington, PA
From the Estate of Charles Martignette. A soldier home on leave taking a walk with his lady. Signed lower right. The work of Henry James Soulen is richly colored a...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alain Pontecorvo "Les Raisins" Hand Reaching for Bowl of Grapes Still Life
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Les Raisins" is an 18.25x22 original oil painting by renowned artist Alain Pontecorvo. Featured is a still life of a black bowl of a bunch of red grapes on a table with green grape...
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Casting, figurative painting (beautiful women and colorful masks)
Located in Segovia, ES
"Casting", painted by the Spanish artist Goyo Domínguez in 1995, is a romantic, colorful picture that smoothly joins the figurative and abstract worlds. "Casting" was painted with a...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

#1909
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on canvas Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light in the sky a...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Encaustic

Early 20th Century Yosemite Winter Park Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful large scale landscape of Yosemite with Half Dome and El Capitan above the Merced River by William Lemos (American, 1861-1942). Rendered in cool grays and blues, Half Dome r...
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1910s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Andreas Schelfhout, 1787 – 1870, Dutch Painter, Summer Landscape by a Ruin
By Andreas Schelfhout
Located in Knokke, BE
Schelfhout Andreas Dutch Painter The Hague 1787 – 1870 Summer Landscape by a Ruin Signature: Attributed to Schelfhout Andreas Medium: Oil on oak panel Dimensions: Image size 32 x 36...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
➡️Winter scene⬅️ Watercolor from Johannes Franciscus HOPPENBROUWERS (1819-1866) (see wikipedia) ⭐Structural Analysis⭐ This painting depicts a winter scene in a rural village, possibly in the Netherlands or a similar European setting. The composition is well-balanced, featuring: A central building with a distinctive thatched roof covered in snow, creating a focal point. A frozen river or canal, with a person ice skating in the middle ground, adding movement and human presence. A windmill and houses in the background, reinforcing a Dutch setting. Figures engaged in daily life, such as the man near the building carrying a walking stick and a bag, adding a narrative element. The overall scene is tranquil yet lively, capturing a nostalgic winter atmosphere. ⭐Color and Light⭐ The palette consists of muted earth tones, including warm browns, ochres, and soft grays, giving a rustic and aged appearance. The sky has an orange-yellow hue, possibly representing a sunrise or sunset, casting a gentle glow over the cold landscape...
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1840s Romantic Paintings

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Gesso, Watercolor

The Runaways, or Swiss boy on Donkey. Attributed to Joseph Hornung.
Located in Firenze, IT
A couple of young boy and girl, dressed in ethnographic costumes, probably Savoyard, ride a donkey. The scene takes place in the middle of the countryside with mountains in the back...
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Mid-19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Stainless Steel

"Smoldering Reflections
Located in Zofingen, AG
The ember of the cigarette still glows, but her gaze is already elsewhere – in a world where thoughts smolder slowly. Shadows slide across her face, breaking it into light and doubt,...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

Spring .Tulips
Located in Oslo, NO
In creating this painting, I embraced the beauty of resilience and renewal found in nature. The acrylic and oil pastel blend to weave a dance of colors, capturing the subtle textures...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Sailing Away From Shore. Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
An oil on panel idyllic seascape by Boggio. The painting is signed bottom right. An idealised seascape scene, boats under sail on a tranquil sea moving away from a rocky outcrop all...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Board

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

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Canvas, Oil, ABS

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

'Hiding Away', Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on canvas, approximately 16â€
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Coastal Mountain Cliff Beach Scene Northern Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Coastal Mountain Cliff Beach Scene of Fair Head in Northern Ireland by 20th Century Irish Artist, David Overend. Art measures 16 x 12 inches Frame meas...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Standing one. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Subtle Female, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary figurative oil on canvas painting by Polish artist Katarzyna Szydlowska. Painting pictures nude female seen from the back. There is landscape in the backround. Painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Children Landing a Catfish', 19th Century American School, Large Nocturnal Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-to-late 19th century American School nocturnal landscape showing a view of three children, accompanied by their terrier, fishing by ...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of paintings - Two Children Playing
Located in Boston, MA
Pair of paintings each in original American Federal Period white pine gilded scoop frames with inner row of beads. Framed Dimensions: 24 x 29 1/2 inches. Provenance available upon request. Michele Felice Cornè, considered to be Salem, Massachusetts’ most versatile early nineteenth century artist, painted this remarkable pair of paintings about a decade after he arrived in America from Naples, Italy. Cornè worked and lived in Salem from 1800-06 when he moved to Boston. During his Boston tenure (1807-22) the artist was noted for painting portraits of Boston ships and naval battles of the War of 1812, as well as taking on major mural commissions. This charming pair of paintings, each of two children playing, were possibly intended as overdoor decorations for a Federal period house. Cornè’s most ambitious decorations were the wall murals which he painted for the Sullivan Dorr house in Providence in 1810. And this pair of paintings seems to date from about the same period. From 1822 to his death in 1845 he lived in Newport, Rhode Island. The pair of paintings of Children playing was long in the famous Americana collection of Benjamin Flayderman. Flayderman was said to have set the standard for collecting in American furniture and decorative arts in the 1920s. Much of his collection was sold at a legendary sale at the American Art Association-Anderson Galleries (predecessor of Parke-Burnet and Sotheby’s, New York) in April of 1931. These paintings, however, were retained by Flayderman and descended in his family. Cornè was instrumental in transferring current Neapolitan painting techniques as well as Italian landscape themes to America. On the subject of Cornè's non-marine work, Nina Fletcher Little, the Cornè expert, stated: “Although Cornè's claim to twentieth century recognition has rested chiefly on his marine subjects, it is becoming increasingly apparent that he was equally successful in the charming landscapes he placed upon overmantles, fireboards, and framed canvases. Many depict the rolling countryside of his native Italy, which he copied from romantic engravings. These compositions, featuring grazing cows and frolicking peasants, are extremely colorful and picturesque. Arched bridges, steepled churches, crenellated castles, and round stone towers form most decorative backgrounds.” The two paintings: Two Children at Play with a White Bird and Two Children Playing recall earlier European and Italian models. Cherub paintings were popular throughout western Europe in the last quarter of the 18th century. But these Cornè paintings also recall the Renaissance paintings of putti such as the little angels by Raphael, painted as part of his Sistine Madonna, and lately enjoying greatly renewed popularity and notice. Cornè often used Italian old master models as a basis for landscape or figure paintings. Cornè was born on the island of Elba in 1752. During the Napoleonic Wars, he sought refuge and sailed to America on the ship Mount Vernon commanded by Elias Hasket Derby, Jr., at whose father's house Cornè resided in Salem. The artist arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in July of 1800. Derby, impressed by the Neapolitan marine paintings that he had seen and collected during his Mediterranean voyages of the late eighteenth century, sought to make the same skills available in Salem by encouraging Cornè to live and work in that town. Cornè was quite successful in transferring the current Neapolitan decorative painting to America, and his popularity grew rapidly. Cornè attracted the patronage of many in Salem, and was introduced to Samuel McIntire with whom he worked on many of Salem's houses. Between 1807 and 1809 he was at 27 Hanover Street in Boston, but by 1810 the city directories list him at 61 Middle Street. By 1822, he was settled in Newport, Rhode Island and received enough patronage to support him the rest of his life. Cornè is well represented in public and private collections including the American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, the Peabody-Essex Museum of Salem, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, New Haven Colony Historical Society, the New York Historical Society, Newport Historical Society, Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Rhode Island Historical Society, the Smithsonian Institution, the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, the United States Department of State, the United States Naval Academy...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Trees & Cottage in the English Countryside by 20th Century Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Trees & Cottage in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Provenanc...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Christ Falls on the Way to Calvary, Dutch-Italianate School, c.18th-19th Cent.
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive depiction of Christ being aided by Simon of Cyrene by an unknown artist, Italiante School style of 17th-century Northern European painters principally Dutch, c.1700s-1800s. This piece is composed of oil on linen, laid down on fiberboard. Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size: 42"H x 33"W. Italianate painters, group of 17th-century northern European painters, principally Dutch, who traveled in Italy and, consciously adopting the style of landscape painting that they found there, incorporated Italian models and motifs into their own works. Chief among the Italianates were Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Andries and Jan Both, Nicolaes Berchem, and Jan Asselijn...
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18th Century Romantic Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Fiberboard

VAN HOVE Dutch romantic genre painting 19th Interior View Artist Rembrandt
Located in PARIS, FR
Hubertus VAN HOVE The Hague, 1814 - Antwerp, 1865 Oil on wood panel Signed and dated lower left "HV HOVE / 1840" 62.5 x 46.5 cm (70 x 56 cm with frame) Hubertus van Hove born in The...
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1840s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Playing in the Garden with a Cat - Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Restrained landscape with a child playing with a cat by an unknown artist. Although nearly monochromatic, there is exquisite details in the foliage in the foreground. to the left. In...
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Mid-20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

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

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Canvas, Oil

Lost in Her Thoughts, 1890-1892, by Pinckney Marcius-Simons, French Romanticism
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Pinckney Marcius-Simons, (American, French, 1867-1909) Signed: Marcius-Simons, (lower, right) " Lost in Her Thoughts ", circa 1890-1892 Oil on mahogany panel bearing the stamp on verso of " H. Vieille e. Troisgros Sueei, 55 Rue de Laval...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Board

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

‘Meal Time for all’ by Hermann Werner (1816 – 1905), signed and dated 1870
By Hermann Werner
Located in Knokke, BE
Hermann Werner Samswegen 1816 – 1905 Düsseldorf German Painter ‘Meal Time for all’ Signature: signed lower right and dated ‘H. Werner. 1870
' Medium: oil on canvas
 Dimensions: ima...
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Late 19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Old Barn Scene of a Farm in the English Countryside by British Landscape Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Old Barn Scene of a Farm in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright. Signed, vintage original, oil on heavy grain linen, reframed in a high qu...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Canvas, Oil

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