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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
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

"Nymphs in a Landscape" Narcisse Diaz de la Peña, 19th Century Idyllic Landscape
Located in New York, NY
Narcisse Diaz de la Peña Nymphs in a Landscape Estate sale seal lower left Oil on board 9 1/4 x 11 1/4 inches Narcisse Diaz de la Peña was born in 1808 in...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Last Train, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Canvas framed to guild of Frames Museum Standard :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic

Major. (from series Music) 2011. Oil on linen, 70 x 80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Major. (from series Music) 2011. Oil on linen, 70 x 80 cm
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Linen

Pharaohs hunting. 2001. Oil on linen, 70x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Pharaohs hunting. 2001. Oil on linen, 70x100 cm
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

'Into The Light', Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
‘Into The Light’. Rublev and Michael Harding Oils on primed gessoed cotton canvas, hand made frame of the highest quality to suit, to Guild of F...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

WOP 2 - 00621
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

Crete tune. 2010. Oil on linen, 80x90 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Crete tune. 2010. Oil on linen, 80x90 cm
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

The sacrifice, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series “They sleep on the hill”, oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm, 2008. In the “Spoon River Anthology” the poet Edgar Lee Masters tells the story of t...
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Still Life With Wagtails. 2011. Oil on linen, 40X45 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still Life With Wagtails. 2011. Oil on linen, 40X45 cm
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Violet Melody (Accordion time). 2014. Oil on canvas, 50x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Violet Melody (Accordion time). 2014. Oil on canvas, 50x60 cm
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Attraction
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the beginning of a great love through attraction
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic

Ceremony - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
Located in Sofia, BG
"Ceremony" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin. About the painting: Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas About the artwork: Edition...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

WOP 2 - 00623
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

Figurative Female Swimmer in Oil on Wood Shadow Box, Ambition n°24_Swan Scalabre
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Swan Scalabre "Ambition n°24" Oil on Wood 13.25 x 11.25 in. Born in the Alpes de Haute Provence region of France in 1977, Swan Scalabre investigates the silent gaze placed on women...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Happy is on the way
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Gesso, Watercolor

Walking Along the Beach, Bauer, German School, 19th Century, Signed P. Bauer
Located in Knokke, BE
Walking Along the Beach German School 19th Century Signature: Signed bottom right P. Bauer Dimensions: Image size 31 x 24 cm, frame size 42 x 32 cm Medium: Aquarelle
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Watercolor

The Rest - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
Located in Sofia, BG
"The Rest" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin. About the painting: Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas About the artwork: Edition...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Man and Woman
Located in Austin, TX
Painting by Peter Plonkin (b. 1879) 32 x 46 inches Oil on Canvas
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Early 20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Waiting for the memories to come, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
„Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.“ The work of art is painted in the oil technique, with the application of relief details an...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

The Little House. Sheila Querre oil on canvas green and blue romantic landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"The Little House" oil on canvas by French artist Sheila Querre Dimension: 65 cm H x 92 cm W x 3 cm D The colours of the original work are lighter than those on the photo. The pictur...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

‘The Freedom Of Dreamsâe Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on canvas framed to Guild of Framers Museum Standard. 10â€
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2010s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil

mirko / medusa, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series IMAGINARY PORTRAITS, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm. A series of very simple small works, almost trivial: each drawing depicts a face and an expression. Is it possibl...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Xin in Michelangelo mood, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
from the series “Sistine moodâ€
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Boy, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
From the series “Imaginary portraitsâ€
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2010s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Oil

Trespassing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A dilapidated old house with wildflowers in the yard and a self portrait in the upper window. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Mountain landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Mountain ranges are among my favourite sights. Their majesty rises across the horizon and reminds me of how magnificent powerful nature is. Rocks literally thrusted from the ground ...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

She was a Woman - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
Located in Sofia, BG
"She was a woman" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin. About the painting: Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas About the artwork: ...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Green and blue French landscape. Sheila Querre oil on canvas Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"Green and blue landscape" oil on canvas by French artist Sheila Querre Dimension: 65 cm H x 92 cm W x 3 cm D The colours of the original work are lighter than those on the photo. T...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue dreams. Cloudy landscape in blue. Oil/canvas Sheila Querre Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"Blue dreams" oil on canvas, romantic style by Sheila Querre The colours of the original work are a bit lighter than those on the photo. The picture is in good condition despite its...
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1980s 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

An Unlikely Attraction
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This painting was published as the cover for An Unlikely Attraction by Melinda McRae, Signet Regency Romance, Signet Books, 1991. Illustration of a young couple. Signed lower r...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Gilded Chair
Located in Boston, MA
An auto-didactic artist, Darsney draws inspiration from a variety of sources, including The Boston School and iconic masters such as Vermeer, Rembrandt, and Degas. These artists’ att...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

#5091
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and wax on layered canvas Neo-romantic 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

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

Portrait of a Girl holding a Posy
Located in Taunton, GB
Portrait of a Girl holding a Posy. Oil on Panel 17 1/2 x 13 inches 44.4 x 33 cm ABOUT THE ARTIST:  Jacques d'Agar  was a French portrait painter born i...
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17th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

WOP 2 - 00620
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

Self-portrait in Indonesian Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Abraham Johannes Romswinckel (1810-1856) Self-portrait in Indonesian landscape Inscribed Abr. Joh. Romswinckel, geb. Batavia 17 Oct. 1810, overl...
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1820s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ship in Storm, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is oil on canvas and comes ready to hang. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to H...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Seeing is Believing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This was painted from my photos and memory of the top of Mt. Ranier, WA, with added house and three of my goats. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official cert...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Acrylic

On The Beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Reference to the film and novel by Nevil Shute. Oil on Linen. The painting will be signed when purchased, if the buyer wishes. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Dragonfly, Painting, Oil on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
Dragonfly is an inspiration of a time when I was working. I was moving pipe and a dragonfly had landed on the sprinkler head. I knew that if left there the water would scare him away...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

"My valley". Oil. Sheila Querre French cloudy sky romantic style landscape.
Located in Segovia, ES
"My valley" oil on canvas by French artist Sheila Querre Dimension: 65 cm H x 92 cm W x 3 cm D The colours of the original work are lighter than those on the photo. The picture is i...
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1990s Romantic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Beaumont landscape" . Sheila Querre. Oil on canvas Purple Blue Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"Beaumont landscape" An other Sheila Querre's blue landscape, very much in Romantic Style. Dimension art cm: 65 H x 92 W x 2 D Dimension art inches: 25.6 H x 36.2 W x 2.3 D The c...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Set of Four 18th Century Romantic Italian Paintings
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here is a set of four 18th century Italian paintings depicting various romantic dramas. All four painted in old world style and presented in the original stretchers and frames. Findi...
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18th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Portraits of Two Ladies, Pair of Portraits, Young Woman, Demarteau after Vincent
By Gilles Demarteau
Located in Greven, DE
Bust portrait of two young girls. Colour engraving in crayon manner after François-André Vincent. each 50.8 x 37.4 cm. Circa 1788, Leymarie 662, IFF 6, 74. This sheet is a typical ex...
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18th Century Romantic Paintings

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Handmade Paper

"The oak grove". Autumn landscape. Sheila Querre Oil on panel. Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"The oak grove". Oil on panel in Romantic style by Sheila Querre Dimension framed cm: 78 H x 97 W x 5 D Dimension frame inches: 38,18 H x 30,70 H x 1,96 D D...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"The Dordogne river passing by Civrac", Sheila Querre oil/panel Romantic style
Located in Segovia, ES
"The Dordogne river passing by Civrac" blues and violets colours representing a very romantic and naif landscape by Sheila Querre Dimension art cm: 80 H x 65 W Dimension art inc...
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1980s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Love and Ceremony
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Young couple getting married. Man putting the ring on his wife's finger. Signed upper right. As a young man, Rico Tomaso played piano in a small dance orchestra, wearing heavy...
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20th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, 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

"Sleeping Beauty", 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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Canvas, Oil

Antique, Romantic Oil Painting, 19th Century. Old Hunting Lodge at the Lake.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique, romantic oil painting, 19th century. Old hunting lodge at the lake. The painting with frame is displayed smaller in the interior preview, because the dimensions were measur...
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19th Century Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"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

Mother with Child, Rose, Old Master, Figurative Painting, Love, Christmas Scene
Located in Greven, DE
L. Franssen Mother and child with a rose Oil on wood, 44,5 x 33,5 cm signed The artist of this outstanding painting is completely unknown so far. There is no entry under "L. Franssen" in any encyclopaedia or reference work. There was a Dutch artist, Jan Fransen (1604/5 - ca. 1646), who was mainly based in Amsterdam. According to Thieme/Becker, he created numerous paintings with biblical depictions, study heads and still lifes. However, it could also have been Jan Franssen or Frantzen, who was not born until 1644 but was also active in Amsterdam. However, no confirmed works by either artist are known. Just as interesting as the attribution is the depiction: a young woman holds her child on her lap while she prepares a meal on a hob. At the same time she holds a rose in her hand. Most likely, Mary is depicted here with the young Jesus...
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18th Century Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Antique Dutch oil painting on panel, traveler horseback with a dog, ca. 1835
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Painting with a traveler on a white horse and accompanied by a dog looking up at a road sign in the form of a cross. On the roadsign is ” Arnhem”. (a town at the Rhine river in the E...
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1830s Romantic Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Roses II, Calligraphy, Romantic, Impressionism, Gold Flowers, Figurative
Located in Sungai Petani, Kedah
Excited to share my latest artwork series, "Golden Roses II". This piece features gold gilding and calligraphy on a round canvas with a Chinoiserie touch, adding a romantic flair to any decor. Measuring 20cm in radius and 1.5cm in depth, this acrylic painting shines with a soft luster, enhancing the golden moment of opportunity as beautifully described by William James, ''To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.' Golden Roses II (2021) is not just a painting; it's a piece of art signed by me and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, ensuring its uniqueness and value. Art enthusiasts, feel free to explore this creation and immerse yourself in the elegance of "Golden Roses II". Art © 2019-2022 Fuen Chin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Canvas

Ballet dancer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful drawing by Jean-Baptiste Valadie, hand-signed, museum frame
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Engraving, Drypoint, Lithograph

Peacham Fields, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
Trees! Majestic lone trees. I have done and am doing a series of trees, prompted by the passing of a great friend and artist. His mysterious paintings influenced me and I started thi...
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2010s Romantic Paintings

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Oil

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome man and a beautiful woman are depicted in a rapturous pose. Their bodies are intertwined with each other and with the surrounding floral elements. This masterfully render...
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1950s Romantic Paintings

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Gouache, Pencil, Graphite

Flute tune. 2008. Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flute tune. 2008. Oil on linen, 80x100 cm
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Early 2000s Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

The gondola ride., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
She went Venice on last October. She said, “I was fascinated by the history of gondola, how people used to travelâ€
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2010s 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.

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