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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Waiting for the memories to come, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Danko Merin
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...
Oil
WOP 2 - 00628
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...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Jesus and Ponce Pilate
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas mounted on panel depicting a study from JP Laurens painting. According to the Gospels, Pilate ordered the execution and crucifixion of this Jewish preacher at the end o...
Oil
"Muses of the Universe"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Muses of the Universe" is a visual poem about the profound unity of the elements and feminine energy. The images are interconnected and unified in a Single Circle of Power: a self-s...
Canvas, Oil
WOP 2 - 00617
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
mixed media on paper; unframed paper size 22.25 x 30 inches Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illumi...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
'A winter landscape with an ox-cart' by Willem De Klerk (1800 – 1876)
Located in Knokke, BE
Willem De Klerk 1800 – Dordrecht – 1876 Dutch Painter 'A winter landscape with an ox-cart on a wooded road near a village' Signature: signed lower left ‘W. de Klerk f’ Medium: oi...
Ink, Watercolor, Pencil
$1,104Sale Price|49% Off
Courtship ritual
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Oil
$750Sale Price|30% Off
J J A Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923) An oriental street, oil sketch
By Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ
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,...
Oil
'Landscape near Arundel', oil on canvas by Claughton Pellew
By David Mead
Located in London, GB
Wonderful landscape by the British painter David Mead. Hold the quiet surrealist nature that is also present in the works of fellow British artists Tristram Hillier...
Canvas, Oil
Three Head Portraits of a Young Girl
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Hippolyte Roques (active 1838-1864) Three Head Portraits of a Young Girl Oil on grey wove paper, c. 1850 Unsigned Provenance: Estate of the artist Shepherd Galle...
Oil
FONTENAY French Romantic Landscape Painting Etretat Tempest in Normandy 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Alexis DALIGE de FONTENAY Paris, 1813 - Paris, 1892 Storm at Etretat Watercolor on paper 24 x 32 cm (40 x 48 cm with frame) Signed lower right "Ais de Fontenay" Very good condition ...
Watercolor
$9,233Sale Price|20% Off
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
Canvas, Oil, Linen
$37,000
#5091
By Hiro Yokose
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...
Canvas, Wax, Oil
$1,247Sale Price|28% Off
Thomas Miles Richardson (Snr), (1784-1848). 'Swiss Lake with the Matterhorn' .
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine watercolor by Thomas Miles Richardson senior, (1784-1848). A view of a Swiss lake and Alps with the Matterhorn mountain. One of the fine En...
Watercolor
$7,195Sale Price|20% Off
Pharaohs hunting. 2001. Oil on linen, 70x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Pharaohs hunting. 2001. Oil on linen, 70x100 cm
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$2,398Sale Price|20% Off
Still Life With Wagtails. 2011. Oil on linen, 40X45 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still Life With Wagtails. 2011. Oil on linen, 40X45 cm
Canvas, Linen, Oil
"Evolution of Dawn: Clouds and Nature's Rebirth
Located in Zofingen, AG
Oil on cardboard . The painting "Evolution of Dawn: Clouds and Nature's Rebirth" invites us to immerse ourselves in a magnificent landscape where every color and detail penetrates ...
Paint, Lights, Oil
$4,900
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...
Oil
Pastel Toned Romantic Realistic Coastal Landscape of a Martello Tower
By William Sadler
Located in Houston, TX
Pastel coastal landscape painting attributed to Irish painter William Sadler. The work features a Martello tower, a kind of defensive fort that can be f...
Canvas, Oil
Time To Oneself, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Canvas, framed to Guild of Framers Museum Standard. Here is a young woman completely at ease with herself and involved and immersed completely in her book. She is comforta...
Acrylic
$2,997
"Pipe Smoker" Munich School, 19th. Century, Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Theodor Leopold Weller Mannheim 1802 - 1880 Pipe Smoker Oil on canvas Monogrammed lower right Size: 72.5 x 62.5 cm Frame: 83 x 75 cm Good original condition (slight age-related cr...
Oil
Lake Of Nemi, Near Rome
Located in Sheffield, MA
George Loring Brown American, 1814-1889 Lake Of Nemi, Near Rome Oil on canvas 28 by 48 in, w/ frame 36 by 56 in signed & dated lower left , inscribed verso: "Lake of Nemi" near/Rome...
Canvas, Oil
'Poplar Plantation' oil on canvas by John Nash
By John Nash
Located in London, GB
John Nash (1893-1977) 'Poplar Plantation' Oil on canvas 61 x 91.5 cm Signed and dated 'John Nash/1974' John Nash was a lover of nature and dedicated his life to its appreciation and depiction. Despite engagement with artistic groups at the start of his career, notably the Cumberland Market Group in 1915, his commitment to landscape and singular approach meant he was truly never aligned with one. Along with his brother, Paul, and close friend Claughton Pellew...
Canvas, Oil
"A Gentleman's Daughter" Original Romance Book Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Zebra Books Robert Berran has been a prolific romance and historical book cover illustrator since the 1970s. Signed lower left, and again on the reverse with date. Unframed Canvas...
Oil, Canvas
Wandering Through Life, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sara Brogdon
Located in Yardley, PA
North Carolina along a rural road as the sun was setting and I was dreaming. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the...
Acrylic
$17,987
Those from the Past - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
By Sertap Yegin
Located in Sofia, BG
"Those from the past" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin. About the painting: Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas About the artwo...
Canvas, Oil
Goat Mountain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sara Brogdon
Located in Yardley, PA
Atop Mt. Ranier, in a setting of my own creation, a house shares it's field with a pair of goats. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an ...
Acrylic
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
The Sunday Stroll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
THE SUNDAY STROLL - ADAPTED TO TODAY'S TIMES Carl Spitzweg, the painter of "The Sunday stroll," was a German genre painter representing the Biedermeier ...
Canvas, Oil
In Praise Of Solitude, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on canvas, approximately 16â€
Oil
$4,000Sale Price|46% Off
Oedipus leaves Thebes guided by Antigone
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on canvas attributed Rousseau-Decelle, French painter of the XIXth century. Student of Bouguereau and Ferrier In 1903, the artist whose studio is located at 235 rue du Faubourg ...
Oil
Portrait of a Man and Woman
Located in Austin, TX
Painting by Peter Plonkin (b. 1879) 32 x 46 inches Oil on Canvas
Canvas, Oil
Au Luxembourg, oil on canvas
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Luxembourg Gardens, "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", located in Paris, a beautiful composition done by Michel Pabois. Complimentary custom framing will be done upon customer request. It was created beginning in 1612 by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France, as her new residence. The garden today is known for its lawns, tree-lined promenades, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its circular basin, and picturesque Medici Fountain...
Oil
$5,876
Still Life with Pear and Grapes, Edouard Quitton, Péruwels 1841 - 1934 Brussels
Located in Knokke, BE
Still Life with Pear and Grapes Quitton Edouard Péruwels 1841 –Brussels 1934 Belgian Painter Signature: Signed top right and dated 1881 Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: Image size ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$5,276
'A Best Friend' by Carl Haag, Erlangen 1820 – 1915 Oberwesel a. Rhein, German
Located in Knokke, BE
Carl Haag Erlangen 1820 – 1915 Oberwesel a. Rhein German Painter 'A Best Friend' Signature: Signed middle right Medium: Mixed media Dimensions: Image size ...
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media
Lovers at the Fountain - Italian 19th Century Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Rome, IT
Amanti alla Fontana - Lovers by a fountain, painting oil on canvas, Signed left sight. Measures: cm 70 x 100 frame 118 x 145 Faustini Modesto. Brescia, 27 maggio 1839 - Roma, 23 m...
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...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Bathing Ogunquit" oil painting, beach scene - sunbathers beach umbrellas, Maine
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted from life in Ogunquit, Maine. A sandy beach crowded with figures sitting beneath umbrellas. Shadows are cast and depicted with rich purples and blues. This work is currently unframed. Signed: Angel Ramiro Sanchez Angel Ramiro Sanchez was born in 1974 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. At age six was accepted with full scholarship into the Instituto the Niños Cantores del Zulia, school for musically gifted children. At age fourteen he began five years of apprenticeship with the realist painter, Abdon J. Romero, an eminent specialist in murals for churches and public buildings. In 1993, a study grant from Mgr. Gustavo Ocando Yamarte, Founder the Niños Cantores, enabled him to travel to Florence, Italy, where he studied at the renowned Accademia di Belle Arti, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1997. At the same time, he was enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art,founded by painter Daniel Graves, where he received a diploma in Painting. Ramiro was appointed senior painting instructor at The Florence Academy of Art in 1997, and is currently Director of the Advanced Painting Program. Ramiro paints only from life, searching for accuracy beyond physical appearance to reach the psychological state of his subject. He believes the painter must draw his information from "all five senses" to tell the complete human story. Ramiros work is predominantly represented by th e Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, but also Scriba Gallery, venice, Italy, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Tx. Ramiros works can be found in numerous private collections in Europe, The United States and South America. Public collections include: The Fondazione Stelline, Milan, Italy. The Fremantle Foundation for Foreing Artist in Tuscany at Villa Peyron, Florence, Italy and The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. USA. He shares his life and passion for art with his wife, the artist Melissa Franklin-Sanchez. Education 1993-1997 Florence Academy of Art, directed by Daniel Graves, Florence, Italy. 1993-1997 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Thesis: Historic and Technical Notes of Academic Realism Today. 1995 Florence, Italy: Michael John Angel...
Oil
Obscurity - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
By Sertap Yegin
Located in Sofia, BG
"Obscurity" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin. About the painting: Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, Oil on canvas About the artwork: Editio...
Canvas, Oil
Gala, Original Romantic Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Gala 22.0 x 16.0 x 3.0, 8.0 lbs Oil Painting Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "More than any other flower, an Orchid carries special significance. It brings back memories...
Oil
'Tender Solitude', Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
'Tender Solitude' Acrylic on Canvas, hand finished frame. Approx 20â€x16†including frame. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenti...
Acrylic
The Feminine Mystique, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
˜The Feminine Mystique. Rublev Oils and Michael Harding Oils on on Professional Quality primed gessoed stretched duck cotton canvas, on Museum Quality ...
Oil
Paradox - Figurative Oil Painting Colors Brown Red Orange Black Pale
By Sertap Yegin
Located in Sofia, BG
"Paradox" is a painting by Maestro Sertap Yeğin. About the painting: Style and Technic: Romantic, Contemporary, oil on canvas About the artwork: Edition ...
Canvas, Oil
$4,800Sale Price|20% Off
Dante and Virgil on the Edge of the Styx
Located in Pasadena, CA
Louis-Camille d'Olivier, A painter of history and portraits, he returned to the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1850 and appeared at the Salon de Paris between ...
Oil
Trespassing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sara Brogdon
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...
Acrylic
"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...
Paper, Watercolor
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...
Canvas, Oil
Seeing is Believing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sara Brogdon
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...
Acrylic
Ship in Storm, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Thong Le
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...
Oil
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 ...
Acrylic
WOP 2 - 00623
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...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
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...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
WOP 2 - 00624
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...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
$3,120Sale Price|20% Off
In Love With Spring Rustic Flowers Art Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W
By Irena Orlov
Located in Los Angeles, 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...
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée
$37,500
"Tender Moments", Píno Daeni, 30x24, Original Oil/Canvas, Romantic Impressionism
By Pino Daeni
Located in Dallas, TX
"Tender Moments" is an original oil painting by the renowned artist Pino Daeni. Measuring 30x24 inches, this piece embodies the essence of Romantic Impressionism, inviting viewers to...
Canvas, Oil
WOP 2 - 00620
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...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
Spring Will Come, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sara Brogdon
Located in Yardley, PA
An odd little abandoned shack on an island just west of Seattle. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: R...
Acrylic
Ambient Mushroom, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This oil painting is part of the Overgrown series by artist. The Ambient Mushroom was painted in the artist's studio. The creation of this work was fueled by the whimsical atmosphere...
Oil
Fishing Boats Off the Coast in Bass Rock, Scotland
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This luminous maritime scene by American painter William Bradford captures a fleeting moment of daily life along the rugged coast of Bass Rock, Scotland. Known for his vivid Arctic e...
Canvas, Oil
WOP 2 - 00654
By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
mixed media on paper; unframed full sheet 22.75 x 30.25 inches signed, dated and titled on lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
$1,439Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Oil