Symbolist Paintings

Large Oil on Canvas by André Morisset (1876–1954), France, 1931 Title: Seaside at Sunset With frame: 91 x 120 cm – 35.8 x 47.2 inches Without frame: 75 x 103 cm – 29.5 x 40.6 inches...

The Queen by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 30 inches framed: 45 x 33 inches condition: overall v...

Menashe Kadishman, Sheep head, Symbolist painting, colored painting, Israeli art, Israeli art

Follower of Edgard Maxence. French ( b.1871 - d.1954 ). Meditation, Circa 1910. Oil On Canvas. Image size 34.4 inches x 22.2 inches ( 87.5cm x 56.5cm ). Frame size 44.1 inches x 31.9...

“The Holy Hour” German School, circa 1930's signed lower corner oil painting on canvas, framed The painting is a copy after the earlier work: THE HOLY HOUR; DIE HEILIGE STUNDE. by LUDWIG FAHRENKROG (1867-1952). painting: 51cm x 81cm provenance: private collection, Germany Fine quality Symbolist oil painting from the 1930...

Fernand Blondin (1887-1967) was a Swiss painter and teacher, celebrated for his depictions of idyllic rural life, interiors, female nudes, portraits, still-lifes, religious subjects ...

Denise Jones Adler's work is both personal and archetypical and seeks to memorialize a moment in time, the fragile nature of life, and the emotional impact of the past on the present...

Olive Harvest in Southern Italy on Cold Coastal Morning Italian Riviera Olive Harvesters are bundled up against the cold and dust on a harvest morning, somewhere on the southern It...

This is a painting by Puzant Godjamanian (1909-1993), a deeply meaningful composition depicting a mother singing her baby to sleep. The piece convey...

Provenance: Ina Colliander, relative of the artist; A private collection, Sweden; Bukowskis, Stockholm, Important Winter Sale, 2025, lot 711. Exhibited: Thielska Gallery, Stockholm,...

Monogrammed TG, Late 19th Century Symbolist Pre- Raphaelite Oil Painting Luna An intriguing painting displaying imaginative symbolism and referencing the Pre-Raphaelite movement. T...

Rafael CHWOLES (Rafaelis CHWOLESAS said, 1913-2002) Bouquet of Flowers, 1979 Original Oil on panel Signed on the upper right corner Signed, dated and titled on the back On panel 14...

Signed and dated oil on canvas portrait by French symbolist painter Lucien Victor Guirand De Scevola. The work depicts a brunette woman in an embellished off the shoulder white dress hand holding a sleepy ginger cat in one arm. Signature: Signed and dated 1905 lower right Dimensions: Framed: 35"x31" Unframed: 26"x22" Provenance: The collection of Barbara Taylor Bradford O.B.E. Lucien Victor Guirand de Scevola Biography View full artist profile Guirand de Scévola was a student of Cormon at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Français in Paris. He then became a committee member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he also exhibited. He became an officer of the Légion d'Honneur in 1914. Making rigorous accuracy his main concern, he had a brilliant career as a society portrait artist. As such, his works became widely known. He painted portraits of a variety of subjects, including the Duke of Massa, Henri Farman, the Duchess of Uzès and the Duchess of Brissac. Museum and Gallery Holdings: Mulhouse: Woman with a Veil...

Symbolist school, follower of Eugene Carriere, "The Mother's Kiss," unsigned oil on canvas, early 20th century. Fascinating and magnetic painting, extremely decorative. The first t...

"The Stair in the Tower" - original large art by Paula Craioveanu Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 31.5x23.6in / 80x60cm. Shipped rolled in a tube. Check 1stDibs code FREESHIP This painting, a study of an elaborate spiral staircase, demonstrates the artist’s skill in merging architectural elegance with a dynamic sense of movement and mystery. The subject itself—a wrought iron spiral staircase—becomes more than a functional object; it transforms into a metaphor for transcendence, curiosity, and the infinite. The staircase is richly ornate, with swirling ironwork patterns and intricate details that capture the eye. The artist emphasizes the craftsmanship, elevating the staircase into a work of art itself. The ornamental designs echo Baroque or Rococo influences, known for their flamboyance and decorative excess. The spiral is inherently dynamic, drawing the viewer’s gaze upward in a continuous loop. This quality imbues the staircase with motion and energy, almost as if it is alive, spiraling into another dimension. The artist employs a dramatic perspective, positioning the viewer at the base of the staircase, looking upward. This composition evokes a sense of aspiration or awe, as if the staircase ascends to an unknown destination. The light filtering through the structure accentuates the curvature and creates a contrast between the solid metal of the staircase and the soft, ephemeral glow of the environment. This interplay of light and shadow enhances the mood, making the staircase seem both tangible and ethereal. The cool metallic grays and silvers of the staircase reflect its materiality, suggesting durability and permanence. At the same time, the reflective surfaces give it a shimmering, almost celestial quality. The background is suffused with warm, earthy tones—yellows, browns, and muted greens—that contrast with the cold metal of the staircase. This contrast creates a sense of tension between the man-made structure and the organic or natural environment surrounding it. Symbolism. Spiral staircases are often symbolic of a journey, both physical and spiritual. They represent the process of ascent, growth, and transformation. This staircase seems to lead into a vortex of light, suggesting a path to enlightenment or transcendence. The spiral is a recurring motif in art and nature, often representing infinity, cycles, and continuity. The staircase's design hints at a journey without end, encouraging reflection on the passage of time and the eternal nature of life. The destination of the staircase is deliberately obscured, leaving the viewer to wonder where it leads. This creates a sense of mystery, drawing the viewer into an imaginative exploration of the unknown. The swirling patterns in the ironwork mirror the overall spiral shape of the staircase, creating a sense of harmony and cohesion. These designs also add a decorative richness to the piece, tying it to the tradition of Romanticism or Gothic Revival, where even utilitarian objects were imbued with beauty and meaning. The background is loosely rendered, with soft, swirling brushstrokes that echo the spiral of the staircase. This abstraction contrasts with the detailed depiction of the staircase, making the environment feel less defined and more dreamlike. The staircase appears to float in a liminal space, further emphasizing its symbolic and otherworldly qualities. The viewer’s vantage point and the sheer scale of the staircase evoke a feeling of awe. It could symbolize humanity’s ambitions to reach higher realms—intellectually, spiritually, or artistically. The absence of people in the painting draws attention to the object itself, suggesting introspection or solitude. The staircase might represent a solitary journey, one that each individual must take alone. The intricate design and upward motion of the staircase, combined with the lack of a specific time or place, imbue the piece with a sense of timelessness. It could exist in any era, representing universal human themes. In comparison to the artist’s other works, this painting shifts focus from mythological and figurative themes to an architectural subject. Yet, it retains the artist’s characteristic use of ornamentation, bold perspectives, and symbolic depth. Like the Minotaur or Zeus paintings...

KK Kozik is an artist living and working in Sharon, CT and Brooklyn, NY. Her paintings have ben exhibited widely in the United States and abroad and have been reviewed in publications such as The New York Times, Artforum, The New Yorker and Art in America, among others. Images of her commission for the New York MTA, stained glass windows at the Rockaway Beach...

ROGELIO DE EGUSQUIZA Spanish, 1845 - 1915 A REVERIE DURING THE BALL signed and dated "Rog. Egusquiza 1879" (lower right) oil on canvas 21-3/4 x 33-5/...

Menashe Kadishman, Sheep head, Symbolist painting, colored painting, Israeli art, Israeli art

Joseph André Mussler (1904-1980) was a Swiss painter known for his works depicting natural landscapes, often focusing on scenes from the Alps, such as mountain valleys and alpine hut...

Albert Auguste FOURIE (1854-1937) The Naiad And The Swan Oil on Wood signed low left New golden and invory stick frame Dim wood panel : 35 X 27 ...

Firmado en la parte inferior por el autor Estado de conservación aceptable Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas de la obra: 50 x 65 cm. Medidas del marco: 59 x 73 cm. :::::::::...

This large artwork figures a bamboo forest in the night. The artist impasto technique is light, with textured painting and a few small reliefs. This artwork is not framed. Françoi...

"Casiopee" is a painting by Maestro Edele Bessy - MABILLOT GRANDJEAN GENEVIEVE The painting is unframed. Her paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Bessy, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. Maestro Edele Bessy was born on August 7, 1946. Self-taught painter since 1982. At first she mainly worked in miniature on ivory, which she then abandoned in favor of oil painting. New beings appear unconsciously on his canvases taking on the dimension of a wandering crowd, mostly women whose eyes arise and challenge us with ever so much acuity. Maestro Bessy paints in a very personal, constantly evolving style. Maestro MABILLOT GRANDJEAN GENEVIEVE - ADELE BESSY Awards : Prix de Peinture du Salon de Beauchamp 2023 Médaille du Conseil Départemental de Bourg la Reine 2023 Prix de peinture Salon des Amis des Arts de Chaville 2022 Prix de peinture Salon des beaux-arts de Boulogne-Billancourt 2022 2ème Prix de Peinture Salon de Chablis 2022 Prix de la ville Salon du SPAM Pontoise 2021 Grand Prix de Peinture de SEMEAC 2021 Prix du Jury indépendant Etampes 2021 Prix du conseiller Départemental Salon de Croissy sur seine 2019 Médaille de la ville de St Maurice 2019 Prix du Jury Gagny 2019 1er Prix de peinture Salon des Artistes indépendants Normands 2018 Prix du Jury Salon de Champagne sur Oise 2018 2ème Prix de Peinture Salon de Bois Colombe 2018 Diplôme d'Honneur et Médaille de la ville de Livry-Gargan2017 Prix Univers des Arts Salon de Thionville 2017 Prix de peinture Salon du Plessis Bouchard 2017 Médaille d'Or Salon de Taverny 2017 Prix de Peinture Salon de Sannois 2016 Médaille d’Or Salon de Bondy 2016 Prix de la peinture à l’Huile Ste Maure de Touraine 2016 2ème Prix de Peinture Pont des Arts Vire Normandie 2016 Médaille d’Argent Salon de Cormeilles en Parisis 2016 Prix de Peinture Salon de Guyancourt 2015 Prix du Public Coye la Forêt 2015 Grand Prix du Salon de Roissy en France 2015 L’école de la Loire Prix de Composition Fantastique 2015 L’école de la Loire Grand Prix du Conseil Général 2015 Prix du Public Salon de Plaisir 2014 Prix du Jury Salon de Coye la Forêt 2014 Prix du Bateau Atelier Salon de Bennecourt 2014 Prix du Jury Salon d’Etampes 2014 1er Prix de Peinture de la Municipalité de Taverny 2014 1er Médaille d’Or Salon de Vittel 2014 Prix de la Municipalité de Viarmes 2013 Prix du Public Salon de Gouvieux 2013 Prix de Peinture Salon de Magny en Vexin...

Titled "Narcissus" and by Andrée Bars, this oil on linen canvas painting captivates with its introspective tranquility and intricate detail. The artwork features a young person draped in a richly textured golden coat with deep red accents, lying beside a reflective surface on a wooden floor. The thoughtful pose and downward gaze suggest a moment of deep reflection, reminiscent of the mythological Narcissus who was mesmerized by his own reflection. The background is adorned with a sheer, flowing curtain that adds a layer of softness to the composition, contrasting with the solid and tactile textures of the wooden floor. A lone white flower placed near a strategically positioned pocket watch further enriches the scene, introducing themes of beauty, fragility, and the relentless march of time. The use of muted, earthy tones alongside dramatic lighting not only highlights the figure and elements within the painting but also evokes a mood of contemplation and solitude. This painting, through its symbolic elements and masterful execution, invites viewers to ponder themes of self-reflection, identity, and the ephemeral nature of time. Andrée Bars is a French painter. Having been strictly trained for 4 years by the American hyper-realist painter Mr. Ted Seth Jacobs, who himself inherited 19th century masters’ skills from his own professor, Andrée Bars learned the profession of painting in its purest tradition. She still applies these ancient masters...

Artist/ School: Josnye Gallet (French signed and dated 1972) Title: Surrealist floating figures in a space like atmosphere. Medium: signed verso, oil painting on canvas, unframed....

This painting by Olof Sager-Nelson, executed during his time in Bruges in 1894, is a splendid example of symbolism. It depicts a serene canal in Bruges, surrounded by sunlit houses w...

Nudes in Landscape German School, second half 20th century indistinctly signed lower right oil painting on board, framed framed size: 33 x 41 inches Superb large scale German oil p...

Framed 21.2 X 25.5 Unframed 17 X 21 Signed and dated 1920. Nina Karasek (Joële) born 1883 Kuttenberg, Czech Lands, Austro-Hungarian Empire, died in 1952 (I have also seen the date recorded as 1933) Vienna, Austria. Nina Karasek was an Austrian Impressionist & Modern artist who was born in 1883. Her work was featured in exhibitions at the Es Baluard, Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art and the Bildraum Bodensee. Little is known of Nina Karasek's life. She was born in 1883 in Kuttenberg (Kutná Hora) in Bohemia, studied art at the Kunstschule für Frauen und Mädchen (Art School for Women and Girls) in Vienna, Austria, under Adalbert Seligmann and Tina Blau. She studied at the Frauenakademie in Vienna and Munich. In the 1920's she worked first as a landscape painter and an illustrator, later turning toward symbolism, painting mystical subjects after her interest in spiritualism. Her conventional works were shown at various exhibitions. At the age of 44, while she was copying a work by Rembrandt in an Italian museum, she fell into an altered state of consciousness. Rembrandt appeared to her, took possession of her arm, and immediately her hand started to draw something quite different from what she had intended. From then on, for the rest of her life Nina Karasek was in “supernatural” contact with a series of great masters like Rembrandt, Albrecht Dürer, Goya, Raphael, Leonardo da Vinci, Gustav Klimt and others. Under their guidance and inspiration, she drew and painted works "in the style" of the masters. But very soon her works became stylistically more and more unrestricted and Symbolist, showing an enormous range of creative expression, ranging from symbolic and allegorical motifs to bewildering images with a fantastic arsenal of figures and private characters, signs, and symbols, and to frantic, gestural sketches and abstract compositions. From then on, she often signed her works with her esoteric “primordial name” Joële. (Nina Karasik-Joel) Almost everything we know about her life was from what she noted on the reverse of her drawings: sometimes diary-like notes of her horrible living conditions during World War II, but often strangely impenetrable explanations of the depicted motifs – often as fascinating and mysterious as the drawings themselves. In her works and notes, an exciting private cosmology and mythology unfolds, a drama of hidden powers and principles that flow through macrocosm as well as microcosm. Shortly after their discovery, Nina Karasek's Spiritualist, mediumistic works have found their way into galleries and major international collections. SELECT EXHIBITIONS 2019 The Medium’s Medium: Spiritualist Art Practices From the Turn of the Century and Beyond. The Gallery of Everything, London, (she showed with Madge Gill, Augustin Lesage, Fleury-Joseph Crépin...

Signed and dated symbolist figure in landscape oil on board by French painter Alphonse Osbert. The piece depicts a blonde woman in a full length purple...

Beautiful and impressive painting by Marco Rossati, showing his interest for Classicism as well as for esotericism. Through a fine painting technique Rossati retrieves the values of ...

Menashe Kadishman, Sheep head, Symbolist painting, colored painting, Israeli art, Israeli art

Opera onirica ,luna piena sul mare L'opera non è firmata ma è stata esposta al Museo d'arte Contemporanea di Rovereto il MART per una mostra monografica -Thayaht Futurista irregolar...

This atmospheric painting by Anders Loman captures a quiet city street bathed in the subtle glow of gaslight on a winter evening.A horse-drawn carriage disappears into the distance, ...

Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965) "Shattered Atlas: The Modern Burden" 2004 Oil Paint, Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right and the...

Provenance: David Davis, Los Angeles, California. Toni Lynn Russo, Los Angeles, California; her estate until 2024. Exhibited: Münchener Glaspalast Jahres Ausstellung, 1902, no. 1071...

This painting will come to you stretched on a wooden stretcher and completely ready to be placed in the interior. ABOUT THE ARTWORK "Play for Me," as part of the PERICHORESIS SERIES...

Unidentified Artist (19th Century) "Family Gathering – The Christening Ceremony" This oil painting on canvas captures an intimate and lively family gathering, most likely a christen...

Menashe Kadishman, Sheep head, Symbolist painting, colored painting, Israeli art, Israeli art

An expressionist homage to Rubens. Active, colorful take on an allegorical painting based on Greek Mythology. Active movement, aggressive brush strokes combine for a powerful and mil...

This scene, depicting delicate foliage and blossoms as well as a lone sculpture -in the grounds of a ruined Abbey or castle, was painted in the first spring after World War I. It is ...

ISMAEL DE LA SERNA Spanish, 1898 - 1968 HARLEQUIN AND HIS DOG signed and dated "I DE LA SERNA 55" (upper left) oil on cardboard 42 x 27-1/2 inches (107 x 70 cm.) framed: 49-1/4 x 35 ...

Tango Boardgame Series: Alchemic Tango with acrylic paint, cold wax and rust paint and decorative paper on panel. Alchemy is an ancient proto-scientific and philosophical tradition o...

Cross - as the unity of the world. 2009, oil on canvas, 83x67 cm

World Trade Center memorial artwork by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947). This piece is composed of multiple layers of quotes relating to the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Cent...

Saturne" is a painting by Maestro Edele Bessy - MABILLOT GRANDJEAN GENEVIEVE The painting is unframed. Her paintings bring emotion of happiness, love, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Bessy, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! we appreciate your interest to our work. Maestro Edele Bessy was born on August 7, 1946. Self-taught painter since 1982. At first she mainly worked in miniature on ivory, which she then abandoned in favor of oil painting. New beings appear unconsciously on his canvases taking on the dimension of a wandering crowd, mostly women whose eyes arise and challenge us with ever so much acuity. Maestro Bessy paints in a very personal, constantly evolving style. Maestro MABILLOT GRANDJEAN GENEVIEVE - ADELE BESSY Awards : Prix de Peinture du Salon de Beauchamp 2023 Médaille du Conseil Départemental de Bourg la Reine 2023 Prix de peinture Salon des Amis des Arts de Chaville 2022 Prix de peinture Salon des beaux-arts de Boulogne-Billancourt 2022 2ème Prix de Peinture Salon de Chablis 2022 Prix de la ville Salon du SPAM Pontoise 2021 Grand Prix de Peinture de SEMEAC 2021 Prix du Jury indépendant Etampes 2021 Prix du conseiller Départemental Salon de Croissy sur seine 2019 Médaille de la ville de St Maurice 2019 Prix du Jury Gagny 2019 1er Prix de peinture Salon des Artistes indépendants Normands 2018 Prix du Jury Salon de Champagne sur Oise 2018 2ème Prix de Peinture Salon de Bois Colombe 2018 Diplôme d'Honneur et Médaille de la ville de Livry-Gargan2017 Prix Univers des Arts Salon de Thionville 2017 Prix de peinture Salon du Plessis Bouchard 2017 Médaille d'Or Salon de Taverny 2017 Prix de Peinture Salon de Sannois 2016 Médaille d’Or Salon de Bondy 2016 Prix de la peinture à l’Huile Ste Maure de Touraine 2016 2ème Prix de Peinture Pont des Arts Vire Normandie 2016 Médaille d’Argent Salon de Cormeilles en Parisis 2016 Prix de Peinture Salon de Guyancourt 2015 Prix du Public Coye la Forêt 2015 Grand Prix du Salon de Roissy en France 2015 L’école de la Loire Prix de Composition Fantastique 2015 L’école de la Loire Grand Prix du Conseil Général 2015 Prix du Public Salon de Plaisir 2014 Prix du Jury Salon de Coye la Forêt 2014 Prix du Bateau Atelier Salon de Bennecourt 2014 Prix du Jury Salon d’Etampes 2014 1er Prix de Peinture de la Municipalité de Taverny 2014 1er Médaille d’Or Salon de Vittel 2014 Prix de la Municipalité de Viarmes 2013 Prix du Public Salon de Gouvieux 2013 Prix de Peinture Salon de Magny en Vexin...

The painting is entitled Arion of Metimna, a poet and cantor of 6th-century B.C. Greece. C., a figure straddling the historical and the mythical. In particular, depicted here is the ...

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. This is from the God and Goddess Series, Morgan's Supreme Being, nearly 200 deities both new and new takes on tra...

"Chronos" figuratif oil paint on linen panel 100x65cm 2006 Chronos' metaphor has always impressed Emmanuelle Vroelant with his violence and sends her...

"Symbolist Painting. “water Nymph”. Around 1890" Symbolist painting. Period: 19th century Style: Art Nouveau Material: Oil painting Width: 25cm Height: 38cm "The nude of a woman ...

Mystical and mysterious, a mythological Ondine rests beside an ethereal forest pond in this majestic, original oil on canvas by French Symbolist Pierre-Amédée Marcel-Béronneau. A stu...

"Hymn of Osiris II" (FRAMED) Painting on Papyrus 22"" x 16" inch by Ahmed Saber ink on papyrus AHMED SABER - BIO Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist base...

This striking seascape, painted in 1943 by Jacob Löfgren, most likely depicts a view from Sandhamn, a location he frequently captured in his works. Four years earlier, he created ano...

This oil on canvas painting is inspired by the Hindu Goddess Kaamdhenu, the mother of all cows and Bhatt’s recurring symbol of desire. The bovine figure cradles two humanistic figu...

This oil on canvas painting captures a playful approach to serious concerns. Viewing life as a circus act, Bhatt arranges figures that evoke emotions such as fear, aggression, and ...

* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful early 1900's French Symbolist oil on board depicting two classical figures and a goat in a wooded landscape. Striking and ex...

Artist/ School: Adolphe Lalyre (French, 1848-1933) signed Title: Sirens and Cupid dancing along the seashore Medium: signed oil on canvas, unframed. canvas: 22.75 x 28 inches Pr...

Aurel Vasilescu was a Romanian artist and educator. He taught drawing at the Bucharest Technical School of Architecture. Vasilescu's work can be found in the collections of the Roman...

Symbolist School 19th century Man Smoking a Cigar Pencil on paper Image Size: 23 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches (59.8 x 44.4 cm) Contemporary-style hand carved frame This drawing depicts an o...

Symbolism, angel, paradise, black, vertical The painting "Young Angel" is a deeply symbolic work, a revelation that came to the artist in a dream. It is a mystical scene on the bord...

Emil Kazaz — Oil on Paper, 22 × 30 inches Signed lower right This dynamic oil on paper exemplifies Kazaz’s signature figurative style, featuring a lively composition of stylized hum...