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ACADEMIC STYLE

During the Renaissance, the first European fine art academies were established in Italy and would guide the style and standards of visual culture in the following centuries. Academic art became dominant across the continent in the 17th century, with artists coming together to offer instruction in this style of painting and sculpture. 

The academic art period represented a significant change from the previous era when painters, sculptors and other artists were part of guilds and seen more as artisans than purveyors of culture. While patronage from the elite and the church remained pivotal, young artists were able to support themselves for the first time through academic exhibitions and an independent marketplace. The leading academies included the French Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture founded in Paris in 1648 (which became the Académie des Beaux-Arts after the French Revolution) and the London Royal Academy of Arts formed in 1768 under the inaugural leadership of painter Joshua Reynolds. 

Academy students sketched drawings based on prints, sculptures and, finally, live models. Movements including neoclassicism and romanticism were particularly popular in these art schools and institutions where the influence of Raphael and Nicolas Poussin was prominent. Beaux Arts architecture and furniture design drew on these movements, too, and, as they also originated at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, the disciplines share common ground with academic painting and sculpture.

Although academic art was a major shift for artistic status when it began, by the middle of the 19th century it was viewed as stodgy and resistant to new ideas, with the subject matter of artists such as William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Léon Gérôme generally limited to allegorical or mythological themes. Impressionism, realism and the other movements that engaged with contemporary issues that followed were direct reactions to the academic tradition, although it continued to inform the avant-garde as artists like Gustav Klimt and Pablo Picasso started their practices as academic realists.  

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Style: Academic
Edgard CUGNOTET - Painting 19th Century - Portrait of Two Children
Edgard CUGNOTET - Painting 19th Century - Portrait of Two Children

Edgard CUGNOTET - Painting 19th Century - Portrait of Two Children

By Edouard Ferdinand Ludovic Cugnotet

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

CUGNOTET Edgard (19th Century) Portrait of two Children Oil on canvas signed low left and dated 1884 Frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 138 X 100 cm Dim Frame : 162 X 122 cm CUGNOTET Edgard Ferdinand Ludovic (19th Century) French painter 19th Century born in Dijon Figures, Portraits, Landscapes He was taught by François Édouard PICOT (1786-1868) royal Academy of Anvers. He exhibited at the Salon de Paris between 1868 and 1884. Museum : Langres « the hurdy gurdy...

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1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

“Pietra Dura Female Dancer”
“Pietra Dura Female Dancer”

“Pietra Dura Female Dancer”

Located in Southampton, NY

Original pietra dura handmade mosaic plaque composed of marble and other exotic stone of a traditionally clad dancing female figure holding an horn. Circa 1950. Condition is excellen...

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1950s Academic Art

Materials

Stone

Hercules Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso  with Base
Hercules Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso  with Base

Hercules Italian Stone Sculpture of Classical Torso with Base

Located in Rome, IT

This reproduction of a classical Hellenistic sculpture of Hercules . A timeless piece for interior and a garden decoration. We can raise with a base on request .

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20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Limestone

“Rosee”
“Rosee”

“Rosee”

By Edouard Drouot

Located in Southampton, NY

Original bronze sculpture of “Rosee” the female water carrier by the well known French sculptor Edouard Drouot. Signed on the base. Paris foundry stamp on base. Circa 1910. Conditio...

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1910s Academic Art

Materials

Bronze

Orientalism : Young Girls Playing - Original lithograph 1898
Orientalism : Young Girls Playing - Original lithograph 1898

Orientalism : Young Girls Playing - Original lithograph 1898

By Etienne Dinet

Located in Paris, IDF

Etienne Dinet Orientalism : Young Girl Playing , 1898 Original lithograph (Champenois workshop) Printed signature in the plate On vellum, 40 x 31 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) INFORMATION: Li...

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1890s Academic Art

Materials

Lithograph

Four Season Extraordinary Set of  Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures
Four Season Extraordinary Set of  Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures

Four Season Extraordinary Set of Italian Stone Caryatids Sculptures

Located in Rome, IT

Four Caryatids sculptures with classically draped figures and their distinguishing symbols. Autumn, winter, spring and summer. Measures: Height with square form bases cm 220. Time...

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20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Limestone

An Amusing Thought by Georges Croegaert
An Amusing Thought by Georges Croegaert

An Amusing Thought by Georges Croegaert

By Georges Croegaert

Located in New Orleans, LA

Georges Croegaert 1848-1923 Belgian An Amusing Thought Signed "Georges Croegaert Paris" (lower left) Oil on panel This oil on panel by Belgian artist Georges Croegaert is a rich ...

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19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait Drawing on Paper, Anja Decker, Late 1950s, Signed, 25x29 cm
Portrait Drawing on Paper, Anja Decker, Late 1950s, Signed, 25x29 cm

Portrait Drawing on Paper, Anja Decker, Late 1950s, Signed, 25x29 cm

Located in Firenze, IT

Artist: Anja Decker (German, 1908–1995). SIgned. Period: Late 1950s Condition: Good vintage condition Painting size: 29 x 25 cm. Anja Decker (Berlin, 1908 - Munich, 1995) is a Germa...

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20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Rochefort Harbour in early 19th Century
Rochefort Harbour in early 19th Century

Rochefort Harbour in early 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Richard FAXON (1816 - 1875) Rochefort Harbour with Galleons Oil on canvas signed low right New golden frame Size canvas 73 X 50 cm Size frame 69 X 95 cm FAXON Richard (1816-1875) ...

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Mid-19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Prospector firing Rifle  ( Happiness is a Warm Gun ) Gay Art
Prospector firing Rifle  ( Happiness is a Warm Gun ) Gay Art

Prospector firing Rifle ( Happiness is a Warm Gun ) Gay Art

By Robert Riggs

Located in Miami, FL

Tempera mixed with gum arabic and alcohol on Renaissance Panel ( composite wood panel ) Robert Riggs was a gay man. Being gay in American during the 1940's time was something not to flaunt in public. Rigg's had to communicate his underlying feelings in more symbolic ways. Throughout Riggs' oeuvre, one sees continuous references to strong hunked out manly men and vulnerable boys. It is a core element of is iconography and is described in a powerful graphic style. In “Prospector firing Rifle,” there is a Dick Pic. Riggs is clearly making a sexual statement about the moment of climax. The long, straight rifle explodes and is captured at the moment of its peak climax. Meanwhile, the two bags of gold clearly resemble the other part of the male anatomy. Riggs was a thoughtful and meticulous visual thinker, and nothing in any of Riggs’s compositions was haphazardly placed. In tribute to the artist’s suppressed feelings, I have given this work a second title “Happiness is a Warm Gun...

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1940s Academic Art

Materials

Tempera

Lady in Middle-Age Suits, Pastel 19th Century
Lady in Middle-Age Suits, Pastel 19th Century

Lady in Middle-Age Suits, Pastel 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

FANTIN LATOUR Theodore (1805 – 1875) « Young Lady dressed with middle-age suit » Pastel on card signed low right Old original frame gilded with leaves Dim pastel : 80 X 63 cm Dim fr...

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Mid-19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Pastel

“Misty Morning Gloucester”
“Misty Morning Gloucester”

“Misty Morning Gloucester”

By John Cuthbert Hare

Located in Southampton, NY

Original watercolor of a misty morning on the Gloucester docks by the well known American artist, John Cuthbert Hare. Signed by the artist lower right. Circa 1940. Condition is ex...

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1940s Academic Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Two Marines in Pair
Two Marines in Pair

Two Marines in Pair

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

BURLING Gilbert (1843-1875) Two oil on wood panel signed low right Showing scenes of fishing by the sea Frames giglded with leaves Size wood panel : 22 X 41 cm (each) Size frame : 33...

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Late 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Boy in a squero in Venice

Boy in a squero in Venice

Located in Roma, RM

Domenico Bresolin (Padua 1813 - Venice 1890), Boy in a squero in Venice Oil on canvas applied to cardboard 27 x 16 cm initialed (DB) lower left. Publications D. Ritter, Venedig in...

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Mid-19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

“Orientalist Arab on Camel Landscape”
“Orientalist Arab on Camel Landscape”

“Orientalist Arab on Camel Landscape”

By Paul Pascal

Located in Southampton, NY

Original watercolor and gouache by the well known French painter, Paul Pascal. Orientalist landscape with nomads with camels. Signed lower left by the artist and dated 1903. Condit...

Category

Early 1900s Academic Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Baroque Interiors of Castel
Baroque Interiors of Castel

Baroque Interiors of Castel

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

PURRMANN, Karl (1877-1966) Baroque interiors of Castle Oil on wood panel signed and dated 1947 Low left Framed by Gault (Paris) Dim wood : 52 X 66 cm PURRMANN, Karl (1877-1966) Ger...

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1940s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Horse Carriage in the Bourgeoise Yard
Horse Carriage in the Bourgeoise Yard

Horse Carriage in the Bourgeoise Yard

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

James Thomas Wheeler (1849 - 1888) Horse Carriage in the Yard Oil on canvas signed low right Old original frame gilded with leaves Canvas size : 55 X 65 cm Frame size : 85 X 95 cm

Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Seated Woman
Seated Woman

Seated Woman

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Seated Woman, 1884 Oil on board 10 x 8 inches (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Framed dimensions: 15 1/2 x 13 1/4 inches Signed lower right: Thos. P Anshutz. Dated lower left: 1884– Provenance Priv...

Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Original French Abstract Portrait
Original French Abstract Portrait

Original French Abstract Portrait

By Robert Ladou

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Original French Abstract Portrait Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Acrylic on paper Size: 11.5 (Height) x 15.25 (Width) Signed: No Condition: Good Descriptio...

Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Acrylic

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator
Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator

Procession Four girls with flowers - English Female Illustrator

Located in Miami, FL

Four young English girls with flowers are shown in a line and moving from left to right. They are pushed forward on the picture plane as if they were on a stage with a simple indica...

Category

1890s Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Landscape with windmill
Landscape with windmill

Landscape with windmill

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

KUWASSEG Charles Euphrasie (1838-1904) Landscape with Windmill Oil on canvas signed low right New Golden frame Dim canvas : 75 X 108 cm Dim frame : 104 X 140 cm KUWASSEG Charles Euphrasie (1838-1904) French Painter 19th Century born on September 29, 1838 in Draveil (Essonne). Died in October 1904 in Paris Painter, Watercolor Lively landscapes, seascapes, panoramas Charles Kuwasseg...

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1870s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Girl with a Lynx: Figurative Oil Painting, 110 Ø cm, 2026
Girl with a Lynx: Figurative Oil Painting, 110 Ø cm, 2026

Girl with a Lynx: Figurative Oil Painting, 110 Ø cm, 2026

Located in BARCELONA, ES

This portrait of a young girl with a lynx belongs to Alena’s *Infantas* series, inspired by the portraits of royal children by Diego Velázquez, which the artist studied extensively a...

Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Anatomy Drawings of a Horse - Original French Artwork Equestrian Anatomy Study
Anatomy Drawings of a Horse - Original French Artwork Equestrian Anatomy Study

Anatomy Drawings of a Horse - Original French Artwork Equestrian Anatomy Study

By Robert Ladou

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Anatomy of a Horse by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014) original drawing stuck on card in blue folder/ thick paper, unframed top drawing: 7.25 x 9...

Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil

Two divine women - Pencil drawing - circa 1914
Two divine women - Pencil drawing - circa 1914

Two divine women - Pencil drawing - circa 1914

By Georges Conrad

Located in Paris, IDF

Georges CONRAD (1874-1936) Two divine women Original pencil and color pencil drawing Signed with the stamp of atelier On paper 26.5 x 20 cm (c. 10,4 x 7.8 in) Very good condition, ...

Category

1910s Academic Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

The Journey: Figurative Oil Painting, 120x90cm, 2010+
The Journey: Figurative Oil Painting, 120x90cm, 2010+

The Journey: Figurative Oil Painting, 120x90cm, 2010+

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Part of the series "The Journey Home", this portrait of a young girl seated on a tree trunk with a cat in her lap reflects Alena’s ongoing exploration of memory, place, and the passa...

Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

“The Drunk ” 17th Century  Dutch Oil Painting On Panel
“The Drunk ” 17th Century  Dutch Oil Painting On Panel

“The Drunk ” 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting On Panel

Located in Jacksonville, FL

The Drunk" is an oil on panel painting created by Dutch school student. This artwork provides viewers with a captivating glimpse into the past, offering a detailed and vivid portraya...

Category

17th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

“Mallards at Salthouse”
“Mallards at Salthouse”

“Mallards at Salthouse”

By Alan Farrell

Located in Southampton, NY

Miniature watercolor painting on arches paper of three mallards at Salthouse (Norfolk, UK) done by the very well known miniature artist, Alan Farrell. Exhibited at the Royal Miniatur...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Padua, Animated Italian Street Scene with Historic Architecture
Padua, Animated Italian Street Scene with Historic Architecture

Padua, Animated Italian Street Scene with Historic Architecture

By August von Siegen

Located in Genève, GE

Dimensions with frame: 30 x 40,3 x 4 cm. Signed "Aug Siegen" in the lower right corner. A lively and atmospheric street scene depicting the historic city of Padua, animated by figures, carriages, and everyday urban life. The composition centers on a grand architectural façade with arcades and a prominent tower, rendered with precision and bathed in warm, late-afternoon light. The street is populated with pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages, capturing the rhythm of daily life in a historic Italian city. The presence of striped awnings and small shopfronts adds charm and visual detail, while the receding perspective draws the viewer into the depth of the street. The artist demonstrates strong academic skill in architectural rendering and spatial construction, combined with a more fluid and expressive treatment of figures and atmosphere. The palette is warm and harmonious, dominated by ochres, terracottas, and soft greys, with subtle accents of red enlivening the scene. This work reflects the tradition of 19th century European cityscape and genre painting, appealing to collectors of Italian views, architectural scenes, and narrative urban compositions. padoue painting, padua cityscape oil painting, italian street scene painting, european cityscape 19th century, italian architecture painting...

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Apples, Plums and Raspberries”
“Apples, Plums and Raspberries”

“Apples, Plums and Raspberries”

By George Clare

Located in Southampton, NY

Original oil on canvas still life paint of assorted fruit attributed to the hand of the well known British botanical artist, George Clare. Unsigned. Condition is very good. Circa 18...

Category

1860s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Scene in Union Square, New York on a March Day
“Scene in Union Square, New York on a March Day

“Scene in Union Square, New York on a March Day

By Winslow Homer

Located in Southampton, NY

Original wood engraving on paper. Taken from Harper’s Weekly, April 7, 1860. Signed “Homer” in the plate. Condition is good. Slight staining lower left. Very slight tear to the l...

Category

1860s Academic Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Engraving

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