Academic Art
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
Period: 20th Century
Carrying Fruit Gold Leaf Screenprint by Lebadang
By Hoi Lebadang
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lebadang, Vietnamese (1922 - 2015)
Title: Untitled - Carrying Fruit
Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil
Edition: EA
Size: 47 x 20.5 in. (119.38 x 52.07 cm)
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rieuse
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Watercolor over pencil.
Some with gold or silver leaf highlights
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
Evening dresses, 1926.
French fashion has influe...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Paper, Plexiglass, Rag Paper,...
Red Men's Kimono Design
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock P...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
Auriculas (Bears Ears)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Baby, 1900-1920 - terracotta, 37x38x20 cm
By Max Cantini
Located in Nice, FR
Sculpture in terracotta.
Category
Early 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Terracotta
"Abandoned House"
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1900
Signed lower right
Sight size 9.5 x 21 in.
Overall size matted with period frame 19.5 x 30.75 in.
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Brother Sister
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Pierre Lavarenne (French, born 1928)
Title: Brother Sister
Year: Circa 1975
Medium: Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 15 x 18.25 inches
Signat...
Category
Late 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil
Tam-Tam
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Watercolor over pencil.
Some with gold or silver leaf highlights
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
Evening dresses, 1926.
French fashion has influe...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor, Archival Tape, Ink, Paper, Plexiglass, Rag P...
“Tipos”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil paint on heavy illustration board by the Spanish artist, Cecilio Pla. Signed lower right. Titled and signed verso. “Tipos” means types; different types of people in the painting...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Untitled (Ship at Sea)
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/Unidentified Artist Signature, "Untitled: Ships at Sea", Landscape/Seascape Pencil Drawing on Paper, 4.50 x 8 (10 x 13.50 Framed), Mid to Late 20th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Carbon Pencil
Bamboo
By Kono Bairei
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Kono Bairei (1844 – 1895)
One Hundred Flowering Plants.
Japan, 1901. (Posthumous.)
Woodblock Print.
15 x 11.
Okura Magobei, Publisher.
The enthusiasm for nature prints transcends the centuries. “One Hundred Flowering Plants” is a mid-nineteenth century work illustrating varieties of flowers and plants in naturalistic styles. Traditional woodblock printing enhances the beauty of each work. The artist must carve different woodblocks for every color he wishes to transfer to paper. In this style of printing it is imperative that the register of each woodblock be exact as they must match perfectly to create an image without blurring.
In addition to his illustrated flower books...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
Boxer
By Diana Thorne
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Diana Thorne’s Dogs: An Album of Drawings.
Diana Thorne.
Julian Messner, Inc.
New York, 1944.
24 Drawings in Lithography.
“In drawing them,” she writes, “I have tried to ma...
Category
1940s Academic Art
Transport with 5 People and 2 Parasols
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Meiji 33 (1900)
Woodcut with Original Hand-Coloring
Writer: Kosugi Onson, Imaizumi Teisuke
Publisher: Yoshikawa Hanshichi
The Japanese litters and palanquins a...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
Kimono Designs in Black and Blue
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock Prints
Celebrated as mu...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
After Paolo Uccello's "Battle of San Romano" Painted in 1438
Located in Houston, TX
After Paolo Uchello's set of three paints titled "The Battle of San Romano." Originally painted around 1438 to 1440. Uccello depicts events that took place ...
Category
20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil
"Still Life with Figure"
Located in Southampton, NY
This painting is an oil on canvas mounted to a wood panel. It is signed with his monogram signature JTA lower right. The work is unframed.
Axton was born in Fort Leavenworth, Kan...
Category
1980s Academic Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape, Paysage aux Bories
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Pierre Lavarenne (French, born 1928)
Title: Landscape, Paysage aux Bories
Year: Circa 1975
Medium: Oil on canvas
Canvas size: 15 x 18.25 inches
Signature: Signed lo...
Category
Late 20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Oil
Sosie
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Pen and ink.
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
French fashion has influenced men and women, kings and queen, rich and poor throughout time. Tumultuo...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Rag Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Ink, Paper, Pen, Plexiglass
"Portrait of the Black Ball Clipper Montezuma"
By William Minshall Birchall
Located in Southampton, NY
Watercolor on paper by William Minshall Birchall of the black ball clipper ship, the Montezuma. Titled and signed W. M. Birchall lower left in pencil. Findlay Gallery label verso.
0riginal frame and mat with normal wear due to age.
The American packet ship...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Floral Kimono in Red and Green (Front and Back)
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock Prints
Celebrated as mu...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
ABS, Woodcut
Motene
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905. Paris, France.
Watercolor over pencil.
Some with gold or silver leaf highlights
Coats, 1923. Evening dresses, 1926.
French fashion has influenced me...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor
“Boy with Orange”
By Guiseppe Gelanze
Located in Southampton, NY
Watercolor on cardboard of a young boy in a straw hat peeling an orange by the Italian artist, Guiseppe Gelanze. Signed middle right, Gelanze, along with “Napoli” or Naples. Circa ...
Category
1910s Academic Art
Materials
Cardboard, Watercolor, Gouache
Blue and White Kimonos
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock P...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut, Watercolor
Oxcart with 3 Men
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Meiji 33 (1900)
Woodblock with Original Hand-Coloring
Writer: Kosugi Onson, Imaizumi Teisuke
Publisher: Yoshikawa Hanshichi
The Japanese litters and palanquins...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
Transport: Oxcart with 7 Men
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Yosha Zuko Fuzu
Meiji 33 (1900)
Writer: Kosugi Onson, Imaizumi Teisuke
Publisher: Yoshikawa Hanshichi
The Japanese litters and palanquins are much more than a practical vehicle...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
"Kathy - Figure Study, " Pastel on Mauve Paper by Janice-Korinek Niedzialkowski
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Kathy - Figure Study" is an original pastel drawing on mauve paper by Janice-Korinek Niedzialkowski. The artist signed the piece center left. It features a nude woman seated on a cl...
Category
1990s Academic Art
Materials
Pastel
Datura Aborea (Angel's Trumpet)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Female Nude in a Studio
By Bertalan Karlovszky
Located in Houston, TX
"Female Nude in a Studio" circa 1910. 19 X 13 1/2 inches, oil on wood panel. Etched signature lower right. Well listed Hungarian artist. Spent his student years under the guidance o...
Category
1910s Academic Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled: 1930s Drawing Of A Seated Woman
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified Artist, "Untitled: 1930s Drawing of a Seated Woman", Signed Figurative Pencil Drawing on Paper, 21 x 13.88, Early 20th Century, 1936
Colors: Black and White
*Unknown Artist signature...
Category
1930s Academic Art
Materials
Pencil
Red Kimono with Sword (Front and Back)
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock P...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
Untitled: Rearview Of a Seated Nude
Located in New York, NY
Henry Varnum Poor (American, 1887-1970), "Untitled: Rearview Of A Seated Nude", Figurative Signed Pen and Ink Drawing, 16 x 10.38, Mid 20th Century
Colors: Black and White
Henry V...
Category
Mid-20th Century Academic Art
Materials
Pen, Ink
Pimpante
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Watercolor over pencil.
Some with gold or silver leaf highlights
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
Evening dresses, 1926.
French fashion has influe...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Pen, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Archival Paper, Silk, Archival Tape, Waterco...
Lapageria Rosea (Chilean Bellflower)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
White Kimonos
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock Prin...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
Kimono: Woman in Orange
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock Prints
Celebrated as mu...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
Pasture with Cows
By Rémy Cogghe
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Mouscron in the Belgian province of Hainaut, Cogghe attended the Academy of Roubaix where he studied under Constantin Mils. In 1876, Cogghe was admitted to the École Nation...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Rhododendron Aurigeranum
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mucuna Bennetti (Jade Vine Red, New Guinea Creeper)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones are quite impressive with dramatic backgrounds and ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Iris -- Staten Island and Sable Night
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Hibiscus (Chinese Rose)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Papaver Orientalis (Red Poppy)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Paeonia Black Pirate (Peony)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Hylocereus Undatus (Night-blooming Cereus)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1960s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Kimono: Man in Red
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock P...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
Strongylodon Macrobotrys (Jade Vine)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones are quite impressive with dramatic backgrounds and...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Kimono Design Men - Peach, Light Blue
By Matsui Yuoku
Located in Florham Park, NJ
REISHIN GACHO
(Album of Beautiful Designs)
Japanese Kimono Designs
Matsui Yuoku, Painter
Japan, 1900 (Meiji 33)
Honda Ichijirou, Publisher
Woodblock Prints
Celebrated as mu...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
Fuschia (Peruvian Fuschia or Berrybush)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Delices
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Watercolor over pencil.
Some with gold or silver leaf highlights
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
Evening dresses, 1926.
French fashion has influe...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Silk, Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Ink, Paper, Pen, Plexiglass, Rag Pa...
The Plan
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Samurai Warriors
Meiji 33 ( 1900)
Woodblocks
Original Hand-Color
Woodblock printing flowered in the Edo Period in Japan, mid to late 19th century, and is still considered an ...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Watercolor, Woodcut
Helleborus Orientalis (Lenten Rose)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Amherstia Nobilis (Pride of Burma)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Serene Village"
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1900
Signed lower right
Sight size 12 x 18 in
Overall size matted with period gold leaf frame 22 x 27.5 in
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Sunflower (Healianthus Annus)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Nymphaea Capensis (Water Lily)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones are quite impressive with dramatic backgrounds and ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Alamanda. (Golden Trumpet)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1950s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Clemantis Nelly Moser
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Paul Jones. (1921-1997)
Flora Superba.
London, 1971. Edition of 406.
Flora Magnifica.
London, 1976. Edition of 506.
Lithographs.
The portraits of flowers by Paul Jones ...
Category
1970s Academic Art
Materials
Lithograph
Venitien
Located in Florham Park, NJ
House of Bernard
Founded 1905.
Pen and ink.
Paris, France.
Coats, 1923.
French fashion has influenced men and women, kings and queen, rich and poor throughout time. Tumultuo...
Category
1920s Academic Art
Materials
Ink, Paper, Pen, Plexiglass, Rag Paper, Archival Paper, Archival Tape
Kabuki Theatre: Zo-Hiki (Drawing the Elephant)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
Kabuki Theatre
Meji 33 (ca1900)
Woodblock
Original Hand-Color.
Woodblock printing flowered in the Edo Period, mid to late 19th century, and is still considered an art form of gre...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Art
Materials
Woodcut
Academic art for sale on 1stDibs.
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