Skip to main content

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.  

Find a collection of academic paintings, sculptures, prints and more art on 1stDibs. 

106
to
194
1,038
548
584
123
786
723
32
505
385
354
176
202
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
121,290
69,705
49,447
22,317
15,161
8,007
4,948
4,655
4,009
2,804
2,636
2,564
2,400
592
892
436
281
247
243
167
163
155
149
145
123
114
94
83
79
77
70
60
59
51
151
624
493
353
67
48
47
31
28
19
17
40
11
14
56
63
23
23
22
17
938
610
407
385
296
Style: Academic
Winged Genius - original painting by Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Winged Genius, oil on canvas, 70x110cm, 27.5×43.5in Winged Genius is a fantastic character, a mythological creature, a male figure with birds’ wings, a guardian spirit, a demigod. A ...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Talpa Comune
Located in Sydney, NSW
19th Century chromolithograph, Talpa Comune
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Lithograph

A Thames Barbell
Located in Sydney, NSW
19th Century chromolithograph, 1885 A Thames Barbell
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Photograph American Colony Mt Zion Trees
Located in Surfside, FL
The mat measures 21 X 16 the images are around 12 X 9 inches. They bear the blindstamp of the American Colony Jerusalem. I am not sure if these are hand colored but they are from the period. Old City Shuk or Souq. The Original American Colony was a colony established in Jerusalem in 1881 by members of a utopian society led by Anna and Horatio Spafford. Now a hotel in East Jerusalem, it is still known by that name today. After suffering a series tragic losses following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (see hymn "It is Well with My Soul"), Chicago residents Anna and Horatio Spafford led a small American contingent in 1881 to Jerusalem to form a utopian society. The "American Colony," as it became known, was later joined by Swedish Christians. The society engaged in philanthropic work amongst the people of Jerusalem regardless of religious affiliation, gaining the trust of the local Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities.During and immediately after World War I, the American Colony carried out philanthropic work to alleviate the suffering of the local inhabitants, opening soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages and other charitable ventures. Towards the end of the 1950s, the society's communal residence was converted into the American Colony Hotel. The hotel is an integral part of the Jerusalem landscape where members of all communities in Jerusalem still meet. In 1992 representatives from the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel met in the hotel where they began talks that led to the historic 1993 Oslo Peace Accord. Panorama of Jerusalem, c. 1890-1920 The Colony moved to the large house of a wealthy Arab landowner, Rabbah Husseini, outside the city walls in Sheikh Jarrah on the road to Nablus. Part of the building was used as a hostel for visitors from Europe and America. A small farm developed with animals, a butchery, a dairy, a bakery, a carpenter's shop, and a smithy. The economy was supplemented by a shop selling photographs, craft items and archaeological artifacts. The American Colonists were embraced by the Jewish and Palestinian communities for their good works, among them, teaching in both Muslim and Jewish schools. Photography Around 1900, Elijah Meyers, a member of the American Colony, began taking photographs of places and events in and around the city of Jerusalem. Meyers's work eventually expanded into a full-fledged photographic division within the Colony, including Hol Lars (Lewis) Larsson and G. Eric Matson, who later renamed the effort as the Matson Photographic Service. Their interest in archeological artifacts (such as the Lion Tower in Tripoli pictured here), and the detail of their photographs, led to widespread interest in their work by archeologists. The collection was later donated to the Library of Congress. World War I When the Ottoman Empire entered World War I as an ally of Germany in November 1914, Jerusalem and Palestine became a battleground between the Allied and the Central powers. The Allied forces from Egypt, under the leadership of the British, engaged the German, Austrian and Turkish forces in fierce battles for control of Palestine. During this time the American Colony assumed a more crucial role in supporting the local populace through the deprivations and hardships of the war. Because the Turkish military...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Nice To Meet You
Located in Seoul, KR
Furry friends always stay around us and bring joy and happiness. A Young Lee uses powder pigments and Jangji (Korean Paper) that maximize the depiction of soft fur and a warm feelin...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Found Objects, Pigment, Mulberry Paper

Painting Belgian 19th animal painter VERBOECKHOVEN woodLandscape cow sheperdess
Located in PARIS, FR
Eugène VERBOECKHOVEN Warneton, 1798 – Schaerbeek, 1881 Oil on wood panel 42 x 33.5 cm (58 x 50 cm with the frame) Signed, dated and located lower right “EJ Verboeckhoven / 1826 / à G...
Category

1820s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Bror Kronstrand, Portrait Of Brita Söderberg, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This charming portrait by Bror Kronstrand (1875-1950) depicts Brita Söderberg (nee Browall) wearing a light blue blouse with a white hat, ribbon and flower. She was 20 at the time. ...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wheels of Industry Past and Present, Golden Age of Illustration - Standard Oil
Located in Miami, FL
This Golden Age of Illustration painting juxtaposes modern and ancient industrial practices. Giant eclectic generators from the current ti...
Category

Mid-20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Gouache, Board

A pair of early 20th Century drawings of Neo-Classical hero by Hildegard Miller
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Hildegard Miller (British, 19th / 20th Century) Studies of a Neo-Classical Hero Signed ‘HILDEGARD BMB MILLER’ (lower right) Crayon and light chalk 15.3/4 x 11.5/8 in. (40 x 29.7 cm.)...
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Chalk, Crayon

One Day In The Spring
Located in Seoul, KR
Furry friends always stay around us and bring joy and happiness. A Young Lee uses powder pigments and Jangji (Korean Paper) that maximize the depiction of soft fur and a warm feeling...
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Pigment, Mulberry Paper

Luke
Located in MADRID, ES
In this portrait of a young man I wanted to show feelings of boredom and frustration held in check. Created with pastel pencils on recycled kraft paper.
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Pastel

Luisina
Located in MADRID, ES
The curved figure and shadow created an unusual composition in this drawing, inspired by model Luisina. Created with pastel pencils on recycled kraft paper.
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Pastel

Olga
Located in MADRID, ES
I wanted to capture the fierce gaze of the young woman in this portrait. Created with colour pencil on recycled kraft paper.
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Color Pencil

Harriet
Located in MADRID, ES
I wanted to capture the fierce gaze of the young woman in this portrait. Created with colour pencil on recycled kraft paper.
Category

2010s Academic Art

Materials

Color Pencil

Portrait pour Torca by Alexandre Blanchet - Charcoal on paper 44x58 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Charcoal on paper without frame
Category

1950s Academic Art

Materials

Charcoal

French official Navy painter BOURGAIN Late 19th Street view Cairo Egypt 1880s
Located in PARIS, FR
Gustave BOURGAIN Paris, 1856 - Paris, 1921 Oil on paper 33 x 24 cm (44 x 35cm with frame) Signed above right "G. Bourgain" Excellent condition Gustave studied with Jean-Léon Gérôme ...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Photograph American Colony Old City Market
Located in Surfside, FL
The mat measures 21 X 16 the images are around 12 X 9 inches. They bear the blindstamp of the American Colony Jerusalem. I am not sure if these are hand colored but they are from the period. Old City Shuk or Souq. The Original American Colony was a colony established in Jerusalem in 1881 by members of a utopian society led by Anna and Horatio Spafford. Now a hotel in East Jerusalem, it is still known by that name today. After suffering a series tragic losses following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (see hymn "It is Well with My Soul"), Chicago residents Anna and Horatio Spafford led a small American contingent in 1881 to Jerusalem to form a utopian society. The "American Colony," as it became known, was later joined by Swedish Christians. The society engaged in philanthropic work amongst the people of Jerusalem regardless of religious affiliation, gaining the trust of the local Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities.During and immediately after World War I, the American Colony carried out philanthropic work to alleviate the suffering of the local inhabitants, opening soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages and other charitable ventures. Towards the end of the 1950s, the society's communal residence was converted into the American Colony Hotel. The hotel is an integral part of the Jerusalem landscape where members of all communities in Jerusalem still meet. In 1992 representatives from the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel met in the hotel where they began talks that led to the historic 1993 Oslo Peace Accord. Panorama of Jerusalem, c. 1890-1920 The Colony moved to the large house of a wealthy Arab landowner, Rabbah Husseini, outside the city walls in Sheikh Jarrah on the road to Nablus. Part of the building was used as a hostel for visitors from Europe and America. A small farm developed with animals, a butchery, a dairy, a bakery, a carpenter's shop, and a smithy. The economy was supplemented by a shop selling photographs, craft items and archaeological artifacts. The American Colonists were embraced by the Jewish and Palestinian communities for their good works, among them, teaching in both Muslim and Jewish schools. Photography Around 1900, Elijah Meyers, a member of the American Colony, began taking photographs of places and events in and around the city of Jerusalem. Meyers's work eventually expanded into a full-fledged photographic division within the Colony, including Hol Lars (Lewis) Larsson and G. Eric Matson, who later renamed the effort as the Matson Photographic Service. Their interest in archeological artifacts (such as the Lion Tower in Tripoli pictured here), and the detail of their photographs, led to widespread interest in their work by archeologists. The collection was later donated to the Library of Congress. World War I When the Ottoman Empire entered World War I as an ally of Germany in November 1914, Jerusalem and Palestine became a battleground between the Allied and the Central powers. The Allied forces from Egypt, under the leadership of the British, engaged the German, Austrian and Turkish forces in fierce battles for control of Palestine. During this time the American Colony assumed a more crucial role in supporting the local populace through the deprivations and hardships of the war. Because the Turkish military...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Innamorati
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Innamorati (eng. Lovers). Original drypoint, 1982. Edition of 90 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper. Emilio Greco is one of the greatest sculptors, engraver and medalist of modern time. He is best known for his monumental bronze sculptures of the human figure. The sculptures and figures in graphics, primarily female nudes and portraits, tended to be refined, with elongated forms in the Italian...
Category

1980s Academic Art

Materials

Drypoint

Fairest Rose - French Academic Nude Oil Painting by Delphin Enjolras
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed nude in interior oil on canvas circa 1900 by French academic painter Delphin Enjolras. The piece depicts a red-haired nude resting on a bed in a lush boudoir with a sheer scar...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Henry Towneley Green, An Interesting Read, Watercolour
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 19th-century watercolour by English artist Henry Towneley Green (1836-1899) depicts two smartly attired gentlemen immersed in a fascinating book within a study interior. Th...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Countryside by A. Ecuyer - Gouache on paper 30x37 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on ark paper
Category

1950s Academic Art

Materials

Gouache

“Bank Notes”
Located in Southampton, NY
James Gillray (13 August 1756 – 1 June 1815) was a British caricaturist and printmaker famous for his etched political and social satires, mainly published between 1792 and 1810. Many of his works are held at the National Portrait Gallery in London. Description: Pitt (left) as a bank-clerk, very thin and much caricatured, a pen thrust through his wig, stands behind an L-shaped counter offering a handful of bank-notes to John Bull. In his right hand is a scoop with which he sweeps up notes from the counter. John is a yokel no longer bewildered. He stands stolidly, holding out his left hand for the notes, his right hand in his coat pocket. Fox (right) wears a high cocked hat...
Category

1790s Academic Art

Materials

Etching, Archival Paper

Edouard Detaille (1848 1912), Three studies of horses, original signed Drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Edouard Detaille (1848-1912) Three studies of horses 16 x 10 cm Pen and ink on paper Signed lower left The third study on the lower right has been ...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Ink

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 .
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Limestone

“Seaside Picnic”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting of a bucolic seaside picnic with a mother and her young children. Signed by the artist, F. G. Grust lower left. Condition is very good. The painting is housed in a period style gold leaf frame in fine condition. Overall framed measurements are 31.5 by 41.75 inches. Provenance: A California estate. F. G. Grust was a Dutch painter born in 1889 who was best known for his domestic interior and exterior scenes of a mother with her young children. He is the son of artist Theordor Grust (1859 - 1909), who also painted Dutch genre...
Category

1920s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Formal Portrait of a Chinese Man in Traditional Dress
Located in Miami, FL
Dressed in traditional clothing, a handsome Chinese man is depicted as he sits resolutely with one hand on his leg and the other holding a baton. Female Artist Joyce Ballantyne...
Category

1940s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chrysanthemums Blooming on a Terrace
Located in Washington, DC
Large oil painting of chrysanthemums by one of the most well-known 19th-century French flower painters. Signed and dated lower right
Category

Early 1900s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Standing ballerina
Located in Sempach, LU
Sculpture from the Ballet series. The series is dedicated to classical ballet and includes over 30 sculptur...
Category

Early 2000s Academic Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

PLAUZEAU Painting Oil canvas French Academic Portrait of boy Early 20th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Alfred PLAUZEAU Avanton-Paché (Vienna), 1875 - Hendaye, 1918 Oil on oil 61 x 38 cm (75.5 x 52.5 cm with frame) Signed lower right "A. Plauzeau" Good condition (sevreal restoration, w...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

The Dandy a Salon in Paris 19th Century portrait of a young man French painting
Located in Norwich, GB
A wonderful depiction of a dapper Parisian dandy, dating from 1848. I love his air of decadence! It is a work by F de Korff, a mysterious French aristocratic portrait artist who had ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Greta Garbo by Mario Napoli - Bronze 50x60x28 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Bronze sculpture by Mario Napoli, Swiss artist from XXth century. His works was sold 12 times in auctions since 2022. Work signed in the bronze. Edition 7/8
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Art

Materials

Bronze

Orson Wells by Mario Napoli - Bronze 60x50x28 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Bronze sculpture by Mario Napoli, Swiss artist from XXth century. His works was sold 12 times in auctions since 2022. Work signed in the bronze. Edition 6/8
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Art

Materials

Bronze

Italian beginning 19th oil canvas oval Mythological Bacchus and Apollon child
Located in PARIS, FR
Italian school from the beginning of the 19th century Oil on canvas (2) 99 x 65 cm (103 x 78 cm with the frame) Old frames with gadroons and palmette decoration Excellent condition ...
Category

Early 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Still-Life With Roses and China Jewel Box
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Hortense DURY-VASSELON (1860-1924) Still Life with Roses and China Jewel Box Oil on canvas signed and dated 1905 low left DIm canvas : 63 X 50 cm Di...
Category

Early 1900s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

River and snowy mountains by G. E. Haberjahn - Watercolor on paper 16x21 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Gabriel Eduard HABERJAHN was an artist born in Switzerland in 1890 and died in 1956. His works have been sold at public auction 85 times, mostly in the Painting category. The oldest ...
Category

1930s Academic Art

Materials

Watercolor

Giorgio De Chirico ( 1888 – 1978 ) – Autoritratto – hand-signed lithograph –1970
Located in Varese, IT
Original color lithograph , edited in 1970 limited edition signed in pencil in lower right corner and numbered as: 72/110 paper size: 70 x 53,5 cm framed size: 93,5 x 77 cm ( origina...
Category

1970s Academic Art

Materials

Lithograph, Paper

Ella Wetzko-Ehrenberger, Still Life With Chrysanthemums, Oil Painting
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This enchanting still life by Austrian artist, Ella Wetzko-Ehrenberger (1874-1945), depicts an arrangement of chrysanthemums, oyster shell, statuette and pearl necklace. It’s a refin...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Venice with characters
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
COUSIN Charles (1807-1887) Venice With Characters Oil on canvas signed low right Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 65 X 54 cm Dim frame : 91 X 80 cm COUSIN Charles (1807-1887) French painter 19th century Portraits, Landscapes, Waterscapes He was a frequent of the Leon Bonnat...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Nude back (1978) - Ink on paper 46x63 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
China Ink Signed H. Balslaecj (artist unknown from the gallery) and dated 1978 Pastel wooden frame with plexiglas Total size with frame: 75x57x6 cm
Category

1970s Academic Art

Materials

Ink

The Flower Girl - Genre Scene 18th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LEVIGNE Théodore (1848-1912) The Flower Girl and The Puppy Oil on canvas signed and dated 1883 low left Old Frame regilded with leaves Dimensions canvas : 120 X 70 cm Dimensions frame : 137 X 88 cm LEVIGNE Théodore (1848-1912) French Painter 19th-20th century Lyon School Born 1848 in Noirétable (Loire) - Died 11...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

ORPHEUS Neoclassical White Marble Sculpture 19' Century
Located in Rome, IT
Unique Carrara white marble finely carved sculpture of Orpheus , Mythological personification of the eternal love and art. Henry Dasson French 1825 - 1896 Orpheus white marble, on a...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Marble

British early 20th Century pastel drawing of Puck, Midsommers Night Dream
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Herbert James Draper (British, 1863-1920) Puck Pastel Inscribed ”PUCK” (middle left) and further inscribed and signed `Study for Puck/ Herbert Dra...
Category

20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Pastel

Architecture Sketches Study Drawing, Romane Church in France by Maurice Lambert
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an oversized astonishing architectural study for the restoration of a church in a Paris suburb. These sketches of the St Pierre church in Avon, Seine et Marne Departement, nearby Paris are for the restoration of the front porch. The drawing is made with watercolor, ink, and sepia pencil. On the lower center bottom, you have the drawing of the porch itself, on the left side a close-up of the underside of the framework, and on the right side the same framework views from above. The top left corner shows a quoted plan of the porch. There is a handwritten dedication on the lower right-hand corner that reads: To my old friend and pal. A warm memory of school. Sign Maurice Lambert. The study is ornate with a classic wood frame with glass protection. Good condition, with minor wear on the frame throughout. Please check the last three pictures for the views of the original building. Measurements: With frame: 40.94 in wide (104 cm) x 27.56 in high (70 cm). View: 38.98 in wide (99 cm) x 25.59 in high (65 cm). Note: Listed as a Historic Monument in 1840, the Saint-Pierre d'Avon church (77) was built in the 12th century, its bell tower in the 13th century, and the choir, and the portal in the 16th century. The charming and original awning of the porch under which Madame de Maintenon...
Category

Late 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Ink, Watercolor

Cherubs Musicians in pair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Mathilde LEHAUT (1816- nc) Cherubs Musicians in oval pair Two Oils on wood signed low Framed by Gault (Paris) - Gold leaves Dim wood panel (each) : 27 ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Sleepwalker
Located in Roma, RM
Artist: Vincenzo Catalano (attr.) Title: Sleepwalker, 1848 Medium: oil on canvas Exhibition: Exhibition of Fine Arts of the Royal Borbonic Museum of 1848, p. 36, no. 208. Provenance:...
Category

1840s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

A. Costa Woman original Figurative academician drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Woman. original figurative academician drawing painting Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD. He was f...
Category

1960s Academic Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil

“Return from the Field”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas backed onto wooden board of a worker with a scythe returning home from a day of labor. In a picturesque Swiss village. The painting is attributed to the hand of Karl Adolph Weber, the Swiss artist. Signed “K. Weber” lower right. Circa 1935. The painting is a contemporary wood frame in a mahogany finish. Overall framed measurements are 19 by 15.25 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. Karl Adolph Weber was a Swiss artist born in 1899 and died in 1978 known for his rural landscapes and figurative paintings of Switzerland...
Category

1930s Academic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Cat and Kitten on the Desk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LE ROY Jules Gustave (1853 - 1922 ) Cat and Kitten on the Desk Oil on canvas signed low left Old Frame regilded with leaves Dim canvas : 46 X 38 cm Dim frame : 58 X 50 cm LE ROY J...
Category

Late 19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Oil

“Still Life with Bird’s Nest”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very well executed oil painting on heavy card stock of a still life of flowers with a active bird’s nest by the well known British artist, Oliver Clare. Signed lower right and dated...
Category

1920s Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Besler Hand-colored Botanical Engraving of Flowering Tulip & Wild Garlic Plants
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored copperplate engraving entitled "Tulipa viridiscoloris, Fritillaria iuncifolns, Allium Vrsinum" depicting flowering tulip, fritillary and wild garlic plants fro...
Category

Early 18th Century Academic Art

Materials

Engraving

The walk in Luxembourg Garden in Paris, also called "The Privileged"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
After Ludwig Knaus (1829-1910) The Walk in Luxembourg Garden" in Paris, also called "The Privileged" The original dated 1855 is preserved at The Louvres Museum Oil on canvas signed ...
Category

1870s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Vintage Large Albumen Photo Jerusalem Photograph American Colony Old City Market
Located in Surfside, FL
The mat measures 21 X 16 the images are around 12 X 9 inches. They bear the blindstamp of the American Colony Jerusalem. I am not sure if these are hand colored but they are from the period. Old City Shuk or Souq. The Original American Colony was a colony established in Jerusalem in 1881 by members of a utopian society led by Anna and Horatio Spafford. Now a hotel in East Jerusalem, it is still known by that name today. After suffering a series tragic losses following the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (see hymn "It is Well with My Soul"), Chicago residents Anna and Horatio Spafford led a small American contingent in 1881 to Jerusalem to form a utopian society. The "American Colony," as it became known, was later joined by Swedish Christians. The society engaged in philanthropic work amongst the people of Jerusalem regardless of religious affiliation, gaining the trust of the local Muslim, Jewish, and Christian communities.During and immediately after World War I, the American Colony carried out philanthropic work to alleviate the suffering of the local inhabitants, opening soup kitchens, hospitals, orphanages and other charitable ventures. Towards the end of the 1950s, the society's communal residence was converted into the American Colony Hotel. The hotel is an integral part of the Jerusalem landscape where members of all communities in Jerusalem still meet. In 1992 representatives from the Palestine Liberation Organization and Israel met in the hotel where they began talks that led to the historic 1993 Oslo Peace Accord. Panorama of Jerusalem, c. 1890-1920 The Colony moved to the large house of a wealthy Arab landowner, Rabbah Husseini, outside the city walls in Sheikh Jarrah on the road to Nablus. Part of the building was used as a hostel for visitors from Europe and America. A small farm developed with animals, a butchery, a dairy, a bakery, a carpenter's shop, and a smithy. The economy was supplemented by a shop selling photographs, craft items and archaeological artifacts. The American Colonists were embraced by the Jewish and Palestinian communities for their good works, among them, teaching in both Muslim and Jewish schools. Photography Around 1900, Elijah Meyers, a member of the American Colony, began taking photographs of places and events in and around the city of Jerusalem. Meyers's work eventually expanded into a full-fledged photographic division within the Colony, including Hol Lars (Lewis) Larsson and G. Eric Matson, who later renamed the effort as the Matson Photographic Service. Their interest in archeological artifacts (such as the Lion Tower in Tripoli pictured here), and the detail of their photographs, led to widespread interest in their work by archeologists. The collection was later donated to the Library of Congress. World War I When the Ottoman Empire entered World War I as an ally of Germany in November 1914, Jerusalem and Palestine became a battleground between the Allied and the Central powers. The Allied forces from Egypt, under the leadership of the British, engaged the German, Austrian and Turkish forces in fierce battles for control of Palestine. During this time the American Colony assumed a more crucial role in supporting the local populace through the deprivations and hardships of the war. Because the Turkish military...
Category

Early 20th Century Academic Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 18th Century Half Length Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Plaster, raised pins and later coloured to simulate terracotta Height: 32 3⁄4 inches (83.5 cm). Full of elegance and liveliness, it conveys the consummate ability of the artist. Be...
Category

19th Century Academic Art

Materials

Plaster

“On Alert”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original pen and India ink drawing on heavy card stock of French soldiers on horseback by the well known French military artist, Edouard Detaille. Signed lower left and dated 1882. ...
Category

1880s Academic Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

'Manolo Gonzalez' Plaza de Toros, Maestranza, Seville, Bullfighting, Matador
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'John Fulton' (American, 1933-1998) and painted circa 1995. The original oil painting for the poster advertising the appearance of Manolo Gonzalez at the prestigious Maestranza bullring in Seville and showing famous bullfighter in an emerald suit of lights, holding his espada at the ready while deflecting the enraged bull with his red cape. John Fulton was an American bullfighter and painter who settled in Seville. Born in Philadelphia, he received a scholarship to an art school in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, in the early 1950s. During this time, he studied both painting and bullfighting, killing his first calf there in 1953. In 1954, Fulton joined the U.S. Army and continued and continued painting and bullfighting on his downtime. After his release in 1956, he moved to Spain where he studied bullfighting under Juan Belmonte and performed as a novillero (novice) with some of Spain’s leading matadors. In July 1963, Fulton was sponsored by José María Montilla to take his 'alternativa' at the Plaza de toros...
Category

1990s Academic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Miss Twisty: Back to the City - Mid-Century Female Illustrator
Located in Miami, FL
Miss Twisty is a story of a young girl who leaves the big city to spend time in the country. The book is filled with insight and humor. This work is a deftly rendered black-and-wh...
Category

1940s Academic Art

Materials

Graphite, Paper

“The Fisherman’s Cottage”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original watercolor on archival paper of a classic fisherman’s cottage on the water with a dory nearby.. Signed lower left and dated 1923. Condition is very good. The artwork is ho...
Category

1920s Academic Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Watercolor

View of Venice
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
AUGUSTE BOUVARD 1882-1956 Pseudo : Mard ALDINE View of Venice with characters Oil on canvas signed low right "Aldine" Framed by Gault (Paris Fbg St-Honoré) Dim canvas : 50 X 65 cm D...
Category

1930s Academic Art

Materials

Oil

Academic art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Academic art 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 art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Karen Darbinyan, Owen Jones, Paul Jones b.1921, and Mark Beard. 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 Academic art, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $11 and tops out at $700,000, while the average work sells for $1,444.

Recently Viewed

View All