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In emphasizing emotion and imagination, romantic art shifted away from the restraint of classicism and neoclassicism that had dominated art in Europe since the Renaissance. Romanticism achieved its greatest popularity in art, literature, music and philosophy between 1780 and 1830, although its expression of individual experiences ranging from awe to passion informed culture in the decades after.

Landscape painting was especially popular during the romantic period, as were nature studies of wild animals and fantasies of exotic lands. Romanticism varied across Europe as it reacted to the rise of industrialization, a more personal relationship with faith that was distanced from the church and the rationalist thinking of the Enlightenment.

British painters such as John Constable and J.M.W. Turner responded dramatically to the light and atmosphere of the natural world, while William Blake conveyed humanity’s connection to the divine in his visionary art. In Germany, the late-18th-century Sturm und Drang, or Storm and Drive, movement, with its probing of the unconscious, inspired a sense of mystery in work by romantic artists such as Caspar David Friedrich and Philipp Otto Runge. In France, where the French Revolution had turned tradition upside down, Théodore Géricault and Eugène Delacroix used lush brushwork to paint monumental canvases with tumultuous scenes of nature and history.

The romantic movement and its subject matter were a significant influence on the Pre-Raphaelites, Symbolists and the American painters of the Hudson River School, as well as on other cultural movements in the 19th and 20th centuries that saw artists build on this perspective in which art was guided by emotion rather than reason.

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Style: Romantic
Osvald Lundgren Swedish Gouache Winter Landscape, Vårvinter, 1928
Osvald Lundgren Swedish Gouache Winter Landscape, Vårvinter, 1928

Osvald Lundgren Swedish Gouache Winter Landscape, Vårvinter, 1928

Located in Stockholm, SE

Osvald Lundgren (1888–1977) Sweden Vårvinter (Late Winter), 1928 signed and dated lower right “O. Lundgren 1928” gouache on paper unframed 29.5 × 24 cm (11.6 × 9.4 in) framed 39.5 ...

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1920s Romantic Art

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Paper, Gouache

Portrait of a Young Woman, Romantic Oil, Circa 1850
Portrait of a Young Woman, Romantic Oil, Circa 1850

Portrait of a Young Woman, Romantic Oil, Circa 1850

By Sir Thomas Lawrence

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1850. Oil on antique English millboard, panel measures 20 x 24 inches. Excellent condition with surface stress cracking and paint shrinkage consisten...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil, Fiberboard

Twilight in Gibraltar, 19th Century Marine Oil Painting on Canvas
Twilight in Gibraltar, 19th Century Marine Oil Painting on Canvas

Twilight in Gibraltar, 19th Century Marine Oil Painting on Canvas

By Laurits Bernhard Holst

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

This atmospheric marine painting, Twilight in Gibraltar, is a characteristic work by the Danish artist Lauritz (Laurits) Bernhard Holst (1848–1934), whose oeuvre is closely associate...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil, Canvas

The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting
The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting

The Fair Skipper: boating on a mountain lake ca 1830 the Swiss Alps painting

Located in Norwich, GB

Here is an almost two hundred year old painting which is so irresistibly charming that it's crazy! You may have seen painted landscapes, portraits, genre scenes - but how many pretty...

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1830s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Liebeserklärung (Declaration of Love), 1896
Liebeserklärung (Declaration of Love), 1896

Liebeserklärung (Declaration of Love), 1896

Located in Stockholm, SE

Thomas Theodor Heine was a central figure in German fin de siècle culture, best known as one of the leading illustrators of the satirical magazine Simplicissimus, where his sharply o...

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1890s Romantic Art

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Gouache

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist
Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist

By James Wright

Located in Preston, GB

Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, James Wright Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame. Provenance: Part of the English Heritage Series No.111 Art measures 10 x 8 inches (approx.) Frame measures 15 x 13 inches (approx.) James Wright was born in Peterborough in 1935 and now lives in Lincolnshire. James is a self-taught artist and a leading exponent of the traditional English landscape style. His early work concentrated on the busy fishing villages around the coast of Norfolk, Cornwall and Sussex. More recently, his traditional landscapes mainly feature the East Anglian and Lincolnshire countryside. About the English Heritage Collection From the most powerful to the most humble, from Bronze Age axes...

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1990s Romantic Art

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Oil, Canvas

Romantic Landscape of Scandinavian Enchanted Forest, Large Lake Print Cyanotype
Romantic Landscape of Scandinavian Enchanted Forest, Large Lake Print Cyanotype

Romantic Landscape of Scandinavian Enchanted Forest, Large Lake Print Cyanotype

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Lovely scene of a hidden pond in a Scandinavian forest. Details: + Title: Scandinavian Enchanted Forest + Year: 2026 + ...

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2010s Romantic Art

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Photographic Film, Emulsion, Watercolor, Monotype, Photogram

"Still Life and Hunting Dogs, 1851" P. M. Guillemin (French, 1800-1874)
"Still Life and Hunting Dogs, 1851" P. M. Guillemin (French, 1800-1874)

"Still Life and Hunting Dogs, 1851" P. M. Guillemin (French, 1800-1874)

Located in SANTA FE, NM

"Still Life and Hunting Dogs, 1851" P. M. Guillemin (French, 1800-1874) Monogrammed "EG" on right side. Oil on cradle board 26 x 21 (36 x 31 frame) inches Stunning example and un...

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1850s Romantic Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

French painting mid 19th Equestrian Portrait Amazone Horse Dogs After DE DREUX
French painting mid 19th Equestrian Portrait Amazone Horse Dogs After DE DREUX

French painting mid 19th Equestrian Portrait Amazone Horse Dogs After DE DREUX

By Alfred de Dreux

Located in PARIS, FR

After Alfred de Dreux Paris, 1810 – Paris, 1860 Portrait of a Horsewoman Side-saddle with her Dogs Oil on mahogany panel 50.5 x 38 cm (58 x 45.5 cm with frame) Napoleon III period fr...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil

Rocky Landscape at Sunset, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1900
Rocky Landscape at Sunset, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1900

Rocky Landscape at Sunset, Oil on Canvas, Signed, Circa 1900

Located in Stockholm, SE

This sunset landscape by Hans Agersnap presents a quiet and ccontemplative view of the Danish countryside at the close of day. The composition is dominated by undulating hills, bathe...

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Early 1900s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cheval de Marly, Bronze Equestrian Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou
Cheval de Marly, Bronze Equestrian Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou

Cheval de Marly, Bronze Equestrian Sculpture by Guillaume Coustou

By Guillaume Coustou

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: After Guillaume Coustou, French (1677-1746) Title: Cheval de Marly Medium: Bronze Sculpture, signature inscribed Size: 22 x 19 x 9 in. (55.88 x 48.26 x 22.86 cm) This be...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

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Bronze

Geese in the Marshland, Falsterbo, 1918
Geese in the Marshland, Falsterbo, 1918

Geese in the Marshland, Falsterbo, 1918

By William Gislander

Located in Stockholm, SE

This luminous oil painting by William Gislander captures a tranquil evening scene in the coastal wetlands of Falsterbo, southern Sweden. A group of geese gathers at the edge of a mea...

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1910s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

1880 Romantic Waterfall Landscape Oil Painting, Monumental Victorian mountain
1880 Romantic Waterfall Landscape Oil Painting, Monumental Victorian mountain

1880 Romantic Waterfall Landscape Oil Painting, Monumental Victorian mountain

Located in GB

A dramatic and beautifully executed waterfall landscape dated 1880, depicting a powerful cascade descending through a rocky mountain gorge surrounded by mature woodland and mist-fill...

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19th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Memento Mori Skull, Antique Swedish Charcoal Drawing
Memento Mori Skull, Antique Swedish Charcoal Drawing

Memento Mori Skull, Antique Swedish Charcoal Drawing

Located in Stockholm, SE

Unknown Artist (Sweden, early 20th century) Memento Mori inscribed in Swedish: “Tänk på att Jag har varit såsom Du, och att Du skall bliva såsom Jag.” pencil, charcoal and white he...

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Early 1900s Romantic Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Moonlight Coastal Landscape with Reflections, 1909 – Elias Muukka
Moonlight Coastal Landscape with Reflections, 1909 – Elias Muukka

Moonlight Coastal Landscape with Reflections, 1909 – Elias Muukka

Located in Stockholm, SE

Elias Muukka (1853–1938) Finland Månsken vid stranden (Moonlight by the Shore), 1909 signed and dated 09 oil on canvas unframed 31 × 40.5 cm (12.2 × 15.9 in) framed 44 × 54 cm (17....

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Early 1900s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

A Fresh Start Rustic Flowers Painting Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W
A Fresh Start Rustic Flowers Painting Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W

A Fresh Start Rustic Flowers Painting Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W

By Irena Orlov

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A Fresh Start Rustic Flowers Painting Embellished Giclee on Canvas 40H X 60W State-of-the-art HAND EMBELLISHED ∽ MUSEUM QUALITY ∽ DISPLAY READY Giclee Reproduction Each limited edit...

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2010s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Digital, Inkjet, Giclée

Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873
Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873

Nach dem Regen Oil Painting, Landscape with Figures, Signed 1873

Located in Stockholm, SE

signed and dated Otto Sinding Karlsruhe 1873 lower right oil on relined canvas framed 59 × 101 cm (23.2 × 39.8 in) unframed 41 × 83.5 cm (16.1 × 32.9 in) Provenance: The collection ...

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1870s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic Italian painter - 19th century oil painting, Portrait of a Lady
Romantic Italian painter - 19th century oil painting, Portrait of a Lady

Romantic Italian painter - 19th century oil painting, Portrait of a Lady

Located in Varmo, IT

Romantic painter (second half of the 19th century) - Portrait of a Lady in Medieval Costume. 45,5 x 31 cm (without frame) - 74 x 60 cm (with frame). Oil on canvas, in a carved wood...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed
19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed

19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️Winter scene⬅️ Watercolor from Johannes Franciscus HOPPENBROUWERS (1819-1866) (see wikipedia) ⭐Structural Analysis⭐ This painting depicts a winter scene in a rural village, possibly in the Netherlands or a similar European setting. The composition is well-balanced, featuring: A central building with a distinctive thatched roof covered in snow, creating a focal point. A frozen river or canal, with a person ice skating in the middle ground, adding movement and human presence. A windmill and houses in the background, reinforcing a Dutch setting. Figures engaged in daily life, such as the man near the building carrying a walking stick and a bag, adding a narrative element. The overall scene is tranquil yet lively, capturing a nostalgic winter atmosphere. ⭐Color and Light⭐ The palette consists of muted earth tones, including warm browns, ochres, and soft grays, giving a rustic and aged appearance. The sky has an orange-yellow hue, possibly representing a sunrise or sunset, casting a gentle glow over the cold landscape...

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1840s Romantic Art

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Gesso, Watercolor

Blue Mountains, New Mexico
Blue Mountains, New Mexico

Blue Mountains, New Mexico

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

In this luminous landscape study, Carl Oscar Borg captures the serene beauty of the New Mexican high desert, likely looking toward Mount Taylor, a sacred peak that rises above the su...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Gouache

Animal Studies, 1814 Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840)
Animal Studies, 1814 Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840)

Animal Studies, 1814 Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840)

Located in SANTA FE, NM

"Animal Studies, 1814" Charles Towne (British, 1763-1840) Oil on panel Signed and dated Chas. Towne/ Pinxit 1814 (lower right) 15 x 11 3/8 (21 x 17 ¼ frame) inches Provenance: Collec...

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1810s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Artist Brother Staffan Kronberg Dressed as a Prince, 1911
The Artist Brother Staffan Kronberg Dressed as a Prince, 1911

The Artist Brother Staffan Kronberg Dressed as a Prince, 1911

Located in Stockholm, SE

Executed in 1911, just three years after Margherita Kronberg graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, this early drawing portrays the artist’s younger brother, Staffan, dressed...

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1910s Romantic Art

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Mixed Media, Board, Laid Paper

19th Century Orientalist Portrait of a Gypsy Woman, Enamel on Porcelain Plaque
19th Century Orientalist Portrait of a Gypsy Woman, Enamel on Porcelain Plaque

19th Century Orientalist Portrait of a Gypsy Woman, Enamel on Porcelain Plaque

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Fine enamel on porcelain plaque depicting a young gypsy woman, rendered with remarkable delicacy and refinement. The composition presents a romanticized female portrait typical of th...

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19th Century Romantic Art

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Enamel

Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman
Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Early 19th-Century Austrian School, Portrait Of A Gentleman

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This fine early 19th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a dapper gentleman in half-length format against a softly animated sky. Shown turned slightly toward the viewer, his postu...

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1820s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891
Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891

Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891

Located in Stockholm, SE

"Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church" is a captivating work by Swedish artist Albert Larsson, painted in 1891 when Larsson was 22 years old. The painting captures a landscape steeped in the quietude of dusk, with a sky ablaze in hues of red and orange, signalling the end of the day. The silhouettes of trees are rendered with astonishing detail against the twilight sky, showcasing Larsson's early mastery of light and shadow. Dominating the pastoral scene is a traditional windmill, its blades stilled against the sky, alongside the spire of a church that pierces the horizon. These structures, together with the meticulously painted trees, are testaments to the human presence within the natural world, suggesting a harmony between the two. A notable feature is the small water-filled furrow in the field, which catches the fading light of the sky, creating a pathway of reflection leading the eye through the composition. This detail highlights Larsson's skill in using light to draw attention to elements within his paintings. Albert Larsson, born on November 4, 1869, in Malmö and passing on August 31, 1952, in Lund, was an artist deeply influenced by his education in Copenhagen at the Art Academy and later at Peder Severin Krøyer...

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1890s Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cherubs and Beauty, Romantic Oil Painting on Canvas, 18th Century
Cherubs and Beauty, Romantic Oil Painting on Canvas, 18th Century

Cherubs and Beauty, Romantic Oil Painting on Canvas, 18th Century

Located in Cotignac, FR

I8th century allegorical oil on canvas, a female figure and cherubs. The work is not signed and is probably an overdoor or trumeau from a larger decorative room scheme. It is present...

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18th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life Italian School 19th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy Art Quality
Still Life Italian School 19th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy Art Quality

Still Life Italian School 19th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy Art Quality

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Still life with vase of flowers Italian School of the nineteenth century Oil on canvas cm. 74 x 92,5 frame 97 x 112 Beautiful painting representing a rich still life, of great deco...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil

Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen
Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen

Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen

Located in Queens, NY

A Palatial and Opulent Belle epoque giltwood & oil on canvas three-panel screen, circa 1890. "Allegory of Youth" Comprising of three exquisite hand-painted triptych oil on canvas panels of cherubs and putti amongst a peacock, all by Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927). Each panel depicting different playful and joyous scenes of putti and cherubs. All three-in-one panels within individually carved giltwood and upholstered frames. One panel signed at the lower left: Ferd.Wagner. A truly magnificent and one of a kind piece, perfect for any room in the home. Overall: 101" high 85" wide x 5" deep Very good condition. Ready to place. Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927) was the son of Passau Ferdinand Wagner Senior, a teacher at a vocational art school who began training him professionally at a young age. After traveling to Italy in 1867-1868, he continued with his art studies at The Munich Academy of Arts led by Peter Von Cornelius and Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld. Wagner II was influenced by the Munich School of master painters and by his art teacher, Karl von Piloty, who had been teaching at the Munich Art Academy since 1856. Piloty’s approach to historical paintings was influenced by the French art academic Paul Delaroche and by the fine artworks by Rubens and the Venetians. After his return to Germany he was commissioned to decorate the former the Tenormayer Wine Tavern in Munich, subsequently he received numerous other commissions as a decorator. Ferdinand Wagner II wall paintings and ceiling frescos...

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19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil

Seascape at Sunset, Romantic Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed
Seascape at Sunset, Romantic Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed

Seascape at Sunset, Romantic Oil on Canvas, 19th Century, Signed

Located in Genève, GE

Signed "G. Goldberg" This atmospheric seascape captures a tranquil coastal scene at sunset, where the fading light reflects delicately across the surface of the water. The compositi...

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19th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

Inscription Rock, New Mexico – Southwest Light in Gouache by Carl Oscar Borg
Inscription Rock, New Mexico – Southwest Light in Gouache by Carl Oscar Borg

Inscription Rock, New Mexico – Southwest Light in Gouache by Carl Oscar Borg

By Carl Oscar Borg

Located in Stockholm, SE

Carl Oscar Borg (1879-1947) Swedish/American Inscription Rock, New Mexico gouache on card signed CARL OSCAR BORG. unframed: 12 x 17.5 cm (4 3/4 x 6 7/8 in) framed: 22 x 27 cm (8 5/...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

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Gouache

French Mid 19th Century Portrait of an Italian Brigand. Oil on Canvas.
French Mid 19th Century Portrait of an Italian Brigand. Oil on Canvas.

French Mid 19th Century Portrait of an Italian Brigand. Oil on Canvas.

By Léon Cogniet

Located in Cotignac, FR

Mid 19th Century oil on canvas portrait of an Italian brigand, unsigned, in painted wood and gilt frame. The painting is a fine and fascinating rendition with plenty of wonderful character and detail to the costume, accessories, landscape and seascape. Very atmospheric and imposing much like the character it portrays. There is a trade stamp to the back of the canvas for the Paris firm of Susse Freres. The canvas is on a fine quality stretcher with 'keys'. There is an artist's name or title written on the top of the rear stretcher (see photo). Bands of brigands who populated the hills of southern Italy were steady fodder for the Romantic imagination, and their exploits were reported both factually, fancifully and artistically The painting dates from a period when France, under its then leader Napoleon III, was involved in the conflicts in the Italian states and the unification and eventual creation of the nation of Italy. An earlier and similar portrait exists of the infamous brigand Mazzocchi by Achille-Etna Michallony . Léon Cogniet...

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1860s Romantic Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea, Romantic Oil Painting, Signed
Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea, Romantic Oil Painting, Signed

Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea, Romantic Oil Painting, Signed

By Gianni Strino

Located in Soquel, CA

Portrait of a Woman in Front of the Sea - Original Romantic Oil Painting Beautifully rendered and realistic portrait by Gianni (Giovanni) Strino (Italian b. 1953.) A woman stands in...

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Late 20th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting
Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting

Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting

Located in Soquel, CA

Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting This piece features a small countryside cottage and two figures, with the dramatic backdrop of layered mountains and low cl...

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1860s Romantic Art

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Linen, Oil

Romantic art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Romantic 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 blue, purple, orange, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hiro Yokose, Francisco Goya, Leo Primavesi, and Dipen Bose. 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 Romantic art, so small editions measuring 3 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 $119 and tops out at $1,300,000, while the average work sells for $2,213.