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Romantic Art

ROMANTIC STYLE

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
Artist: Francisco Goya
Francisco De Goya Caprichos Los Chinchillas 2nd edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Los Chinchillas (Caprichos. Estampa 50)', ca.1797-1799 burnished aquatint, etching on vellum paper 11.6 x 8.4 in....
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1790s Romantic Art

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Etching, Laid Paper, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Hasta la muerte 2nd edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Hasta la muerte (Caprichos. Estampa 55)', ca.1881-1886 burnished aquatint, etching on vellum paper 12.1 x 8.2 in. (30.8 x 21.1 cm.) 2nd Edition ...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Etching, Laid Paper, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Disparates Disparate desordenados 1edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Disparates. Disparate desordenado (estampa 7)', ca.1815-1819 etching, aquatint, dry point on vellum paper 11.7 x 15.9 in. (29.6 x 40.3 cm.) 1st ...
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1810s Romantic Art

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Aquatint, Drypoint, Vellum, Etching

Francisco De Goya Desastres de guerra Sera lo mismo 1edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Será lo mismo (Estampa 21)', ca.1810-1014 Serie: Desastres de la guerra burnished aquatint, etching on wellum paper...
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1810s Romantic Art

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Drypoint, Vellum, Etching, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Nadie se conoce 1st edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Nadie se conoce (Caprichos. Estampa 06)', ca.1797-1799 etching, aquatint, dry point on laid paper 12.5 x 8.7 in. (31.5 x 22 cm.) 1st Edition Iro...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Etching, Laid Paper, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Correccion 1st edition original art print Spanish
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) ¨Correccion¨ Serie Caprichos. Estampa 46, ca.1797-1799 etching, aquatint on laid paper 11.6 x 8.1 in. (29.3 x 20.5 cm.) 1st Edition Iron without ...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Bien tirada esta 1st edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Bien tirada está (Caprichos. Estampa 17)', ca.1797-1799 etching, aquatint, dry point on laid paper 12.5 x 8.7 in. (31.5 x 22 cm.) 1st Edition Ir...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Etching, Laid Paper, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Mucho hay que chupar 2nd edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Mucho hay que chupar (Caprichos. Estampa 45)', ca.1797-1799 burnished aquatint, etching on vellum paper 12.2 x 8.4 in. (30.8 x 21.1 cm.) 2nd Edi...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Etching, Laid Paper, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos El de la rollona 1st edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'El de la rollona". Serie Caprichos. Estampa 04, ca. 1797-1799 burnished aquatint, etching on laid paper 12.6 x 8.6 in. (32 x 21.8 cm.) 1st Editi...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Ni asi la distingue 1st edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'Ni asi la distingue (Caprichos. Estampa 06)', ca.1797-1799 etching, aquatint, dry point on laid paper 12.4 x ...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Etching, Laid Paper, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Tal para cual 1st edition original art print Spanish
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) ¨Si quebró el Cantaro¨'Tal para cual¨ Serie Caprichos. Estampa 05, ca.1797-1799 etching, aquatint, dry point on laid paper 12.4 x 8.7 in. (31.3 ...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Muchachos al avio 1st edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) ¨Muchachos al avío¨ Series Caprichos. Estampa 11, ca.1797-1799 etching, aquatint, dry point on laid paper 12.4 x 8.7 in. (31.3 x 22 cm.) 1st Edi...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Etching, Laid Paper, Aquatint

Francisco De Goya Caprichos Si quebró el Cantaro 1st edition original art print
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) ¨Si quebró el Cantaro¨ Series Caprichos. Estampa 25, ca.1797-1799 etching, aquatint, dry point on laid paper 11.6 x 8.1 in. (29.3 x 20.5 cm.) 1st...
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1790s Romantic Art

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Laid Paper, Etching, Aquatint

TAMBIEN ESTO
Located in Aventura, FL
Tambien esto / So is this (Disasters of War, plate 43, Harris 163, Delteil 162). Original etching, burnished aquatint, and burnisher, c. 1808-1814. The clergy are running; their floc...
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Early 19th Century Romantic Art

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Etching, Paper, Drypoint

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Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
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Francisco De Goya (Spain, 1746-1828) 'A caza de dientes (Caprichos. Estampa 12)', ca.1797-1799 burnished aquatint, etching on vellum paper 12.2 x 8.4...
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Pepe Illo hacienda el recorte al toro (Pepe Illo making the pass of the "recort
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Located in Alamo, CA
"Origen de los arpones o banderillas" (Origin of the Harpoon of Banderillas), plate 7 from the "La Tauromaqulia" (Bullfighting) suite, a series of 33 bullfighting scenes first produced by Francisco de Goya in 1816. Goya used aquatint engraving and etching techniques to create these works. This print is presented in a light grey mat, which is suitable for framing, measuring 16" x 20". Another of Goya's bullfighting scenes is also listed on 1stDibs, LU117325597822, and comes in an identical light grey mat. These two prints together would make a terrific display. A discount is available for purchase of the pair of prints. Goya's series of 33 engravings "La Tauromaquia" illustrates the art of bullfighting from its medieval origins to Goya’s day, is one of the artist’s most celebrated and technically masterful works in any medium. When Goya printed...
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Located in Alamo, CA
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Located in Aventura, FL
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Located in Aventura, FL
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Temeridad de Martincho en la plaza de Zaragoza
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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.

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