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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
Nava Creek Bottom, Nacogdoches, Texas

Nava Creek Bottom, Nacogdoches, Texas

By David H. Gibson

Located in Dallas, TX

"I like to go back to a place. Seasons change. Light, which is theater, changes. Nature is tumultuous, and our contact with it makes life happen.” - David H. Gibson David H. Gibson is a lifelong photographer whose first contact with the medium was in his father's darkroom before he could read. Gibson received a B.A. from Centenary College in Shreveport, Louisiana, and an M.A. at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. His early work in theater lighting...

Category

1990s Romantic Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Arlequin et Pierrette au Carnaval
Arlequin et Pierrette au Carnaval

Arlequin et Pierrette au Carnaval

By Nino Guiffrida

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Nino Guiffrida (Italian, born 1924) Title: Arlequin et Pierrette au Carnaval Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on canvas Canvas size: 24 x 19.75 inches Signature: signed upper right...

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Late 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Beauté du XVIIIe Siècle 5

Beauté du XVIIIe Siècle 5

By Agent X

Located in Kansas City, MO

Agent X Beauté du XVIIIe Siècle 5 Archival Pigment Inks on 310 gsm hahnemühle paper Year: 2022 Size: 40x26in Edition: 50 Signed, dated and numbered by ha...

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2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Digital

Cattle with Windmills (Large Framed 20th Century Antique Watercolor Landscape)
Cattle with Windmills (Large Framed 20th Century Antique Watercolor Landscape)

Cattle with Windmills (Large Framed 20th Century Antique Watercolor Landscape)

Located in New Orleans, LA

I apologize for the reflections in the glass of this watercolor. At any rate, it's a large scene of cattle grazing in a field, presumably in Holland, with windmills in the distance. ...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor

The Dollhouse
The Dollhouse

The Dollhouse

By Pati Bannister

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "The Dollhouse" 1997, is a color off set lithograph by British/American artist Pati Bannister, 1929-2013. It is hand signed, titled and numbered 662/950 in pencil by the artist. Published by Masters Publishing INC, New York. The image size is 17.5 x 21 inches, sheet size is 23 x 26 inches. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Pati Bannister was born in Highgate, England, overlooking London in 1929. Growing up, both of her parents were artists. Her mother painted watercolor landscapes, while her father painted portraits. To help further her natural talents, she took art lessons as a young girl and ultimately went to work for J. Arthur Rank, the movie maker, as an animator.​ At 22 years old, she came to the United States as a governess for a family in Connecticut. Later she became a flight attendant in Florida where she met her future husband, Glynn. Little did she know, he would become the strongest influence in her life as he inspired her to pursue and share her artistic abilities with the public. ​In 1958, Pati and Glynn moved to New Orleans and she started painting portraits in Jackson Square. Eventually, she opened two art galleries located in the French Quarter. In the late 1960's, they moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast...

Category

Late 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

Embroidered Fruit Still Life
Embroidered Fruit Still Life

Embroidered Fruit Still Life, 1890s

$1,800Sale Price|20% Off

Embroidered Fruit Still Life

Located in Soquel, CA

Embroidered Fruit Still Life A beautiful embroidery of a colorful grape vine with rich colors of red, purple and blue. Signed "E. P. S. F." lower right. Presented in a new mat and g...

Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Fabric, Yarn

Through the Clouds: The Magic of Stories in the Heavenly Realm
Through the Clouds: The Magic of Stories in the Heavenly Realm

Through the Clouds: The Magic of Stories in the Heavenly Realm

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Through the Clouds: The Magic of Stories in the Heavenly Realm" Oil on cardboard In this oil landscape painting, we immerse ourselves in the wondrous world of the sky and experience the emotional impact of its colors. The composition is dominated by a cloud that swiftly ascends towards the heights, touching the beautiful blue expanse above. The cloud becomes the protagonist and storyteller of this artwork, reflecting everything hidden beyond the horizon. The viewer, without seeing or knowing what lies beyond that horizon, completes the picture in their imagination, envisioning forests, lakes, and other enigmatic shapes concealed within the cloud's reflections. The cloud serves as a portal to a realm of fantasies and dreams, where the viewer can soar high above the cloud...

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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Paint, Lights

“The Showman” after Abraham Le Blond
“The Showman” after Abraham Le Blond

“The Showman” after Abraham Le Blond

Located in San Francisco, CA

This itinerant showman, with his drum and what appears to be a peep show, met a real need. What’s offered definitely engages the man in the group, but the woman pawing at his shoulde...

Category

19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Board

'The Little Donkey' by Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798 – 1881), dated 1856
'The Little Donkey' by Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798 – 1881), dated 1856

'The Little Donkey' by Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven (1798 – 1881), dated 1856

By Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven

Located in Knokke, BE

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven Waasten 1798 – 1881 Schaarbeek Belgian Painter 'The Little Donkey' Signature: signed lower left and dated 'Eugene Verboeckhoven 1856' Medium: oil on pan...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel

Vaduz, Liechtenstein Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1830
Vaduz, Liechtenstein Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1830

Vaduz, Liechtenstein Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas, Circa 1830

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Rare view of Vaduz in Liechtenstein around 1830 Oil on canvas / stretcher renewed No signature found Size 46 x 58 cm Frame 58 x 70 cm Good condition, fine craquelure Authenticity con...

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1830s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream- Etching-J.P. Simon After J.H. Fussli-1796
Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream- Etching-J.P. Simon After J.H. Fussli-1796

Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream- Etching-J.P. Simon After J.H. Fussli-1796

By Johann Heinrich Fussli (After)

Located in Roma, IT

Midsummer-Night's Dream is an original etching engraved by Jean Pierre Simon after the iconic romantic painting by Heinrich Füssli in 1790. Titled on plate: Midsummer-Night's Dream, Act IV, Scene I: A wood - Titania, Queen of the fairies, Bottom, fairies attending Mint conditions with little tears along the margin, and a glued tear in the center. Some light little foxings. The original oil painting is displayed at Tate Britain in London. It was commissioned for the Boydell Shakespeare...

Category

1790s Romantic Art

Materials

Etching

Notre Dame de Paris in Winter
Notre Dame de Paris in Winter

Notre Dame de Paris in Winter

By Liudmila Kondakova

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Notre Dame De Paris in Winter" is an original serigraph by Russian artist Liudmilia Kondakova, born 1956. It is signed and numbered 321/325 in gold felt pen by t...

Category

Late 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Other Medium

Eugene Delacroix, Nude child, from Faces of Children, 1968 (after)
Eugene Delacroix, Nude child, from Faces of Children, 1968 (after)

Eugene Delacroix, Nude child, from Faces of Children, 1968 (after)

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Eugene Delacroix (1798–1863), titled Enfant nu (Nude child), originates from the 1968 folio Visages d Enfants. Quinze Dessins de Durer a D...

Category

1960s Romantic Art

Materials

Stencil, Lithograph

Untitled III
Untitled III

Untitled III

By Sunol Alvar

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Alvar Title: Untitled III Year: c.1990 Medium: Color lithograph with embossing Edition: Numbered 148/225 in pencil Paper: Arches Image size: 16.5 x 22.5 inches Framed s...

Category

Late 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

Apple Orchard
Apple Orchard

Apple Orchard

By Pati Bannister

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Apple Orchard" 1998, is a color off set lithograph by British/American artist Pati Bannister, 1929-2013. It is hand signed, titled a...

Category

Late 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.
Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.

Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman with Kashmir shawl.

Located in Firenze, IT

Ca. 1820 Portrait of a Woman. Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris), attributed. French school of 19th century. Tecnicque: oils on canvas. Dimensions: 70cm x 61cm 20th century wooden frame. Old attribution to Léon Cogniet (1794-1880, Paris) is inscribed on the wooden frame. Portrait of the restoration period, post Napoleonic wars. Stylistically the painting is found in the transition period from the late Empire period to the beginning of Romanticism. The new artistic trends can be seen in the increased naturalism, representation of the landscape/nature, in the contrasts, and in a greater emotionality of the person represented. Detailed but loose is the way to describe the winter dress...

Category

1820s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame G - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1827
Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame G - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1827

Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame G - Rare Book Illustrated by G. Cruikshank - 1827

By George Cruikshank

Located in Roma, IT

Peter Schlemihl’s Wundersame Geschichte is an original modern rare book written by Adelbert von Chamisso (Châlons-en-Champagne,1781 – Berlin, 1838) and illustrated by George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) in 1827. Published by Leonhard Schrag, Nürnberg. Original First Edition. Format: in 12°. The book includes 213 pages with Six full page Etchings and one Frontispiece. Mint conditions. George Cruikshank (London, 1792 - London, 1878) was a British caricaturist and book illustrator, praised as the "modern Hogarth" during his life. His book illustrations for his friend di lui Charles Dickens, and many other authors, reached an international audience. For Charles Dickens, Cruikshank illustrated Sketches by Boz...

Category

1820s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Etching

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...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

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

Parc Monceau, Paris

Parc Monceau, Paris

By Sarah Hadley

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Archival pigment print Hand printed by Sarah Hadley on Canson Baryta Photo paper From the series In Between Days Sarah Hadley is a Los Angeles based artist whose narrative work foc...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th
French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th

French Troubadour Religious Painting Monks Relics 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

French school of the 19th century Monks excavate and find ancient relics Oil on canvas Not signed 56 x 46.5 cm (68 x 57.5 cm with the frame) Beautiful period frame in gilded wood Goo...

Category

Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

“Forest landscape with herd of cattle”
“Forest landscape with herd of cattle”

“Forest landscape with herd of cattle”

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Attributed to Friedrich Voltz (1817–1886) – Bucolic Cattle Scene Artist: Attributed to Friedrich Voltz Period: 19th Century Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: Framed: 35 x 40 cm Artw...

Category

19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Playing in the Garden with a Cat - Landscape
Playing in the Garden with a Cat - Landscape

Playing in the Garden with a Cat - Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Restrained landscape with a child playing with a cat by an unknown artist. Although nearly monochromatic, there is exquisite details in the foliage in the foreground. to the left. In...

Category

Mid-20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

The Great Pylon at Edfou, Upper Egypt
The Great Pylon at Edfou, Upper Egypt

The Great Pylon at Edfou, Upper Egypt

By Francis Frith

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The Great Pylon at Edfou, Upper Egypt Original gold toned albumin photograph, c. 1862 Unsigned as is usual From: Upper Egypt and Ethiopia, c. 1862, Vol 1, (36 plates) Published by Wi...

Category

1860s Romantic Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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.