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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
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, drawing
Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, drawing

Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, drawing

By Denis Auguste Marie Raffet

Located in Paris, FR

Denis Auguste Raffet (1804-1860) Studies of a Tiroler Kaiserjäger, Signed and dated 1849 lower right Ink on paper 16.5 x 25.5 cm In a nice period frame : 33 x 42 cm Raffet had the occasion to draw studies of austrian soldiers as he took part as observer to the first Italian Independance War (1848-1849). It was the the first of many conflicts between the Kingdom of Sardinia , which later became the Kingdom of Italy , and the Austrian Empire. The Kaiserjäger (imperial hunters) were founded in 1815 by Emperor Franz I. It was a great honor to enter the Kaiserjäger as they were the only ones to be honored with the term "imperial". However, only Tyrolese, Voralbergers and Welschtirolers were allowed. They wore this characteristic hat as a parade headdress, it was made of matte black, waterproof felt. It consisted of a crown and brim adorned with a circular, green cord, the Jäger emblem and a plume of black rooster feathers. The hat cord was made of sheep's wool, and had a button and an acorn covered with a green wool. These two studies clearly evoke the interest of the artist for this part of their uniform. Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (2 March 1804 – 16 February 1860) was a French illustrator and lithographer. He was a student of Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, and was a retrospective painter of the Empire. At an early age he was apprenticed to a wood turner, but took up the study of art at evening classes. At the age of 18 he entered the workshop of Cabanel, where he applied his skill to the decoration of china, and where he met Rudor, from whom he received instruction in lithography, in the practice of which he was to rise to fame. He then entered the École des Beaux-Arts, but returned to lithography in 1830 when he produced on stone his famous designs of Lützen, Waterloo, Le bal, La revue, and Les adieux de la garrison, by which his reputation became immediately established. Raffet's chief works were his lithographs of the Napoleonic campaigns, from Egypt to Waterloo, vigorous designs inspired by ardent patriotic enthusiasm. In this endeavor he was a contemporary of other French artist-lithographers of Napoleon and the French army including Hippolyte Bellangé, Horace Vernet, and Nicolas Toussaint Charlet. As an illustrator his activity was prodigious, the list of works illustrated by his crayon amounting to about forty-five, among which are Béranger's poems, the History of the Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, the History of Napoleon by de Norvins, the great Walter Scott by Auguste Defauconpret, the French Plutarch and Frédéric Bérat's Songs. He went to Rome in 1849, and was present at the siege of Rome, which he made the subject of some lithographs, and followed the Italian campaign of 1859, of which he left a record in his Episodes de la campagne d'Italie de 1859. His portraits in pencil...

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1840s Romantic Art

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Ink

French Romantic School, Le Baiser (The Kiss) Study, charcoal and Ink drawing
French Romantic School, Le Baiser (The Kiss) Study, charcoal and Ink drawing

French Romantic School, Le Baiser (The Kiss) Study, charcoal and Ink drawing

Located in Paris, FR

French Romantic School circa 1830 "Le Baiser" The Kiss, A hunter and a girl flirting, study of the girl in the upper register pencil, pen and black ink 19.5 x 13 cm (view) Framed ...

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1830s Romantic Art

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Charcoal, Ink

Steamboat on the River
Steamboat on the River

Steamboat on the River

By Charles Fournier

Located in Sheffield, MA

Charles Fournier French, 1803-1854 Steamboat on the River Oil on canvas 18 by 25 ¾ in, w/ frame 28 ¾ by 37 in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01512

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Early 19th Century Romantic Art

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Canvas, Oil

‘Fishermen’s Cove with two fishing boats on the beach’ by Johan Hendrik Meijer
‘Fishermen’s Cove with two fishing boats on the beach’ by Johan Hendrik Meijer

‘Fishermen’s Cove with two fishing boats on the beach’ by Johan Hendrik Meijer

By Johan Hendrik Louis Meijer

Located in Knokke, BE

Johan Hendrik Louis Meijer Amsterdam 1809 – 1866 Utrecht Dutch Painter ‘Fishermen’s Cove with two fishing boats on the beach’ Signature: signed lower right ‘L Meijer’
Medium: oil o...

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19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Portrait of a Man and Woman
Portrait of a Man and Woman

Portrait of a Man and Woman

Located in Austin, TX

Painting by Peter Plonkin (b. 1879) 32 x 46 inches Oil on Canvas

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mother Hen
Mother Hen

Mother Hen

Located in Sheffield, MA

Antonio Barone American, 1889-1971 Mother Hen Oil on canvas 22 ½ by 30 in, w/ frame 29 ⅞ by 37 ⅝ in Inventory Number: 01880

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marilyn Chanel, 2023
Marilyn Chanel, 2023

Marilyn Chanel, 2023

By Russell Young

Located in Toronto, ON

72" x 58" 8/20 Limited Edition Silkscreen of 20 with Diamond Dust on Coventry Paper with Hand-Deckled edges Hand Signed by Russell Young

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21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Screen

Charon's Ferry - Early 19th Century Scottish Romantic watercolour by David Scott
Charon's Ferry - Early 19th Century Scottish Romantic watercolour by David Scott

Charon's Ferry - Early 19th Century Scottish Romantic watercolour by David Scott

By David Scott

Located in London, GB

DAVID SCOTT, RSA (British 1806-1849) Charon’s Ferry Signed with initials and indistinctly inscribed l.l. Watercolour Unframed, in mount only 29 by 40.5 cm., 11 ½ by 16 in. (mount size 40.5 by 55.5 cm., 16 by 22 in.) Provenance: William Bell Scott, London; Mrs Balton; Private collection. David Scott was born in Edinburgh. He studied art under his father, the engraver, Robert Scott. He exhibited his first picture oil painting, Hopes of Early Genius Dispelled by Death in 1828, becoming a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1832 he visited Italy. He specialised in large canvases of historical or symbolist subjects, being much influence by William Blake. From the mid 1830s he became absorbed in a series of designs and illustration for Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner, Bunyan’s Pilgrim...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Art

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Watercolor

Study for a Seated Woman (by leader of "Southern Art Renaissance")
Study for a Seated Woman (by leader of "Southern Art Renaissance")

Study for a Seated Woman (by leader of "Southern Art Renaissance")

By Ellsworth Woodward

Located in New Orleans, LA

Many of you clicking on this wonderful pen-and-ink are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...

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1890s Romantic Art

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Ink

Cloak and Dagger (Ellsworth Woodward Antique Figurative Graphite Drawing)
Cloak and Dagger (Ellsworth Woodward Antique Figurative Graphite Drawing)

Cloak and Dagger (Ellsworth Woodward Antique Figurative Graphite Drawing)

By Ellsworth Woodward

Located in New Orleans, LA

Many of you clicking on this drawing are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparked an arts renaissance in the South, the arts and culture in general having been mostly moribund since the dispiriting defeat experienced in the Civil War. I won't bog you down with lots of detail here since all you have to do is Google his name to bring up a wealth of information about him. He is most famous for his leadership of the arts program at Newcomb College in New Orleans, and its famous Newcomb Pottery...

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1890s Romantic Art

Materials

Graphite

Woman with Fruits
Woman with Fruits

Woman with Fruits

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Woman with Fruits" c.1980 is an original color aquatint by noted 20th century Bolivian Artist Norha Beltran. It is hand signed and numbered...

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Late 20th Century Romantic Art

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Aquatint

Jack Russell Puppies seated with a Kitten
Jack Russell Puppies seated with a Kitten

Jack Russell Puppies seated with a Kitten

By Debbie Allwright

Located in Woodbury, CT

Debbie Allwright is an English painter and book illustrated. Her skill and quality of drawing is first rate.

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1990s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor

Wandering Through Life, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Wandering Through Life, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Sara Brogdon

Located in Yardley, PA

North Carolina along a rural road as the sun was setting and I was dreaming. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the...

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2010s Romantic Art

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Acrylic

Au Luxembourg, oil on canvas
Au Luxembourg, oil on canvas

Au Luxembourg, oil on canvas

By Michel Pabois

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

Luxembourg Gardens, "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", located in Paris, a beautiful composition done by Michel Pabois. Complimentary custom framing will be done upon customer request. It was created beginning in 1612 by Marie de' Medici, the widow of King Henry IV of France, as her new residence. The garden today is known for its lawns, tree-lined promenades, flowerbeds, model sailboats on its circular basin, and picturesque Medici Fountain...

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Early 2000s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Madam Bijoux
Madam Bijoux

Madam Bijoux

By Brassaï

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Brassaï (1899–1984) was a Hungarian-French photographer celebrated for his images illuminating both Parisian nightlife and high society. He is remembered as one of the most influenti...

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1930s Romantic Art

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Silver Gelatin

"All Things Beautiful"
"All Things Beautiful"

"All Things Beautiful"

By Robert Berran

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Hanger Books Signed lower right. Robert Berran has been a prolific romance and historical book cover illustrator since the 1970s.

Category

20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Neoclassical figurative drawing ancient Greek literature Iliad 19th century
Neoclassical figurative drawing ancient Greek literature Iliad 19th century

Neoclassical figurative drawing ancient Greek literature Iliad 19th century

By Luigi Ademollo

Located in Florence, IT

Drawing Graphite, pen and brown and black ink, gray and sepia watercolor, white lead elevations on ivory virgin paper. (440 x 610 mm) Title: Achilles' sorrow over the death of Patroc...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pen, Graphite

Figurative drawing female portrait 19th century Italian romanticism
Figurative drawing female portrait 19th century Italian romanticism

Figurative drawing female portrait 19th century Italian romanticism

Located in Florence, IT

Il disegno in questione è molto probabilmente uno studio dal vivo per un ritratto da riportare successivamente in pittura, come si può notare dall'intensità dello sguardo e dall'alta...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

19th century color lithograph still life vase flowers
19th century color lithograph still life vase flowers

19th century color lithograph still life vase flowers

By Nathaniel Currier

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The present hand-colored lithograph is one of several decorative images of flower-filled vases published by Nathaniel Currier. This example contains roses, tulips, forget-me-nots, and others all within a vase with gold eagle head handles and an image of a beautiful young woman the belly. 16 x 11 inches, artwork 22.5 x 18.25 inches, frame Entitled bottom center Signed in the stone, lower left "Lith. and Pub. by N. Currier" Inscribed lower right "152 Nassau St. Cor. of Spruce N.Y." Copyrighted bottom center "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by N. Currier in the Clerk's office of the Southern District of N.Y." with the number 249 Framed to conservation standards using 100 percent rag matting, housed in a lemon gold moulding. Nathaniel Currier was a tall introspective man with a melancholy nature. He could captivate people with his piercing stare or charm them with his sparkling blue eyes. Nathaniel was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on March 27th, 1813, the second of four children. His parents, Nathaniel and Hannah Currier, were distant cousins who lived a humble yet spartan life. When Nathaniel was eight years old, tragedy struck. Nathaniel’s father unexpectedly passed away leaving Nathaniel and his eleven-year-old brother Lorenzo to provide for the family. In addition to their mother, Nathaniel and Lorenzo had to care for six-year-old sister Elizabeth and two-year-old brother Charles. Nathaniel worked a series of odd jobs to support the family, and at fifteen, he started what would become a life-long career when he apprenticed in the Boston lithography shop of William and John Pendleton. A Bavarian gentleman named Alois Senefelder invented lithography just 30 years prior to young Nat Currier’s apprenticeship. While under the employ of the brothers Pendleton, Nat was taught the art of lithography by the firm’s chief printer, a French national named Dubois, who brought the lithography trade to America. Lithography involves grinding a piece of limestone flat and smooth then drawing in mirror image on the stone with a special grease pencil. After the image is completed, the stone is etched with a solution of aqua fortis leaving the greased areas in slight relief. Water is then used to wet the stone and greased-ink is rolled onto the raised areas. Since grease and water do not mix, the greased-ink is repelled by the moisture on the stone and clings to the original grease pencil lines. The stone is then placed in a press and used as a printing block to impart black on white images to paper. In 1833, now twenty-years old and an accomplished lithographer, Nat Currier left Boston and moved to Philadelphia to do contract work for M.E.D. Brown, a noted engraver and printer. With the promise of good money, Currier hired on to help Brown prepare lithographic stones of scientific images for the American Journal of Sciences and Arts. When Nat completed the contract work in 1834, he traveled to New York City to work once again for his mentor John Pendleton, who was now operating his own shop located at 137 Broadway. Soon after the reunion, Pendleton expressed an interest in returning to Boston and offered to sell his print shop to Currier. Young Nat did not have the financial resources to buy the shop, but being the resourceful type he found another local printer by the name of Stodart. Together they bought Pendleton’s business. The firm ‘Currier & Stodart’ specialized in "job" printing. They produced many different types of printed items, most notably music manuscripts for local publishers. By 1835, Stodart was frustrated that the business was not making enough money and he ended the partnership, taking his investment with him. With little more than some lithographic stones, and a talent for his trade, twenty-two year old Nat Currier set up shop in a temporary office at 1 Wall Street in New York City. He named his new enterprise ‘N. Currier, Lithographer’ Nathaniel continued as a job printer and duplicated everything from music sheets to architectural plans. He experimented with portraits, disaster scenes and memorial prints, and any thing that he could sell to the public from tables in front of his shop. During 1835 he produced a disaster print Ruins of the Planter's Hotel, New Orleans, which fell at two O’clock on the Morning of the 15th of May 1835, burying 50 persons, 40 of whom Escaped with their Lives. The public had a thirst for newsworthy events, and newspapers of the day did not include pictures. By producing this print, Nat gave the public a new way to “see” the news. The print sold reasonably well, an important fact that was not lost on Currier. Nat met and married Eliza Farnsworth in 1840. He also produced a print that same year titled Awful Conflagration of the Steamboat Lexington in Long Island Sound on Monday Evening, January 18, 1840, by which melancholy occurrence over One Hundred Persons Perished. This print sold out very quickly, and Currier was approached by an enterprising publication who contracted him to print a single sheet addition of their paper, the New York Sun. This single page paper is presumed to be the first illustrated newspaper ever published. The success of the Lexington print launched his career nationally and put him in a position to finally lift his family up. In 1841, Nat and Eliza had their first child, a son they named Edward West Currier. That same year Nat hired his twenty-one year old brother Charles and taught him the lithography trade, he also hired his artistically inclined brother Lorenzo to travel out west and make sketches of the new frontier as material for future prints. Charles worked for the firm on and off over the years, and invented a new type of lithographic crayon which he patented and named the Crayola. Lorenzo continued selling sketches to Nat for the next few years. In 1843, Nat and Eliza had a daughter, Eliza West Currier, but tragedy struck in early 1847 when their young daughter died from a prolonged illness. Nat and Eliza were grief stricken, and Eliza, driven by despair, gave up on life and passed away just four months after her daughter’s death. The subject of Nat Currier’s artwork changed following the death of his wife and daughter, and he produced many memorial prints and sentimental prints during the late 1840s. The memorial prints generally depicted grief stricken families posed by gravestones (the stones were left blank so the purchasers could fill in the names of the dearly departed). The sentimental prints usually depicted idealized portraits of women and children, titled with popular Christian names of the day. Late in 1847, Nat Currier married Lura Ormsbee, a friend of the family. Lura was a self-sufficient woman, and she immediately set out to help Nat raise six-year-old Edward and get their house in order. In 1849, Lura delivered a son, Walter Black Currier, but fate dealt them a blow when young Walter died one year later. While Nat and Lura were grieving the loss of their new son, word came from San Francisco that Nat’s brother Lorenzo had also passed away from a brief illness. Nat sank deeper into his natural quiet melancholy. Friends stopped by to console the couple, and Lura began to set an extra place at their table for these unexpected guests. She continued this tradition throughout their lives. In 1852, Charles introduced a friend, James Merritt Ives, to Nat and suggested he hire him as a bookkeeper. Jim Ives was a native New Yorker born in 1824 and raised on the grounds of Bellevue Hospital where his father was employed as superintendent. Jim was a self-trained artist and professional bookkeeper. He was also a plump and jovial man, presenting the exact opposite image of his new boss. Jim Ives met Charles Currier through Caroline Clark, the object of Jim’s affection. Caroline’s sister Elizabeth was married to Charles, and Caroline was a close friend of the Currier family. Jim eventually proposed marriage to Caroline and solicited an introduction to Nat Currier, through Charles, in hopes of securing a more stable income to support his future wife. Ives quickly set out to improve and modernize his new employer’s bookkeeping methods. He reorganized the firm’s sizable inventory, and used his artistic skills to streamline the firm’s production methods. By 1857, Nathaniel had become so dependent on Jims’ skills and initiative that he offered him a full partnership in the firm and appointed him general manager. The two men chose the name ‘Currier & Ives’ for the new partnership, and became close friends. Currier & Ives produced their prints in a building at 33 Spruce Street where they occupied the third, fourth and fifth floors. The third floor was devoted to the hand operated printing presses that were built by Nat's cousin, Cyrus Currier, at his shop Cyrus Currier & Sons in Newark, NJ. The fourth floor found the artists, lithographers and the stone grinders at work. The fifth floor housed the coloring department, and was one of the earliest production lines in the country. The colorists were generally immigrant girls, mostly German, who came to America with some formal artistic training. Each colorist was responsible for adding a single color to a print. As a colorist finished applying their color, the print was passed down the line to the next colorist to add their color. The colorists worked from a master print displayed above their table, which showed where the proper colors were to be placed. At the end of the table was a touch up artist who checked the prints for quality, touching-in areas that may have been missed as it passed down the line. During the Civil War, demand for prints became so great that coloring stencils were developed to speed up production. Although most Currier & Ives prints were colored in house, some were sent out to contract artists. The rate Currier & Ives paid these artists for coloring work was one dollar per one hundred small folios (a penny a print) and one dollar per one dozen large folios. Currier & Ives also offered uncolored prints to dealers, with instructions (included on the price list) on how to 'prepare the prints for coloring.' In addition, schools could order uncolored prints from the firm’s catalogue to use in their painting classes. Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives attracted a wide circle of friends during their years in business. Some of their more famous acquaintances included Horace Greeley, Phineas T. Barnum, and the outspoken abolitionists Rev. Henry Ward, and John Greenleaf Whittier (the latter being a cousin of Mr. Currier). Nat Currier and Jim Ives described their business as "Publishers of Cheap and Popular Pictures" and produced many categories of prints. These included Disaster Scenes, Sentimental Images, Sports, Humor, Hunting Scenes, Politics, Religion, City and Rural Scenes, Trains, Ships, Fire Fighters, Famous Race Horses, Historical Portraits, and just about any other topic that satisfied the general public's taste. In all, the firm produced in excess of 7500 different titles, totaling over one million prints produced from 1835 to 1907. Nat Currier retired in 1880, and signed over his share of the firm to his son Edward. Nat died eight years later at his summer home 'Lion’s Gate' in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Jim Ives remained active in the firm until his death in 1895, when his share of the firm passed to his eldest son, Chauncey. In 1902, faced will failing health from the ravages of Tuberculosis, Edward Currier sold his share of the firm to Chauncey Ives...

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1840s Romantic Art

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Oedipus leaves Thebes guided by Antigone
Oedipus leaves Thebes guided by Antigone

Oedipus leaves Thebes guided by Antigone

Located in Pasadena, CA

Oil on canvas attributed Rousseau-Decelle, French painter of the XIXth century. Student of Bouguereau and Ferrier In 1903, the artist whose studio is located at 235 rue du Faubourg ...

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1860s Romantic Art

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Oil

#4423
#4423

#4423

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

oil and wax on canvas 62 x 50 inches framed Neo-romantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with fl...

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Early 2000s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Wax, Oil

Prague. Rain., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Prague. Rain., Painting, Oil on Canvas

Prague. Rain., Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Igor Shulman

Located in Yardley, PA

(ATTENTION ACTION! If you order two paintings third you will get like a gift. The third painting I choose one from my artworks and put it in the package with your order. I hope this ...

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2010s Romantic Art

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Oil

19th Century Dutch Landscape: Watercolor of Riverbank in Holland
19th Century Dutch Landscape: Watercolor of Riverbank in Holland

19th Century Dutch Landscape: Watercolor of Riverbank in Holland

Located in New York, NY

Stamp Signed: Jongkind and dated: Sept 84 Inscribed: 30-142 in ink lower right Provenance: Private collection, Pennsylvania Jongkind was born in Lattrop, in the eastern part of The...

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1880s Romantic Art

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Paper, Chalk, Watercolor, Pencil

'In Memory of (66)' original Kellogg & Comstock hand-colored mourning lithograph
'In Memory of (66)' original Kellogg & Comstock hand-colored mourning lithograph

'In Memory of (66)' original Kellogg & Comstock hand-colored mourning lithograph

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The present hand-colored lithograph was produced as part of the funeral and mourning culture in the United States during the 19th century. Before the printmaking boom of the 1830s, however, such inexpensive memorial images were not widely available. These prints became popular as ways of remembering loved ones, an alternative to portraiture of the deceased or to meticulous hand-embroidered memorials often made by female academy students. In the image, the urn-topped monument contains a space where a family could inscribe the name and death dates of a deceased loved one, though this example was never used. In the variations of this image type produced by the Kellogg...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

'Maple River' original color lithograph by John Mix Stanley
'Maple River' original color lithograph by John Mix Stanley

'Maple River' original color lithograph by John Mix Stanley

By John Mix Stanley

Located in Milwaukee, WI

In the mid-nineteenth century, the United States government set out to survey and document its newly acquired lands and territories west of the Mississippi. The goals of these surveys were manifold: to produce topographical maps, to document flora and fauna, and to document natural resources to build the emerging US economy. These surveys, and the images from them, also functioned to build the new sense of American identity with the landscape, condensing vistas into the 'picturesque' tradition of European image making. Thus, the entire span of US territory could be seen as a single, cohesive whole. This lithograph comes from one of six surveys commissioned by the Army's Topographic Bureau in 1853, which sought to find the best route to construct a transcontinental railroad. The result was a thirteen-volume report including maps, lithographs, and technical data entitled 'Explorations and Surveys to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a Railroad from the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean.' Along with the image, Stanley also noted in the report of the Maple River: "It would be an excellent plan for an emigrant travelling through the country, before reaching one of these rivers on which he expects to camp, to catch a few frogs, for the purpose of fishing in these streams, which abound pike, picarel, and large catfish. Frogs are by far the best bait that can be used." This note from the artist perhaps describes some of the actions of the figures in the camp in the foreground of the image. 5.75 x 8.75 inches, image 6.5 x 9.25 inches, stone 13.25 x 16.25 inches, frame Artist 'Stanley Del.' lower left Entitled 'Maple River' lower center margin Publisher 'Sarony, Major & Knapp. Lith.s 449 Broadway N.Y.' lower right Inscribed 'U.S.P.R.R. EXP. & SURVEYS — 47th & 49th PARALLELS' upper left Inscribed 'GENERAL REPORT — PLATE VIII' upper right Framed to conservation standards using 100 percent rag matting and Museum Glass to inhibit fading; housed in a brass-surface aluminium moulding. John Mix...

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1850s Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

Attributed to Pierre-Jean Hellemans, Brussels 1787 – 1845, Oil on oak panel
Attributed to Pierre-Jean Hellemans, Brussels 1787 – 1845, Oil on oak panel

Attributed to Pierre-Jean Hellemans, Brussels 1787 – 1845, Oil on oak panel

Located in Knokke, BE

Hellemans Pierre-Jean Brussels 1787 – 1845 Belgian Painter A Summer Landscape Signature: Attributed to Hellemans Pierre-Jean Medium: Oil on oak panel Dimensions: Image size 62 x 78 cm, frame size 72,50 x 92,50 cm Biography: Hellemans Pierre-Jean was born on November 21, 1787, in Brussels. He was a Belgian pre-romantic painter of landscapes. He was married with his niece, Jeanne Marie-Joséphine Hellemans (1796-1837). She was a painter of still lifes with flowers and fruits. Hellemans studied at the Acade...

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19th Century Romantic Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

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