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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
WOP 2 - 00650
WOP 2 - 00650

WOP 2 - 00650

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed full sheet 22.5 x 30.25 inches signed, dated and titled on lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint ...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

WOP 2 - 00620
WOP 2 - 00620

WOP 2 - 00620

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light i...

Category

Early 2000s Romantic Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

WOP 2 - 00654
WOP 2 - 00654

WOP 2 - 00654

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed full sheet 22.75 x 30.25 inches signed, dated and titled on lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

WOP 2 - 00640
WOP 2 - 00640

WOP 2 - 00640

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed signed lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated wi...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

WOP 2 - 00653
WOP 2 - 00653

WOP 2 - 00653

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed full sheet 22.5 x 30.25 inches signed, dated and titled on lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint ...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

WOP 2 - 00651
WOP 2 - 00651

WOP 2 - 00651

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed full sheet 22.5 x 30.25 inches signed, dated and titled on lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint ...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

WOP 2 - 00639
WOP 2 - 00639

WOP 2 - 00639

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed signed lower right Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated wi...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

Landscape Near Arundel, Oil on Canvas, Surrealist Style, Framed
Landscape Near Arundel, Oil on Canvas, Surrealist Style, Framed

Landscape Near Arundel, Oil on Canvas, Surrealist Style, Framed

By David Mead

Located in London, GB

David Mead (1906-1986) 'Landscape near Arundel' ‍ Oil on canvas 60cm x 50 cm Signed lower left Wonderful landscape by the British painter David Mead. Hold the quiet surrealist nature that is also present in the works of fellow British artists Tristram Hillier...

Category

Mid-20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Cave Of Vicovaro near Tivoli
The Cave Of Vicovaro near Tivoli

The Cave Of Vicovaro near Tivoli

Located in PARIS, FR

Peter Birmann Basel 1758 - 1844 The Vicovaro grotto Gouache on blue paper 29 x 47cm Provenance: Kasimir Hagen, Cologne, his stamp (Lugt 4795) on verso Exhibition: Europaïsche ...

Category

Late 18th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Gouache

An Unlikely Attraction
An Unlikely Attraction

An Unlikely Attraction

By Robert Maguire

Located in Fort Washington, PA

This painting was published as the cover for An Unlikely Attraction by Melinda McRae, Signet Regency Romance, Signet Books, 1991. Illustration of a young couple. Signed lower r...

Category

1990s Romantic Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

André Plumot, 1829 – 1906, Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape
André Plumot, 1829 – 1906, Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape

André Plumot, 1829 – 1906, Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape

Located in Knokke, BE

Plumot André Antwerp, Belgium 1829 – 1906 Belgian Painter Shepherds Couple with Herd in a River Landscape Signature: Signed bottom left and dated 1877 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Image size 58,50 x 104,50 cm Biography: Plumot André (Plumot Andre) was born on February 10, 1829 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was a painter of genre scenes, interiors, animals, children and figures. In general, he painted interiors in 16th-17th century style. He was a student at the Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp under master teacher and artist H. Van der Poorten. For a short time, he worked in N. de Keyser...

Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gala, Original Romantic Painting

Gala, Original Romantic Painting

Located in Boston, MA

Gala 22.0 x 16.0 x 3.0, 8.0 lbs Oil Painting Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "More than any other flower, an Orchid carries special significance. It brings back memories...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

The Young Musician: 19th Century Romantic Oil Painting on Canvas
The Young Musician: 19th Century Romantic Oil Painting on Canvas

The Young Musician: 19th Century Romantic Oil Painting on Canvas

By Otto Erdmann

Located in Naples, Florida

Otto Wilhelm Eduard Erdmann was born in 1834 in Leizpig, Germany. He is best known for his fine interior and genre scenes, often including figures. This original oil is a prime examp...

Category

19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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...

Category

Early 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Coast
Coast

Coast

Located in Deddington, GB

Coast by Rosemary Houghton [2020] original Oil Image size: H:93 cm x W:93 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:90 cm x W:90 cm x D:4cm Frame Size: H:93 cm x W:93 cm x D:5cm Sold Fra...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

German or Danish School, Decorative Marine Painting, Coastal Scene, Fishermen
German or Danish School, Decorative Marine Painting, Coastal Scene, Fishermen

German or Danish School, Decorative Marine Painting, Coastal Scene, Fishermen

Located in Greven, DE

German or Danish School, 19th Century Coastal Scene with boat/ ship and fishermen very decorative cabinet piece in a golden frame The painting is very fine and goes with a very nice ...

Category

19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas

Dark Fire, Paperback Cover
Dark Fire, Paperback Cover

Dark Fire, Paperback Cover

By Ron Lesser

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Paperback Cover Cover of "Dark Fire," Harlequin Books Signed Lower Right Man and Woman holding each other

Category

20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Board, Oil

Couple in Modern Office
Couple in Modern Office

Couple in Modern Office

By Saul Tepper

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Initialed center right. Saul Tepper was born on the Lower East Side of New York City, and remained a New Yorker all his life. As a youngster, Tepper was awarded a correspondence course from the Landon School of Art. He also studied at The Cooper Union, the Art Students League, and at the Grand Central School of Art, under Harvey Dunn. Tepper first worked as a letterer in a fashion catalog...

Category

20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Speak Only With Your Heart, McCall's Illustration
Speak Only With Your Heart, McCall's Illustration

Speak Only With Your Heart, McCall's Illustration

By Saul Tepper

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed Upper Left This illustration appeared in Edmond War's story, Speak Only With Your Heart, McCall's magazine, 1942. From the Estate of Charles Martignette. Won the Harvard Award in 1929; Newspaper Award in 1936 and was elected to the Society of Illustrations Hall of Fame in 1980. Saul Tepper was born on the Lower East Side of New York City, and remained a New Yorker all his life. As a youngster, Tepper was awarded a correspondence course from the Landon School of Art. He also studied at The Cooper Union, the Art Students League, and at the Grand Central School of Art, under Harvey Dunn. Tepper first worked as a letterer in a fashion catalog...

Category

1940s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century
Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century

Love Story Couple in Romantic Bliss Illustration - Mid Century

By Joe Bowler

Located in Miami, FL

A handsome man and a beautiful woman are depicted in a rapturous pose. Their bodies are intertwined with each other and with the surrounding floral elements. This masterfully render...

Category

1950s Romantic Art

Materials

Gouache, Pencil, Graphite

German artist, circa 1820; Children with Soap Bubbles; Watercolor
German artist, circa 1820; Children with Soap Bubbles; Watercolor

German artist, circa 1820; Children with Soap Bubbles; Watercolor

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

German artist, circa 1820 Oh, the Beautiful Soap Bubble / Ei die schöne Seifenblase Watercolor Titled on the backing Dimensions: 33.5 x 29 cm In good condition for its age (see photo...

Category

1820s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor

Honey, I cry to, 2017, (Série I CRY TO)

Honey, I cry to, 2017, (Série I CRY TO)

By Matheus Goulart

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

India Ink

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...

Category

1890s Romantic Art

Materials

Ink

Siren in embrace and the Ship - Hand-coloured Unique Photographic Portrait Print

Siren in embrace and the Ship - Hand-coloured Unique Photographic Portrait Print

By Katie Eleanor

Located in London, GB

Hand-coloured unique portrait of a conjoined siren, immobilised in marble, locked in a sisterly embrace. Inspired by 19th-century cabinet cards, medical illustration, sweet singing Scottish Selkies, Lyra and her sister defend each other's isolation. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). Original title: 'Lyra’s Lips are as White as Mine’, 2019 Hand-coloured Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Photorag Fine Art Paper (100% cotton) 40.5 x 30.5 cm Unique Series: The Sialia Marbles Signed and dated on verso "I’m not a sculptor, but I wanted to construct my own stories. Photographers have often used sculpture in order to challenge our idea of a “sculptural” body or object, by casting them in a two-dimensional light. I love playing with perception. A lot of my work is influenced by the nineteenth century—the pictorialist movement for instance. When photography was a new experiment, people would play around with perception tricks—Victorian paper theaters...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Lady Macbeth as Regal Monarch, in Blooms, Hand-coloured Portrait Photo Print

Lady Macbeth as Regal Monarch, in Blooms, Hand-coloured Portrait Photo Print

By Katie Eleanor

Located in London, GB

Katie Eleanor, ‘Your Hand, Your Tongue III’, 2017 Hand-coloured portrait of a regal monarch, immobilised in marble, her reigning celebrated the blooms she becomes entwined in. The characterisation is inspired by visual depictions of Lady Macbeth, in particular, John Singer Sargent’s 1889 portrait of actress Ellen Terry. Taken from The Sialia Marbles, a series of portraits containing ephemeral human sculptures taken between 2016-19. Together these works act as tales contained in a fictional sculpture hall, in direct reaction to Andre Malraux’s 1947 Le Musee Imaginaire (Museum Without Walls). Original title: 'Your Hand, Your Tongue’, 2017 Hand-coloured Archival Pigment Print on Hahnemuhle Photorag 40.5 x 30.5 cm Unique Series: The Sialia Marbles Signed and dated on verso "I’m not a sculptor, but I wanted to construct my own stories. Photographers have often used sculpture in order to challenge our idea of a “sculptural” body or object, by casting them in a two-dimensional light. I love playing with perception. A lot of my work is influenced by the nineteenth century—the pictorialist movement for instance. When photography was a new experiment, people would play around with perception tricks—Victorian paper theaters...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Watercolor, Photographic Film

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.