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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
Harlequin Clown entitled "Little Queen" by Philippe Alfieri
Harlequin Clown entitled "Little Queen" by Philippe Alfieri

Harlequin Clown entitled "Little Queen" by Philippe Alfieri

Located in Chesterfield, MI

Harlequin Clown entitled "Little Queen" by Italian/American artist Philippe Alfieri (1921-2009); limited edition lithograph titled & signed by the artist

Category

20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

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

Regal monarch immobilised in marble, in the blooms - hand-coloured Print

Regal monarch immobilised in marble, in the blooms - hand-coloured Print

By Katie Eleanor

Located in London, GB

Katie Eleanor, ‘Your Hand, Your Tongue’, 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

Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Color

Blue grey hand coloured photograph of male model as Daphne with flowers, framed
Blue grey hand coloured photograph of male model as Daphne with flowers, framed

Blue grey hand coloured photograph of male model as Daphne with flowers, framed

By Katie Eleanor

Located in London, GB

Hand-coloured portrait of nymph Daphne, immobilised in marble, as she is transformed into a laurel tree. Birthed in Greek Mythology, Daphne is associated with bodies of freshwater and is an unwilling object of the god Apollo...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color

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...

Category

Early 2000s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Sailing the Nile: Romantic Watercolor, Early 20th Century Framed
Sailing the Nile: Romantic Watercolor, Early 20th Century Framed

Sailing the Nile: Romantic Watercolor, Early 20th Century Framed

Located in New York, NY

D. Vassiliou (Early 20th Century) Sailing the Nile watercolor on paper Signed bottom right 6x9in / 18 x 14 in framed DAVID VASSILIOU was a prolific painter at mid 20th century, most...

Category

Early 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

View of the Ovo Castle in the Moonlight, a 19th century Neapolitan gouache
View of the Ovo Castle in the Moonlight, a 19th century Neapolitan gouache

View of the Ovo Castle in the Moonlight, a 19th century Neapolitan gouache

Located in PARIS, FR

Neapolitan gouaches appeared in the eighteenth century when tourism in the Naples area was developing: the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii made this city a mandatory stop on the Grand Tour, the journey made by wealthy Europeans to complete their education. Generally small in size for ease of transport and affordable in price, these gouaches were the ideal travel souvenir that these tourists of the early days were bringing back to capture the idyllic landscapes they had discovered during their journey and to share them with family and friends upon their return at home. The Bay of Naples and the eruptions of Vesuvius are the favourite themes of these views. Here we have a view of the Ovo Castle, which was rebuilt on the island of Partenope, in the middle of the Bay of Naples and about a hundred metres from the shore by the Normans in the 12th century on antique ruins...

Category

Early 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Original Victorian card with flower arrangement and ice skating scene
Original Victorian card with flower arrangement and ice skating scene

Original Victorian card with flower arrangement and ice skating scene

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Business cards like this fall into the category of what art historians today generally refer to as "ephemera." Ones like this were produced for companies in the late 19th century, pr...

Category

1890s Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

'Distribution of Goods to the Gros Ventres' lithograph by John Mix Stanley
'Distribution of Goods to the Gros Ventres' lithograph by John Mix Stanley

'Distribution of Goods to the Gros Ventres' 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.' In particular, the print comes from the northern survey, commanded by Isaac Stevens, which explored the regions between the 47th and 49th parallels. In this image, Stanley documented the encounter with the Gros Ventre people at Milk River. The explorers were invited to the Gros Ventres camp and the two groups exchanged gifts in friendship. The Stevens Party provided "... blankets, shirts, calico, knives, beads, paint, powder, shot, tobacco, hard bread, etc." The image likewise alludes to how, in 1855, Isaac Stevens, concluded a treaty (Stat., L., XI, 657) to provide peace between the United States and the Blackfoot, Flathead and Nez Perce tribes. The Gros Ventres signed the treaty as part of the Blackfoot Confederacy, whose territory near the Three Fork area became a common hunting ground for the Flathead, Nez Perce, Kootenai, and Crow Indians. 5.75 x 8.75 inches, image 6.5 x 9.25 inches, stone 17 x 20 inches, frame Artist 'Stanley Del.' lower left Entitled 'Distribution of Goods to the Gros Ventres' 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 XXI' upper right Framed to conservation standards using 100 percent rag matting with French accents; glazed with UV5 Plexiglas to inhibit fading; housed in a gold reverse ogee moulding. Print in overall good condition; some localized foxing and discoloration; minor surface abrasions to frame. John Mix...

Category

1850s Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mountain landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Mountain landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Mountain landscape, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Attila Vencel

Located in Yardley, PA

Mountain ranges are among my favourite sights. Their majesty rises across the horizon and reminds me of how magnificent powerful nature is. Rocks literally thrusted from the ground ...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Trespassing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Trespassing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Sara Brogdon

Located in Yardley, PA

A dilapidated old house with wildflowers in the yard and a self portrait in the upper window. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Acrylic

Five Wall Decoration 'En Grisaille' by Dufour, Paris, France, 19th Century
Five Wall Decoration 'En Grisaille' by Dufour, Paris, France, 19th Century

Five Wall Decoration 'En Grisaille' by Dufour, Paris, France, 19th Century

Located in Rome, IT

Five papiers peints 'En Grisaille' from the psyche´ series manufactured by Dufour, Paris, after designs by Merry-Joseph Blondel and Louis Lafitte. -'Psyche´ returning from hades.' -'...

Category

19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Handmade Paper

Seeing is Believing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Seeing is Believing, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Sara Brogdon

Located in Yardley, PA

This was painted from my photos and memory of the top of Mt. Ranier, WA, with added house and three of my goats. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official cert...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Acrylic

Cold Up Here, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Cold Up Here, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Sara Brogdon

Located in Yardley, PA

Mt Ranier, WA... winter 2019. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Acrylic

Czech Switzerland, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Czech Switzerland, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Czech Switzerland, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Attila Vencel

Located in Yardley, PA

My childhood memories. Remembering growing up with my grandfather who was my biggest influence and role model. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Winter Hummingbirds, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Winter Hummingbirds, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Winter Hummingbirds, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Naoko Paluszak

Located in Yardley, PA

This oil painting is on 12x12x1.5 gallery wrapped canvas and it's done in a style of romantic surrealism. The sides of the canvas are painted white and will be shipped ready to hang....

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Ship in Storm, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Ship in Storm, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Thong Le

Located in Yardley, PA

This painting is oil on canvas and comes ready to hang. :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to H...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Ambient Mushroom, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Ambient Mushroom, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Heather Ireland

Located in Yardley, PA

This oil painting is part of the Overgrown series by artist. The Ambient Mushroom was painted in the artist's studio. The creation of this work was fueled by the whimsical atmosphere...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - KA-E-RU

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - KA-E-RU

By Tomo Sakurai

Located in Paris, IDF

Pencil on paper mounted on panel Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. She had an awakening of her talent in pencil drawing as a teenage...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Charcoal

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Ova

Japanese Contemporary Drawing by Tomo Sakurai - Ova

By Tomo Sakurai

Located in Paris, IDF

Pencil on paper Tomo Sakurai is a Japanese artist born in 1987 who lives & works in Tokyo, Japan. She had an awakening of her talent in pencil drawing as a teenager. It was the beau...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil

WOP 2 - 00656
WOP 2 - 00656

WOP 2 - 00656

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 - 00642
WOP 2 - 00642

WOP 2 - 00642

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 - 00643
WOP 2 - 00643

WOP 2 - 00643

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 - 00648
WOP 2 - 00648

WOP 2 - 00648

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 - 00647
WOP 2 - 00647

WOP 2 - 00647

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 - 00649
WOP 2 - 00649

WOP 2 - 00649

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 - 00652
WOP 2 - 00652

WOP 2 - 00652

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 - 00641
WOP 2 - 00641

WOP 2 - 00641

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper image size: 7.25 x 13.25 inches Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

WOP 2 - 00637
WOP 2 - 00637

WOP 2 - 00637

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper image size: 7 inches x 12 inches Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminate...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

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

Romantic Couple In Wartime Paris  on Rainy Parisian Night
Romantic Couple In Wartime Paris  on Rainy Parisian Night

Romantic Couple In Wartime Paris on Rainy Parisian Night

Located in Miami, FL

The technique and subject matter work well together in this loosely but masterfully rendered World War 1 romantic illustration of a Soldier and a Parisian woman. Even though this wo...

Category

1930s Romantic Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

Love and Ceremony
Love and Ceremony

Love and Ceremony

By Rico Tomaso

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Young couple getting married. Man putting the ring on his wife's finger. Signed upper right. As a young man, Rico Tomaso played piano in a small dance orchestra, wearing heavy...

Category

20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, 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

"A Gentleman's Daughter" Original Romance Book Cover
"A Gentleman's Daughter" Original Romance Book Cover

"A Gentleman's Daughter" Original Romance Book Cover

By Robert Berran

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Zebra Books Robert Berran has been a prolific romance and historical book cover illustrator since the 1970s. Signed lower left, and again on the reverse with date. Unframed Canvas...

Category

1990s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, 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.