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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
"Alpine River Landscape"
"Alpine River Landscape"

"Alpine River Landscape"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Georg Garbe (19th Century) "Alpine River Landscape" This captivating 19th-century oil painting on canvas by Georg Garbe presents a breathtaking Alpine landscape, featuring a rushing ...

Category

19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Dutch oil painting on panel, traveler horseback with a dog, ca. 1835
Antique Dutch oil painting on panel, traveler horseback with a dog, ca. 1835

Antique Dutch oil painting on panel, traveler horseback with a dog, ca. 1835

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Painting with a traveler on a white horse and accompanied by a dog looking up at a road sign in the form of a cross. On the roadsign is ” Arnhem”. (a town at the Rhine river in the E...

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1830s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting
Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting

Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting

Located in Soquel, CA

Original 1861 Late Romantic Naturalist Landscape Painting This piece features a small countryside cottage and two figures, with the dramatic backdrop of layered mountains and low cl...

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1860s Romantic Art

Materials

Linen, Oil

Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898
Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898

Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses, 1898

Located in Stockholm, SE

Evening Landscape with River and Farmhouses by August Alvén captures a moment of profound quiet in the Swedish countryside just after sunset. The glowing sky transitions from warm ap...

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1890s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean Carzou, the couple, ink drawing on paper. Figures.
Jean Carzou, the couple, ink drawing on paper. Figures.

Jean Carzou, the couple, ink drawing on paper. Figures.

By Jean Carzou

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

The artwork titled Couple. The artwork size is 9"x11.5", ink on paper and Carzou signed lower right. This expressive drawing captures two elongated figures standing closely togethe...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Ink

Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas
Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas

Decorative river landscape in romantic style, oil on canvas

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Decorative river landscape in romantic style, Signed lower left 'I Roy', unknown artist, Oil on canvas Dimensions excl. frame: 49 x 65 Dimensions incl. frame: 64 x 80 x 7 cm. In go...

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20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

‘Cats Playing around a Mirror’ by Joseph Bail (1862 – 1921), French Painter
‘Cats Playing around a Mirror’ by Joseph Bail (1862 – 1921), French Painter

‘Cats Playing around a Mirror’ by Joseph Bail (1862 – 1921), French Painter

By Joseph Bail

Located in Knokke, BE

Joseph Bail Limonest 1862 – 1921 Paris French Painter ‘Cats Playing around a Mirror’ Signature: signed lower right ‘Bail Joseph’
 Medium: oil on canvas
 Dimensions: image size 45,5...

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19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Norwegian Fjord
Norwegian Fjord

Norwegian Fjord

Located in Sheffield, MA

Adelsteen Normann Norway, 1848–1918 Norwegian Fjord Oil on canvas 31 ¼ by 41 ½ in, w/ frame 37 ⅛ by 47 ⅜ in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Lady With Coiffure - Ellsworth Woodward Antique Graphite Drawing
Young Lady With Coiffure - Ellsworth Woodward Antique Graphite Drawing

Young Lady With Coiffure - Ellsworth Woodward Antique 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

Fragility

Fragility

By Sal Taylor Kydd

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Edition of 10 Maine-based photographic artist and writer Sal Taylor Kydd uses various photographic media in a personal narrative that explores themes around memory and belonging; co...

Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Still Life with Flowers" 19th Century Dutch oil on panel
"Still Life with Flowers" 19th Century Dutch oil on panel

"Still Life with Flowers" 19th Century Dutch oil on panel

Located in New York, NY

Dutch School 19th Century Flower Still Life Oil on panel Framed: 13 ½ inches x 11 ½ inches (34 x 29 cm) This charming miniature floral still life—possibly a preparatory study for...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

1880 Romantic Waterfall Landscape Oil Painting, Monumental Victorian mountain
1880 Romantic Waterfall Landscape Oil Painting, Monumental Victorian mountain

1880 Romantic Waterfall Landscape Oil Painting, Monumental Victorian mountain

Located in GB

A dramatic and beautifully executed waterfall landscape dated 1880, depicting a powerful cascade descending through a rocky mountain gorge surrounded by mature woodland and mist-fill...

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19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

#5177

#5177

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

oil and wax on canvas over wood panel signature on verso Hiro Yokose paints images of nature composed in subtle, sensuous palettes. Playing with the viewer’s perceptions, his work c...

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2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel

1920s Italian Signed Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting
1920s Italian Signed Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting

1920s Italian Signed Landscape Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Roma, IT

Emilio Borsa Monza countryside Countryside landscape of Monza park, with a bare willow tree in the foreground. In the background, a glimpse of the stone bridge over the Lambro River,...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860
Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph 1845-1860

Located in Soquel, CA

Les Tuileries, Paris - Hand Colored Lithograph Delicate hand-colored lithograph of Tuileries Palace in Paris, France printed by Rose-Joseph Lemercier (French, 1803 - 1887). Published, Paris 1843 to 1867 by Hautecoeur Freres (Eugène and Alfred Hautecoeur (French). After Charles Riviere...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Geese in the Marshland, Falsterbo, 1918
Geese in the Marshland, Falsterbo, 1918

Geese in the Marshland, Falsterbo, 1918

By William Gislander

Located in Stockholm, SE

This luminous oil painting by William Gislander captures a tranquil evening scene in the coastal wetlands of Falsterbo, southern Sweden. A group of geese gathers at the edge of a mea...

Category

1910s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Birger Hjelm – Våreldar ("Spring Fires"), c. 1935
Birger Hjelm – Våreldar ("Spring Fires"), c. 1935

Birger Hjelm – Våreldar ("Spring Fires"), c. 1935

Located in Stockholm, SE

Birger Hjelm – Våreldar ("Spring Fires"), c. 1935-1938 Oil on board unframed 80 x 84.5 cm (31 ½ x 33 ¼ in) framed 82 x 87 cm (32 ¼ x 34 ¼ in) Signed “Birger Hjelm” lower right; titl...

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1930s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Antique Bronze Miniature Barnyard with a Bull, Sheep & Goat circa 1860, France
Antique Bronze Miniature Barnyard with a Bull, Sheep & Goat circa 1860, France

Antique Bronze Miniature Barnyard with a Bull, Sheep & Goat circa 1860, France

By Christophe Fratin

Located in SANTA FE, NM

Antique Bronze Miniature Barnyard Scene (Cow, Sheep & Goat) Christophe Fratin (France, 1801-1864) Sand cast bronze 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 inches Highly refined and sensitively modeled miniature bronze representing a small herd of cattle, sheep and cattle on the terrace. Despite its small size, this bronze offers a complete view of a small herd of livestock: a bull is lying in a landscape near a sheep and a goat climbing a tree above a rocky mound. Here we find the skillful hand of the animalier sculptor Christophe Fratin (French, 1801-1864), immensely famous in the 19th century for his thoughtfully crafted animal...

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1840s Romantic Art

Materials

Bronze

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...

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1860s Romantic Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen
Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen

Palatial and Opulent Belle Epoque Giltwood & Oil on Canvas Three-Panel Screen

Located in Queens, NY

A Palatial and Opulent Belle epoque giltwood & oil on canvas three-panel screen, circa 1890. "Allegory of Youth" Comprising of three exquisite hand-painted triptych oil on canvas panels of cherubs and putti amongst a peacock, all by Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927). Each panel depicting different playful and joyous scenes of putti and cherubs. All three-in-one panels within individually carved giltwood and upholstered frames. One panel signed at the lower left: Ferd.Wagner. A truly magnificent and one of a kind piece, perfect for any room in the home. Overall: 101" high 85" wide x 5" deep Very good condition. Ready to place. Ferdinand Wagner II (German, 1847-1927) was the son of Passau Ferdinand Wagner Senior, a teacher at a vocational art school who began training him professionally at a young age. After traveling to Italy in 1867-1868, he continued with his art studies at The Munich Academy of Arts led by Peter Von Cornelius and Julius Schnorr Von Carolsfeld. Wagner II was influenced by the Munich School of master painters and by his art teacher, Karl von Piloty, who had been teaching at the Munich Art Academy since 1856. Piloty’s approach to historical paintings was influenced by the French art academic Paul Delaroche and by the fine artworks by Rubens and the Venetians. After his return to Germany he was commissioned to decorate the former the Tenormayer Wine Tavern in Munich, subsequently he received numerous other commissions as a decorator. Ferdinand Wagner II wall paintings and ceiling frescos...

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19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

G. Jeanson (Venetian painter) - 19th century Venice lagoon at sunset
G. Jeanson (Venetian painter) - 19th century Venice lagoon at sunset

G. Jeanson (Venetian painter) - 19th century Venice lagoon at sunset

Located in Varmo, IT

G. Jeanson (active in Venice, 19th century) - View of the Venice lagoon with gondola and figures at sunset. 65.5 x 54.5 cm (without frame) - 76.5 x 62.5 cm (with frame). Oil on can...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, ABS

The Artist Brother Staffan Kronberg Dressed as a Prince, 1911
The Artist Brother Staffan Kronberg Dressed as a Prince, 1911

The Artist Brother Staffan Kronberg Dressed as a Prince, 1911

Located in Stockholm, SE

Executed in 1911, just three years after Margherita Kronberg graduated from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, this early drawing portrays the artist’s younger brother, Staffan, dressed...

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1910s Romantic Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board, Laid Paper

Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest; artist unknown, French, Mid-19th century
Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest; artist unknown, French, Mid-19th century

Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest; artist unknown, French, Mid-19th century

Located in SANTA FE, NM

Pair of Hunting Dogs at Rest; Artist unknown, French, 19th century (monogrammed "JS" Circa 1850 10 x 7 (14 3/8 x 17 1/8 frame) inches This is finely realized portrait of pair of h...

Category

1830s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Pair of Framed 19th Century Colored Lithographs of Tudor Scenes by Joseph Nash
A Pair of Framed 19th Century Colored Lithographs of Tudor Scenes by Joseph Nash

A Pair of Framed 19th Century Colored Lithographs of Tudor Scenes by Joseph Nash

By Joseph Nash

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a pair of framed 19th century tinted lithographs with hand-coloring entitled "Gallery Over the Hall, Knowle, Kent" and "Terrace Bramshill, Hants" by Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789-1850) after drawings by Joseph Nash (1809-1878), from "Mansions of England in the Olden Time", published in London in 1839-1849. Nash's publication consists of a series of views of Tudor domestic architecture, which Nash said depicted "the most characteristic features of the domestic architecture of the Tudor Age, and also illustrating the costumes, habits, and recreations of our ancestors." The scenes of the aristocratic ladies and gentlemen (including Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I), who are depicted inhabiting the rooms of these great houses, were taken directly from the portraits on the walls. Charles Joseph Hullmandel, was involved in the creation of these lithographs. He was a famous British lithographer, who invented the "lithotint" process, which he named and patented in 1840. This technique, allowing for greater nuance and value gradation than pure lithography, was an ideal means of expression for Nash's historically rich and picturesque depictions of Tudor mansions and their inhabitants. Hullmandel is also remembered for creating many lithographs from the paintings by J. M. W. Turner. The "Gallery Over the Hall" depicts a great hall with children playing with skittles (wooden pins resembling bowling pins), a doll and what looks to be a St Charles spaniel, while a lady in Tudor attire watches over them next to a massive stone fireplace. Adults are watching from in the distance while a man bows...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Lithograph

'The Arrival of Saint Nicholas, 1899' by Constant Cap (1842 – 1915)
'The Arrival of Saint Nicholas, 1899' by Constant Cap (1842 – 1915)

'The Arrival of Saint Nicholas, 1899' by Constant Cap (1842 – 1915)

By Constant Cap

Located in Knokke, BE

Constant Cap Sint-Niklaas 1842 – 1915 Antwerp Belgian Painter 'The Arrival of Saint Nicholas, 1899' Signature: signed, inscribed Antwerp, and dated 1899 lower right 'C. Cap. Antwer...

Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jan KOBELL Romantic Landscape ruins mountains river Dutch 19th
Jan KOBELL Romantic Landscape ruins mountains river Dutch 19th

Jan KOBELL Romantic Landscape ruins mountains river Dutch 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Jan KOBELL the elder Delfshaven (Rotterdam), 1756 – 1833 Landscape with ruins, bridge and river Oil on paper on cardboard 35 x 44 cm (49.5 x 60.5 cm with frame) Signed lower left “JK...

Category

Early 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Oil

Paris, Angle de la Rue De Varenne et du Boulevard Des Invalides
Paris, Angle de la Rue De Varenne et du Boulevard Des Invalides

Paris, Angle de la Rue De Varenne et du Boulevard Des Invalides

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Delightful Paris scene circa 1950 artist's stamp, signed and titled in pencil on reverse Framed to 18 x 24 in with archival matt Rene-Jacques was born in Phnom Penh (Cambodia) in 19...

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1950s Romantic Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Still Life Bouquet with Calla Lilies and Amaryllis in Chinese Vase
Still Life Bouquet with Calla Lilies and Amaryllis in Chinese Vase

Still Life Bouquet with Calla Lilies and Amaryllis in Chinese Vase

Located in Soquel, CA

Elegant still life with calla lilies and amaryllis by an unknown artist. Completed in a classical style, two calla lilies and two amaryllis flowers sit in a vase with Chinese designs...

Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891
Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891

Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church, 1891

Located in Stockholm, SE

"Twilight Landscape with Windmill and Church" is a captivating work by Swedish artist Albert Larsson, painted in 1891 when Larsson was 22 years old. The painting captures a landscape steeped in the quietude of dusk, with a sky ablaze in hues of red and orange, signalling the end of the day. The silhouettes of trees are rendered with astonishing detail against the twilight sky, showcasing Larsson's early mastery of light and shadow. Dominating the pastoral scene is a traditional windmill, its blades stilled against the sky, alongside the spire of a church that pierces the horizon. These structures, together with the meticulously painted trees, are testaments to the human presence within the natural world, suggesting a harmony between the two. A notable feature is the small water-filled furrow in the field, which catches the fading light of the sky, creating a pathway of reflection leading the eye through the composition. This detail highlights Larsson's skill in using light to draw attention to elements within his paintings. Albert Larsson, born on November 4, 1869, in Malmö and passing on August 31, 1952, in Lund, was an artist deeply influenced by his education in Copenhagen at the Art Academy and later at Peder Severin Krøyer...

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1890s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

#3671
#3671

#3671

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

oil and wax on canvas over panel Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of ligh...

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Early 2000s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel

Le cochon gentilhomme - Figurine en bronze humoristique, 19e siècle
Le cochon gentilhomme - Figurine en bronze humoristique, 19e siècle

Le cochon gentilhomme - Figurine en bronze humoristique, 19e siècle

Located in Ixelles, BE

Anonyme, entourage de Christophe Fratin "Le cochon gentilhomme" Bronze à patine brune H. : 13 cm ; L. : 5,5 cm ; P. : 5 cm Au XIXe siècle, la caricature connaît un essor considérabl...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Art

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Bronze

At the City Gates, early 20th century signed orientalist oil painting
At the City Gates, early 20th century signed orientalist oil painting

At the City Gates, early 20th century signed orientalist oil painting

By Douglas Arthur Teed

Located in New York, NY

Douglas Arthur Teed

 (American, 1863-1929) 

Title:  At the City Gates
 Medium: oil on canvas
 Size: 8 ¼ x 13 inches / 15 x 20 inches framed
 Markings: Signed and dated 1902 on the...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Enfants à la plage (“Children at the Beach”)
Enfants à la plage (“Children at the Beach”)

Enfants à la plage (“Children at the Beach”)

Located in Stockholm, SE

Albert Roosenboom was a Belgian genre painter celebrated for his elegant depictions of everyday life in the mid to late 19th century. A pupil of the renowned Constantin Meunier, Roos...

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1870s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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.