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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By Hiro Yokose
Located in Phoenix, AZ
mixed media on paper; unframed paper size 22.25 x 30 inches Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illumi...
Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper
The Last Train, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Canvas framed to guild of Frames Museum Standard :: Painting :: Romanticism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready ...
Acrylic
Friends
By William Etty
Located in Miami, FL
The Condition is fair. work has been slightly over-cleaned. A heavy layer of glossy varnish. The surface of the canvas is undulated and most apparent from extreme side view . Yet in...
Oil, Canvas
Guillaume le Conquérant rapporté après sa mort à l'église de Boscherville
By Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Guillaume le Conquérant rapporté après sa mort à l'église de Boscherville (William the Conqueror brought back after his death to the church at Boscherville) Lithograph, 1823 As publi...
Lithograph
Time To Oneself, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on Canvas, framed to Guild of Framers Museum Standard. Here is a young woman completely at ease with herself and involved and immersed completely in her book. She is comforta...
Acrylic
$888Sale Price|34% Off
Otherworldly lovers, immobilised in marble, Dancing in blooming Garden
Located in London, GB
Handcoloured portrait of otherworldly lovers, immobilised in marble, dancing in blooming meadows. A whimsical tale of adoration, Ursa and her spiritual partner take visual cues from Titania and Bottom in Dieterle and Reinhartd’s 1936 interpretation of A Midsummer Nights Dream. 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: URSA LOVES YOU, 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...
Photographic Film, Watercolor, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
$560Sale Price|25% Off
PLAINS OF JUPITER Signed Lithograph, 1988, Romantic Landscape 26x29"
By Harold Hitchcock
Located in Union City, NJ
PLAINS OF JUPITER is a hand drawn color lithograph by the British painter Harold Hitchcock printed using hand lithography on archival Arches paper 100% acid free. In the dreamy, roma...
Lithograph
A Walk Through the Forest
Located in Sheffield, MA
Thomas Edwin Mostyn British, 1864-1930 A Walk Through the Forest Oil on canvas 20 by 27 in, w/ frame 28 by 35 in Signed "Mostyn" lower right He was a figure painter, portrait paint...
Canvas, Oil
$1,317Sale Price|20% Off
Early 1800's Italian Oil Painting Romantic Light Landscape Figure by River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Riverside Pathway Italian School, early 1800's period oil painting on paper laid on board, unframed size: 12.75 x 17.5 inches condition: overall very good for age, a few very sma...
Oil
$12,945
Pompeian Scene 19th century Painting Oil on Canvas Signed Egisto Sarri
By Egisto Sarri
Located in Rome, IT
Egisto Sarri "Pompeian scene" Oil on canvas, measure: cm 30 x 48 with a filly carved gilt - wood frame cm 46 x 64 Signature in the lower left-hand corner: "E. Sarri Egisto Sarri (F...
Oil
At the Shore, Victor Huguet, 19th Century Orientalist Landscape , Oil on Canvas
Located in Jacksonville, FL
With an expert command of light and movement, Victor Huguet’s At the Shore transports the viewer to a coastal expanse where a group of Arab horsemen and figures gather against a stun...
Oil
"All Things Beautiful"
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.
Canvas, Oil
Ebb & Flow 4 Digital C-Type Print, Limited Edition, Coastal Landscape
By Ellie Davies
Located in Brighton, GB
Ebb & Flow 4 by Ellie Davies is a Digital C-Type Print on Fuji Maxima Matte Paper Ebb & Flow 4 is available in this size of 67.5cm x 90cm from a Limited Edition of 7 + 2 Artist Pr...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Digital
Arthur Waagen’s 'The Nomadic Virtuoso’ in Patinated metal
Located in New York, NY
Encounter the resonant blend of motion and music in 'The Nomadic Virtuoso,' a captivating painted metal sculpture by Arthur Waagen. This art piece from the late 19th century depicts ...
Bronze
Sailboats on the Nile River, Cairo, Egypt
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower left Spyridon Scarvelli (1868–1942) was a notable Greek painter and watercolorist, best known for his atmospheric, light-filled landscapes inspired by Corfu and Egypt. ...
Paper, Watercolor
"Bathing Ogunquit" oil painting, beach scene - sunbathers beach umbrellas, Maine
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Painted from life in Ogunquit, Maine. A sandy beach crowded with figures sitting beneath umbrellas. Shadows are cast and depicted with rich purples and blues. This work is currently unframed. Signed: Angel Ramiro Sanchez Angel Ramiro Sanchez was born in 1974 in Maracaibo, Venezuela. At age six was accepted with full scholarship into the Instituto the Niños Cantores del Zulia, school for musically gifted children. At age fourteen he began five years of apprenticeship with the realist painter, Abdon J. Romero, an eminent specialist in murals for churches and public buildings. In 1993, a study grant from Mgr. Gustavo Ocando Yamarte, Founder the Niños Cantores, enabled him to travel to Florence, Italy, where he studied at the renowned Accademia di Belle Arti, graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1997. At the same time, he was enrolled at The Florence Academy of Art,founded by painter Daniel Graves, where he received a diploma in Painting. Ramiro was appointed senior painting instructor at The Florence Academy of Art in 1997, and is currently Director of the Advanced Painting Program. Ramiro paints only from life, searching for accuracy beyond physical appearance to reach the psychological state of his subject. He believes the painter must draw his information from "all five senses" to tell the complete human story. Ramiros work is predominantly represented by th e Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, New York, but also Scriba Gallery, venice, Italy, Jack Meier Gallery, Houston, Tx. Ramiros works can be found in numerous private collections in Europe, The United States and South America. Public collections include: The Fondazione Stelline, Milan, Italy. The Fremantle Foundation for Foreing Artist in Tuscany at Villa Peyron, Florence, Italy and The Muscarelle Museum of Art at the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. USA. He shares his life and passion for art with his wife, the artist Melissa Franklin-Sanchez. Education 1993-1997 Florence Academy of Art, directed by Daniel Graves, Florence, Italy. 1993-1997 Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze Graduated Magna Cum Laude, Thesis: Historic and Technical Notes of Academic Realism Today. 1995 Florence, Italy: Michael John Angel...
Oil
'Young Girl Knitting' by Guillaume Eberhard (1879 – 1949) signed and dated 1906
Located in Knokke, BE
Eberhard Guillaume 1879 – Maastricht – 1949 Dutch Painter 'Young Girl Knitting' Signature: signed lower left and dated 'G Eberhard 1906' Medium: oil on canvas Dimensions: image siz...
Canvas, Oil
$5,884
Neoclassical figurative drawing ancient Greek literature Iliad 19th century
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...
Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper, Pen, Graphite
$1,694Sale Price|20% Off
Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas.
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique painting, fisherman on the coast, oil on canvas. Frame damaged in places. Dimensions with frame.
Canvas, Oil
$2,824
Walking Along the Beach, Bauer, German School, 19th Century, Signed P. Bauer
Located in Knokke, BE
Walking Along the Beach German School 19th Century Signature: Signed bottom right P. Bauer Dimensions: Image size 31 x 24 cm, frame size 42 x 32 cm Medium: Aquarelle
Watercolor
Mythological figurative painting of 19th century Italian Romanticism
Located in Florence, IT
The painting depicts "Ossian tells Malvina about the exploits of his son Oscar" and is dated at lower right "Filippo Bellati did the year 1811" and the unframed measurements are 233 ...
Canvas, Oil
Lake Of Nemi, Near Rome
Located in Sheffield, MA
George Loring Brown American, 1814-1889 Lake Of Nemi, Near Rome Oil on canvas 28 by 48 in, w/ frame 36 by 56 in signed & dated lower left , inscribed verso: "Lake of Nemi" near/Rome...
Canvas, Oil
Why Born a Slave (Replica after the original work)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (1827-1875) Why Born a Slave (Replica after the original work) Tinted terracotta or plaster, 60 cm in height, base 18 x 20 cm Provenance: Private collection ...
Terracotta, Plaster
Romantic Alpine Landscape with Stone Bridge and Mazots near Stalden, Zermatt
Located in Genève, GE
Dimensions with frame: 58 x 49,5 x 5 cm. A highly atmospheric Swiss Alpine landscape depicting traditional wooden mazots and mountain chalets dramatically perched above a rushing ri...
Canvas, Oil
A pair of Indonesian Landscapes, by Charles Legrain (19th century)
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Charles Legrain, (19th century) Two Javanese landscapes Both signed Legrain Ch. and one dated 1857 Both oil on canvas, size: 95 x 114 cm In rich gilt-gesso frame. (2x).
Canvas, Oil
$1,223Sale Price|20% Off
Noble Hunting Society wild Boar Deer and Dogs, Hunter's Life, 1822, Watercolour
Located in Greven, DE
This Watercolor drawing shows a noble hunting society. The duke (?) on horse and several noble ladies accompanying the soctiety. The duke (?) gestures towards a group of hunters on h...
Watercolor
$3,750
Golden Age of Illustration Romance Story, Man Woman Relationship - Green Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
This impeccably rendered mid-century double portrait of a quarreling man and woman exhibits a supreme academic training knowledge lost in almost all contemporary art. It features an ...
Mixed Media, Gouache, Pencil, Graphite
French Romantic school, Portrait of a young man, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French Romantic school, circa 1840 Portrait of a young man, charcoal on paper 22.5 x 17 cm In good condition, however, there is a restoration of the paper in the upper right-hand qu...
Charcoal
At the Edge of the Forest
Located in Sheffield, MA
David Murray British, 1849-1933 At the Edge of the Forest Oil on Board 12 by 18 in, w/ frame 17 by 23 in Signed lower left Inventory Number: 01457 Sir David Murray RA (29 January ...
Oil, Board
$4,226Sale Price|20% Off
Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman with flower basket"
Located in Berlin, DE
Painting, 19th century, oil on canvas, "Young woman with flower basket" Signed, F.Bach. Dimensions with frame 52cm x 72.5cm
Canvas, Oil
Figurative drawing male nude portrait 19th century Italian sanguine
By Bernardino Orsetti
Located in Florence, IT
Il disegno, sanguigna su carta, raffigura un uomo nudo con una specie di turbante sulla testa, preso di lato, seduto, in un'espressione di intensa sofferenza, come se stesse chiedend...
Paper, Pencil
Mother with Child, Rose, Old Master, Figurative Painting, Love, Christmas Scene
Located in Greven, DE
L. Franssen Mother and child with a rose Oil on wood, 44,5 x 33,5 cm signed The artist of this outstanding painting is completely unknown so far. There is no entry under "L. Franssen" in any encyclopaedia or reference work. There was a Dutch artist, Jan Fransen (1604/5 - ca. 1646), who was mainly based in Amsterdam. According to Thieme/Becker, he created numerous paintings with biblical depictions, study heads and still lifes. However, it could also have been Jan Franssen or Frantzen, who was not born until 1644 but was also active in Amsterdam. However, no confirmed works by either artist are known. Just as interesting as the attribution is the depiction: a young woman holds her child on her lap while she prepares a meal on a hob. At the same time she holds a rose in her hand. Most likely, Mary is depicted here with the young Jesus...
Oil
Vintage Dutch Country Scene with Girl
Located in San Francisco, CA
This twentieth-century oil on canvas painting depicts a traditional Dutch country genre scene complete with a quiet waterway, cottage, and windmill against a pale sky. A young girl s...
Canvas, Oil
$2,824
Oval Allegorical Composition, Circle of Jean Portaels, Belgian School, mid-19th
Located in brussel, BE
Oval Allegorical Composition, Circle of Jean Portaels, Belgian School, mid-19th C, Oil sketch. This work is a preparatory oil sketch, likely executed in connection with a larger all...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$13,533
Attributed To Eugène Delacroix (Saint-Maurice 1798 - Paris 1863) - Portrait
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Eugène Delacroix (Saint-Maurice 1798 – Paris 1863) Portrait of a Man Wearing a Frock Coat Oil on canvas, 75 x 60 cm (29 1/2 x 23 5/8 in) Signed Provenance: Private ...
Oil
$875
Native American Encampment in a Valley, Limited Edition Hartwig Signed Print
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a limited edition print from a painting by Heine Hartwig (1937- ) depicting a Native American encampment in a meadow at the base of majestic moun...
Other Medium
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
The Wrath of Elihu: 'I Am Young, And Ye Are Very Old, Wherefore I Was Afraid.'
Located in Plano, TX
The Wrath of Elihu. 'I Am Young, And Ye Are Very Old, Wherefore I Was Afraid'. 1823-25. Engraving. .Binyon catalog 117 state ii, Bindman catalog 632. Image 7 7/8 x 5 15/16; plate 8 ...
Engraving
$5,200Sale Price|20% Off
The Sunday Stroll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
THE SUNDAY STROLL - ADAPTED TO TODAY'S TIMES Carl Spitzweg, the painter of "The Sunday stroll," was a German genre painter representing the Biedermeier ...
Canvas, Oil
Figurative painting of noble male portrait on 19th century Florence
Located in Florence, IT
The small but detailed oval painting in watercolor tempera on paper is signed at lower left "E. Niccheri," or Egisto Niccheri, a Tuscan painter active mainly in the late 19th century...
Paper, Tempera
Elegance – Oil Portrait of a Woman, Spanish Romantic Figurative Art
Located in London, GB
This captivating oil painting by Luís Muntané Muns exemplifies the artist’s mastery in figurative art, portraiture, and classical elegance. Renowned for his evocative depictions of finely dressed women, Muns presents a young woman in an opulent, multi-layered gown, her delicate posture exuding both grace and introspection. The artist’s soft yet expressive brushwork enhances the flowing fabric, creating a striking contrast against the dark, atmospheric background. Muns, born in 1899 in Mataró, Spain, studied under José Mongrell...
Oil, Panel
The Triumph of Bacchus, a large oil painting by Ferdinand Leeke
Located in London, GB
The Triumph of Bacchus, a large oil painting by Ferdinand Leeke Oil-on-canvas, German, 1918 Frame: height 175cm, width 227cm, depth 10cm Canvas: height...
Canvas, Oil
Camille Chenou-Levesque (1818-1886) Portrait of a man leaning, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Camille Chenou-Levesque (1818-1886) Portrait of a man leaning on his elbow black ink wash on paper 11.6 x 9 cm framed : 23 x 20 cm A draftswoman formed within the orbit of French R...
Ink
Setters at the Pond
Located in New York, NY
Wouterus Verschuur l Setters at the Pond Oil on Panel 7.63 x 10.16 inches Signed lower left This signed painting is in tune with Verschuur's typical animal genre scenes, with a pre...
Oil, Wood Panel
$8,500
"La Nuit" The Night Bronze Female Figural Statue of Psyche
Located in New York, NY
Female figural bronze by Etienne Henry Dumaige (1830-1888) of Psyche with lit Oil Lamp, perched on a stump. Her gaze is incredibly striking, commanding the eye of the viewer. The lam...
Bronze
Early Winter in Dalarna Sweden, 1923
Located in Stockholm, SE
Carl Axel Elvegård (1883–1962) Sweden Early Winter in Dalarna, 1923 signed and dated lower right Ax. Elvegård 1923 pastel and pencil on paper paper 48.5 × 61.5 cm (19.1 × 24.2 in) ...
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
Woman with Birds
By Sunol Alvar
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Alvar Title: Woman with Birds Year: c.1980 Medium: Color lithograph Paper: Wove Image size: 18.5 x 24.5 inches Framed size: 26.5 x 32.65 inc...
Lithograph
Cairo with Murad Bey's Palace: A Hand-colored Aquatint & Engraving by L. Mayer
By Luigi Mayer
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a hand-colored aquatint and engraving entitled "Principal Square in Grand Cairo, with Murad Bey's Palace", published in London by R. Bowyer in 1801. The print was created by ...
Engraving, Aquatint
Petite Marchande de Banane - Orientalist, North African Girl Selling Bananas
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Orientalist painting - The Framed size: 47 inches x 34.5 inches. Magnificent ornate Frame The paint surface looks like the style of William-Adolphe Bouguereau Signed lower right. Provenance: Gallery Label with inventory number: Size on label is in centimeters, which indicates the painting came from a United Kingdom art gallery. Subsequently, Robert Funk Fine Art...
Oil
Finding of King Arthur, Romantic Engraving after Gustave Dore
By Gustave Doré
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gustave Dore, After by William Greatbach, French (1832 - 1883) - Finding of King Arthur, Portfolio: Guinevere, Year: 1867, Medium: Engraving, Image Size: 9.75 x 7.5 inches, Size...
Engraving
Evening prayers by fishermen under the high coast of Celebes
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jacob Eduard Van Heemskerck Van Beest (1828-1894) “Avondgebed; Maleidische tripang visschers onder de hoge kust van Celebes” (Ev...
Canvas, Oil
The Dawn of Love, Romantic Engraving after Gustave Dore
By Gustave Doré
Located in Long Island City, NY
Gustave Dore, After by Edward Paxman Brandard, French (1832 - 1883) - The Dawn of Love, Portfolio: Guinevere, Year: 1867, Medium: Engraving, Image Size: 9.5 x 7.25 inches, Size:...
Engraving
Self-portrait in Indonesian Landscape
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Abraham Johannes Romswinckel (1810-1856) Self-portrait in Indonesian landscape Inscribed Abr. Joh. Romswinckel, geb. Batavia 17 Oct. 1810, overl...
Canvas, Oil
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
Canvas, Oil
$1,300
Memories of Seville 21st Century Contemporary Classical still life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Tanvi Pathare Memories of Seville Contemporary Florence still life painting 30 x 30 cm oil on linen (frame included in price) size with frame: 38 x 38 cm Tanvi Pathare from India a...
Linen, Oil
Son of Man. 1998. Oil on canvas. 72x54cm. Signed
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Academy of Art 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia 1995 - ...
Canvas, Oil
'Garçon donnant l'avoine à un cheval dételé' — 19th Century French Romanticism
By Jean Louis Andre Theodore Gericault
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Théodore Géricault, 'Garçon donnant l'avoine à un cheval dételé' (Boy Giving Oats to a Hitched Horse), lithograph, 1822, 2nd state of 2, Delteil 89...
Lithograph
Mirror of the Soul. 2001.Oil on canvas, cardboard. 90x60cm. Signed.
By Igor Maikov
Located in Riga, LV
Igor Maikov (1966) Education: 1981 - 1984 The Academy of Art 1973 - 1983 Salaspils Primary and Secondary School Exhibitions: 1994 - Group Exhibition «Rol-Art», Latvia 1995 - ...
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Military Painting Victor ADAM Napoleonic war Soldiers Genre scene 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Jean-Victor, known as Victor ADAM Paris, 1801 – Viroflay, 1866 A Soldiers' Halt by the Sea, or The Courtier Soldier Oil on canvas 33 x 24.5 cm (42 x 34 cm with frame) Signed and date...
Oil
$2,188
Miniature Portrait of 18th Century Lady, Gouache, Belle Epoque, Signed
Located in Cotignac, FR
Miniature portrait, gouache and watercolour, from the Belle Epoque period of a fine 18th century lady, probably Madame Sophie Fille de Louis XV after Jean Marc Nattier, by noted port...
Gouache, Watercolor
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
Voyeur chair. Romantic Couple Kissing and Embracing, Mid Century Illustration
By Alex Ross
Located in Miami, FL
Alexander Sharpe Ross gives us a voyeur view of an attractive couple kissing and embracing on a couch. Sharpe's radical use of composition is on ...
Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Board