Skip to main content

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.

Find a collection of romantic paintings, sculptures, prints and multiples and more art on 1stDibs.

to
3
7
3
4
6
3
3
2
3
1
1
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
327
190
95
86
9
8
5
5
3
1
9
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
37
448
232
268
4
11
3
3
6
14
4
25
37
36
1
1
1
1
1
7
4
3
3
2
Style: Romantic
Period: Early 1900s
Hand-Me-Downs - Street Children - Waif - Cockney Gutter Imps.
Located in Miami, FL
19th Century Street Art - British children's book author and illustrator Edith Farmiloe depicts a waif-like girl - Cockney Gutter Imp - who is disheveled. The artist draws her i...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Woman Bathing at Moonlight, Original Oil on Canvas, French Romantic School
Located in PARIS, FR
*Dimensions include the frame This enigmatic French painting, likely from the early 20th century, exhibits a mysterious and evocative atmosphere characteristic of the Romantic movem...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Italian Woman Spinning Thread /// Antique Watercolor Rome Lady Landscape
By Luigi Olivetti
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Luigi Olivetti (Italian, 1856-1941) Title: "Young Italian Woman Spinning Thread" *Signed and dated by Olivetti lower center right Year: 1904 Medium: Original Watercolor Painting on paper Framing: Framed in a gold gilt wood frame Framed size: 30" x 23" Image size: 21" x 14" Condition: Minor wear to frame. In excellent condition Notes: Provenance: private collection - Cleveland, Ohio. The work is dated in Roman Numerals. Brass plate with artist's name attached lower center. Biography: Luigi Olivetti (Revere, Lombardy, November 11...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor

Poppy and Anemone Still Life Floral Study in Oil on Linen
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and detailed floral still life by Alfred Broge (Danish, 1870-1955). Three white anemones and one pink poppy, all with stems and leaves, sit against a medium grey background...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Linen, Oil, Board

Cobb's Creek (Large Signed Original Watercolor, c. 1905, Penns. Academy)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sorry for the reflections on the glass - I did not want to disassemble the ornate antique gold frame in order to photograph the art. At any rate - this is a beautifully accomplished turn-of-the-century watercolor by the American painter Frank English...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor

Venus and Cupid
Located in Brussel, BE
Venus and Cupid by Jean-Marie Boucher : This white marble statue of Venus, gazing lovingly at a winged Cupid, was created around 1910. The same marble model was sold by Sotherby's London in their auction "19th and 20th Century Sculpture '' on November 26...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Marble

Portrait of a Lady (by leader of "Southern Art Renaissance") - 20th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Many of you clicking on this watercolor are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of the 20th century sparke...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor

“Lady of the Lake”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas. Condition is very good. Signed lower left. Inscribed Paris and dated 1904. Overall with gold leaf over wood frame frame 28 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches. There is a second f...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Elegant Figures Seated in a Park" 19th Century Oil on Panel by M. Alonso Pérez
Located in Madrid, ES
MARIANO ALONSO PÉREZ Spanish, 1857 - 1930 ELEGANT FIGURES SEATED IN A PARK signed, located and dated "Alonso Pérez, Paris ´91" (lower right) oil o...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Cottage and Harvesters
Located in Storrs, CT
Cottage and Harvesters (after a watercolor by Peter De Wint, 1784-1849). 1907. Mezzotint. Hardie 88. 6 5/8 x 10 11/16 (sheet 14 x 19 1/4). Edition 100. Housed in a 16 x 20 mat. A ver...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Related Items
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.
Category

1990s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor

The flowers. Colorful Asters. 1964. Oil on canvas, board, 46x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
White, yellow and red asters. 1964. Oil on canvas, board, 46x58 cm Vimba Voldemars ( 1904 St. Petersburg – 1985 Riga, Latvia) He began his artistic education at the St Petersburg...
Category

Mid-20th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Board, Canvas, Oil

Dead King 24 [10th Century Mongol Khagan]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 24 [10th Century Mongol Khagan]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Dead King 32 [21st Century American President]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead King 32 [21st Century American President]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival pap...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Dead Queen 3 [20th Century Russian Duchess]
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "Dead Queen 3 [20th Century Russian Duchess]" is an original artwork by Kate Glasheen made of pen and ink on archival paper. This piece measures 21.2...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Romantic Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper, Pen

Purple Flowers painting
Located in Sempach, LU
Painting with Purple Flowers is a beautiful wall decor, october flowers are one of favorite flowers of the artist, he always tries to show their beauty and luxury. Beside, Nikolay li...
Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Fiberboard, Linen

Unexpected Blessing II
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery, NYC & LA --A walk through any major museum will reveal paintings that depict or legitimate only certain kinds of experience. Despite the good in...
Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Unexpected Blessing II
Free Shipping
H 48 in W 32 in
Gentle hands that rule the world. 2020. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x42 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Globe and glove. 2020. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x42 cm Juris Dimiters (1947) Education: 1958-1965 Janis Rozentals Art High School of Riga 1965-1973 ...
Category

2010s Romantic Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

An American Still Life of an Apple, Pear and Grapes circa 1880s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
An American Still Life of an Apple, Pear and Grapes Oil on canvas on board Signed illegibly circa late 1800s 9 3/4 x 5 7/8 (16 x 12 3/4 frame) inches This is an example of late 19...
Category

Late 19th Century Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Signed Early 20th Century Modernist Male Lovers Gay Erotic Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed modernist nude male landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18L x 14H.
Category

1930s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Signed Nude Tropical Women Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintgae signed tropical nude landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 29H.
Category

1950s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Paris School Nude Female Bathers Double Sided Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique impressionist nude woman portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category

1950s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items
Dutch Girl with Fishing Boats
By Edmond Louyot
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original signed oil painting on panel, laid down to board, by French artist Edmond Louyot (1861-1920) titled "Dutch Girl with Fishing Boats", c. 1900. Ha...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Paint, Oil, Panel

Portrait of a Gentleman (by leader of "Southern Art Renaissance")
Located in New Orleans, LA
Many of you clicking on this pen-and-ink of a dapper gentleman are probably doing so because you know of Ellsworth Woodward, who with his brother William Woodward around the turn of ...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Ink

Early 20th Century Tigers "Amidst the Ruins"
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous early-20th-century watercolor painting of tigers titled "Amidst the Ruins" in the style of Alfred William Strutt (British/Australian 1856-1924). Signed "A.W.S", in the style...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper

At the Ebb of the Tide (The Cockle Picker, Venice)
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
An original oil on canvas after Italian artist Antonio Ermolao Paoletti (1834-1912) titled "At the Ebb of the Tide (The Cockle Picker, Venice)", c. 1900. No signature found. Retains Geo. F. Muth Co. sticker label on verso on right stretcher. Provenance: private collection - South FL estate. Framed in a gold gilded wood Art...
Category

Early 1900s Romantic Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mountain Landscape with Goatherd and Goats
By P. Reichardt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: P. Reichardt Title: Mountain Landscape with Goatherd and Goats Year: Circa 1900 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 36.5...
Category

Early 1900s 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.

Recently Viewed

View All