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Portrait Alfred de MUSSET cigar French Romantic Painting 19th POTTIN
Portrait Alfred de MUSSET cigar French Romantic Painting 19th POTTIN

Portrait Alfred de MUSSET cigar French Romantic Painting 19th POTTIN

Located in PARIS, FR

Henri POTTIN Paris, 1820 - Paris, 1864 Presumed Portrait of Alfred de Musset Oil on canvas 33 x 25 cm (45 x 36 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left "h. Pxxxin / 1844" Inscri...

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1840s Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French romantic painting Oil on paper TANCARVILLE castle Normandy 19th
French romantic painting Oil on paper TANCARVILLE castle Normandy 19th

French romantic painting Oil on paper TANCARVILLE castle Normandy 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Victor LEFRANC Paris, 1812 - ? Oil on paper 33 x 42 cm (44 x 52 cm with frame) Inscription on the verso 'Tancarville / 1839" and stamp from the Georges Lhoste collection Painter of ...

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1830s Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Romantic Wintery French Landscape 1930's French Oil Painting on Canvas
Romantic Wintery French Landscape 1930's French Oil Painting on Canvas

Romantic Wintery French Landscape 1930's French Oil Painting on Canvas

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Winter Landscape French artist, circa 1930's oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition though with a f...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Antique French Romantic Signed Oil Painting Farmer & Cow Sunset Field Landscape
Antique French Romantic Signed Oil Painting Farmer & Cow Sunset Field Landscape

Antique French Romantic Signed Oil Painting Farmer & Cow Sunset Field Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Auguste Corbiere (late 19th/ early 20th Century) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 32 inches Provenance: private collection Condition: very good condition For more any mo...

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Early 20th Century French School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

19th Century French Romantic Serene Woodland By The River Signed Oil Painting
19th Century French Romantic Serene Woodland By The River Signed Oil Painting

19th Century French Romantic Serene Woodland By The River Signed Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Woodland Landscape French School, signed and dated 1855 indistinctly signed by artist Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas: 10.5 x 16 inches Condition: The painting is in very go...

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Mid-19th Century French School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Fine 19th Century French Romantic Interior Scene Elegant Ladies Oil Painting
Fine 19th Century French Romantic Interior Scene Elegant Ladies Oil Painting

Fine 19th Century French Romantic Interior Scene Elegant Ladies Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Fine French Romantic Interior Scene with Elegant Ladies Oil Painting French School, late 19th century oil on board, unframed Board size: 22 x 18 inches Provenance: private collection...

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Late 19th Century French School Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Romantic French Oil on Canvas Painting
Romantic French Oil on Canvas Painting

Romantic French Oil on Canvas Painting

Located in Prato, Tuscany

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. 20th...

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Mid-20th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Canvas

French Romantic Marine Painting, Shipwreck Scene, 19th Century
French Romantic Marine Painting, Shipwreck Scene, 19th Century

French Romantic Marine Painting, Shipwreck Scene, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

This 19th-century French Romantic oil painting captures a dramatic shipwreck aftermath, typical of marine scenes from the Romantic period.

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Canvas

Romantic French painting Italy Como lake monks Mid 19th
Romantic French painting Italy Como lake monks Mid 19th

Romantic French painting Italy Como lake monks Mid 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Jules SANSON Active in the 1830s and 1840s The arrival of the young girl at the monastery on the shores of Lake Como Oil on canvas 27 x 35.5 cm (31.5 x 39.5 cm with the frame) Signed...

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1840s Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Romantic painting Portrait woman with flowers French mid 19th
Romantic painting Portrait woman with flowers French mid 19th

Romantic painting Portrait woman with flowers French mid 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

It is possible that the painter is Charles Lefebvre who exhibited portraits and history paintings as well as religious paintings for churches at the Paris Salon from 1827.

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

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Oil

French 19th Century, Romantic Garden House Painting, Ornate Gilt Frame
French 19th Century, Romantic Garden House Painting, Ornate Gilt Frame

French 19th Century, Romantic Garden House Painting, Ornate Gilt Frame

Located in Lisbon, PT

A garden painting from the Romantic era featuring a graceful lady wandering through meticulously maintained gardens, complete with a charming fountain and lush trees. The house in th...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Canvas

Romantic French Shepherdess 19th Century Painting by Jean Beauduin
Romantic French Shepherdess 19th Century Painting by Jean Beauduin

Romantic French Shepherdess 19th Century Painting by Jean Beauduin

Located in Rochester, NY

French shepherdess at twilight by Jean Beauduin (1851-1916). Oil on canvas mounted on board. Original Barbizon frame. I believe the dog is a bergere Picard. The bergere Picard or Pic...

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Gesso, Fabric, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

ADAM Marine tempest rescue boats romantic french painting ISABEY 19th
ADAM Marine tempest rescue boats romantic french painting ISABEY 19th

ADAM Marine tempest rescue boats romantic french painting ISABEY 19th

Located in PARIS, FR

Hippolyte Benjamin ADAM Paris, 1808 – 1853 Oil on canvas 54 x 73 cm (61 x 80 cm with frame) Signed lower left “h. Adam" 19th century black wooden frame Hippolyte Adam is a painter o...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Romantic French Oil Painting, Young Boy, Farm Wall Scene, 19th Century
Romantic French Oil Painting, Young Boy, Farm Wall Scene, 19th Century

Romantic French Oil Painting, Young Boy, Farm Wall Scene, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

A 19th-century French oil on wood painting depicting a mischievous young boy climbing over a stone wall, playfully avoiding a chained guard dog.

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Wood

French Marine Romantic Painting 19th Circle of KUWASSEG Boat Sea Port Channel
French Marine Romantic Painting 19th Circle of KUWASSEG Boat Sea Port Channel

French Marine Romantic Painting 19th Circle of KUWASSEG Boat Sea Port Channel

By Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg

Located in PARIS, FR

Good condition Very fine frame decorated with laurel wreaths, geometric incised decoration, and a frieze of heart-shaped motifs The picturesque subject, the deep blue sea, the color...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Oil

ROMANTIC SCENE - French School - Oil on Canvas Italian Figurative Painting
ROMANTIC SCENE - French School - Oil on Canvas Italian Figurative Painting

ROMANTIC SCENE - French School - Oil on Canvas Italian Figurative Painting

By Salvatore Testa

Located in Napoli, IT

Romantic Scene - Oil on canvas cm.80x100, Salvatore Testa, Italy, 2008 The painting by Salvatore Testa depicts a beautiful courting scene, the painting is inspired by the French Sch...

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Early 2000s French School Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross
1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross

1830's French Romantic Period Large Oil Painting Christ on the Cross

By Eugène Delacroix

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Crucifixion French School, circa 1830's circle of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 37.5 x 22.5 inches provenance: private collection, northern France ...

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Early 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Painting french school romantic 19th century oil on canvas Interior of a bakery
Painting french school romantic 19th century oil on canvas Interior of a bakery

Painting french school romantic 19th century oil on canvas Interior of a bakery

Located in PARIS, FR

French school of the first half of the 19th century Oil on canvas 45.5 x 60 cm (59.5 x 74 cm with frame) Beautiful 19th century carved and gilded wooden frame Good condition (a few r...

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19th Century Romantic Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Bonnet with Basket Roses
Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Bonnet with Basket Roses

Antique French Oil Painting Portrait of Country Lady in Bonnet with Basket Roses

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Picking Roses French School, late 19th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 22 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition

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Late 19th Century Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Romantic Still Life Oil Painting, 19th Century, Gilt Frame
Romantic Still Life Oil Painting, 19th Century, Gilt Frame

Romantic Still Life Oil Painting, 19th Century, Gilt Frame

Located in Lisbon, PT

A 19th-century still life oil painting on platex, dated 1866, featuring apples and grapes resting on a vine leaf, presented in a gilt frame. ‘P Borg’ signature. Frame: Width 20,86...

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Wood

Framed 1860s French Academic Style Oil Painting Romantic & Mythological Themes
Framed 1860s French Academic Style Oil Painting Romantic & Mythological Themes

Framed 1860s French Academic Style Oil Painting Romantic & Mythological Themes

By André Charles Voillemot

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

André Charles Voillemot. French ( b.1822 - d.1893 ). Allegory Of Summer. Oil On Canvas. Signed Lower Left. Dedication Lower Left To Victorien Sardou (1831 – 1908). Image size 18.1 in...

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Mid-19th Century Academic Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Romantic French Shepherdess 19th Century Landscape Painting by Jean Beauduin
Romantic French Shepherdess 19th Century Landscape Painting by Jean Beauduin

Romantic French Shepherdess 19th Century Landscape Painting by Jean Beauduin

By Jean Beauduin

Located in Rochester, NY

French shepherdess at twilight by Jean Beauduin (1851-1916). Oil on canvas mounted on board. Original Barbizon frame. I believe the dog is a bergere Picard. The bergere Picard or Pic...

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19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Romantic Family Painting, Framed, 19th Century
Romantic Family Painting, Framed, 19th Century

Romantic Family Painting, Framed, 19th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

This 19th-century French painting captures a tender romantic scene, set within an idyllic countryside garden under a dreamy sky.

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Antique 19th Century French Baroque Revival Paintings

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Canvas

Late 19th Century Romantic Oil Painting After Eduardo Garrido
Late 19th Century Romantic Oil Painting After Eduardo Garrido

Late 19th Century Romantic Oil Painting After Eduardo Garrido

By Eduardo Leon Garrido

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

A romantic painting depicting two women sitting on the shore of a lake, looking at the sailboats. It is painted with oil on canvas. The painting is signed with E.L. Garrido. However,...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Canvas, Plaster

Antique Oil Painting Romantic Pastoral Scene 19th Century French Classical Art
Antique Oil Painting Romantic Pastoral Scene 19th Century French Classical Art

Antique Oil Painting Romantic Pastoral Scene 19th Century French Classical Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

The artwork reflects the refined charm of French Romantic and Rococo-inspired painting, with gentle color transitions, expressive figures, and an intimate narrative atmosphere.

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19th Century Impressionist Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Elegant Sailing Yacht Framed French Romantic 1930s Nautical Impasto Oil Painting
Elegant Sailing Yacht Framed French Romantic 1930s Nautical Impasto Oil Painting

Elegant Sailing Yacht Framed French Romantic 1930s Nautical Impasto Oil Painting

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Elisabeth Bardon. French ( b.1892 - d.1984 ). Ocean Gypsy. Oil On Panel. Signed Lower Left. Image size 18.1 inches x 15 inches ( 46cm x 38cm ). Frame size 23.8 inches x 20.9 inches (...

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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Landscape Paintings

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Oil

French painting 19th 18th costumes guitare romantic Oil canvas Elegant scene
French painting 19th 18th costumes guitare romantic Oil canvas Elegant scene

French painting 19th 18th costumes guitare romantic Oil canvas Elegant scene

Located in PARIS, FR

Georges DEVY (Active at the end of the 19th century) Oil on canvas 86 cm x 65 cm (96 x 76 cm with the frame) Signed and dated lower left "G. Devy / 1883" Very good condition with a f...

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1880s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Romantic Antique French Oil Painting Figure by Woodland Stream Cottage Sunset
Romantic Antique French Oil Painting Figure by Woodland Stream Cottage Sunset

Romantic Antique French Oil Painting Figure by Woodland Stream Cottage Sunset

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Woodland Cottage by CLOVIS FRÉDÉRICK TERRAIRE (French, 1858-1931) signed oil on canvas, framed in antique gilt frame framed: 14 x 18.5 inches canvas: 10 x 14.5 inches provenance:...

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Late 19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

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Oil

I Ask You For A Caress And You Only Tickle Me 1860s Romantic French Oil Painting
I Ask You For A Caress And You Only Tickle Me 1860s Romantic French Oil Painting

I Ask You For A Caress And You Only Tickle Me 1860s Romantic French Oil Painting

By Charles Zacharie Landelle

Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset

Charles Zacharie Landelle. French ( b.1821 - d.1908 ). “Je Te Demande Une Caresse Et Tu Me Chatouilles”. (“I Ask You For A Caress And You Only Tickle Me”). Oil On Panel. Signed Lower...

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Mid-19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Watercolor French school mid 18th romantic Hunt dog hunter game forest
Watercolor French school mid 18th romantic Hunt dog hunter game forest

Watercolor French school mid 18th romantic Hunt dog hunter game forest

Located in PARIS, FR

A. GUILLAUME (Active in the 1830s) Watercolor on paper 32.5 x 47 cm (60 x 74.5 cm with frame) Signed and dated lower left (on the rock) “A. Guill. / 1838 » Beautiful 19th century fra...

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1830s Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Still Life Painting of Peaches and Jug, Romantic, 19th Century, Gilt Frame
Still Life Painting of Peaches and Jug, Romantic, 19th Century, Gilt Frame

Still Life Painting of Peaches and Jug, Romantic, 19th Century, Gilt Frame

Located in Lisbon, PT

A still life painting of a table scene with peaches and a porcelain jug by Talavera de la Reina on a mirrored melancholic background with a gilt wood frame. Dimensions: Frame: 6...

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Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings

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Canvas

"My valley".  Oil. Sheila Querre French cloudy sky romantic style landscape.
"My valley".  Oil. Sheila Querre French cloudy sky romantic style landscape.

"My valley". Oil. Sheila Querre French cloudy sky romantic style landscape.

By Sheila Querre

Located in Segovia, ES

"My valley" oil on canvas by French artist Sheila Querre Dimension: 65 cm H x 92 cm W x 3 cm D The colours of the original work are lighter than those on the photo. The picture is i...

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1990s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French school 19th romantic Historical scene Duke GUISE DURANTI Oil Sketch
French school 19th romantic Historical scene Duke GUISE DURANTI Oil Sketch

French school 19th romantic Historical scene Duke GUISE DURANTI Oil Sketch

Located in PARIS, FR

19th century French school Oil on canvas 33 x 41 cm (53 x 45 cm with the frame) Original canvas with the stamp of the merchant "Vallé & Bourniche / Successeurs de Bellot" active in P...

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1830s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Oil

19 Century Romantic Oil Painting entitled 'Le Reveil' by Claude-Marie Dubufe
19 Century Romantic Oil Painting entitled 'Le Reveil' by Claude-Marie Dubufe

19 Century Romantic Oil Painting entitled 'Le Reveil' by Claude-Marie Dubufe

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

A beautifully executed oil painting of a young lady awakening from her lavishly draped bed, her left arm partially covering her face possibly against the morning sun. She is clothed ...

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Antique 1820s French Romantic Paintings

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Canvas

Courtship in the Forest French Romantic School XIX century oil on canvas
Courtship in the Forest French Romantic School XIX century oil on canvas

Courtship in the Forest French Romantic School XIX century oil on canvas

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: *Courtship in the Forest* Author: French Romantic School Technique: Oil on canvas Support: Canvas mounted on a stretcher Unframed dimensions: 11.4 x 7.9 inches Frame...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Romantic French School 1891 Oil - A Longing Gaze
Romantic French School 1891 Oil - A Longing Gaze

Romantic French School 1891 Oil - A Longing Gaze

Located in Corsham, GB

This romantic late 19th-century portrait depicts a young lady in a flowing tunic, gazing wistfully into the distance. The subject is rendered with soft, diffused brushstrokes and bat...

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Late 19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple
Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple

Antique Russian French Impressionist Watercolor Gouache Painting Romantic Couple

By Pyotr Alexandrovich Nilus

Located in Portland, OR

This rather beautiful painting depicts a romantic couple dressed in 19th century costume in a bucolic landscape, to the foreground is a pasture with a jewel-toned background of tree-...

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1920s Impressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed
19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed

19e century Holland school Winter scene Oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

Winter landscapes were a significant genre in Dutch Golden Age painting, continuing into the 19th century with Romantic influences.

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1840s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Watercolor

French school landscape the stone arch bridge Signed 1922
French school landscape the stone arch bridge Signed 1922

French school landscape the stone arch bridge Signed 1922

Located in Zofingen, AG

➡️ Landscape Le Pont ⬅️ ⏩It is signed possibly J Siverton⏪ ⭐Medium:⭐ watercolor on paper ⭐Technique: ⭐Watercolor painting with expressive brushwork. ⭐Size:⭐33x41cm / 12.9x16.1 ...

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1920s Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Paper, Watercolor, Stretcher Bars

Romantic 19th Century Oil - French Gentlemen with Legion of Honour
Romantic 19th Century Oil - French Gentlemen with Legion of Honour

Romantic 19th Century Oil - French Gentlemen with Legion of Honour

Located in Corsham, GB

A romantic 19th-century portrait of a distinguished French gentleman, standing proudly wearing his Legion of Honour medal, France's highest order of merit established by Napoleon Bon...

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19th Century Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Romantic Gothic Architecture Study Graphite Drawing
Romantic Gothic Architecture Study Graphite Drawing

Romantic Gothic Architecture Study Graphite Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Romantic Gothic Architecture Study Graphite Drawing Artist: Unknown artist (19th century style) Medium: Graphite on paper Size: 12.25 x 9.25 inches (height x width) Condition:...

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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Charcoal

French Romantic School, Portraits of young men, double-sided drawing
French Romantic School, Portraits of young men, double-sided drawing

French Romantic School, Portraits of young men, double-sided drawing

Located in Paris, FR

French Romantic School, mid 19th Century Portraits of young men, double-sided drawing brown ink, brown ink wash, black ink, black ink wash and pencil on paper 24 x 28, 5 cm Framed ...

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1850s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

19th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Ladies by the Riverside
19th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Ladies by the Riverside

19th Century Romantic Oil Painting of Ladies by the Riverside

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This delightful 19th century oil on panel presents an intimate and romantic outdoor scene, capturing two refined ladies dressed in voluminous gowns seated in the countryside, near th...

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Antique 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

French Romantic School, View of a roman atrium, drawing
French Romantic School, View of a roman atrium, drawing

French Romantic School, View of a roman atrium, drawing

Located in Paris, FR

French Romantic school circa 1850 An antique Roman Atrium signed lower right (illegible) Ink, Ink wash and white gouache heightenings 20 x 13 cm Framed : 35.5 x 27 cm The signatu...

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1850s Romantic Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

French Romantic school, Portrait of a young man, drawing
French Romantic school, Portrait of a young man, drawing

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...

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1840s Romantic Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

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A Close Look at Romantic Art

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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  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    The famous artist and co-founder of the Hudson River School artists who painted historical paintings and romantic landscapes was Thomas Cole. Born in England, he immigrated to the U.S. in 1818. During a trip to the Catskills, he first began producing paintings, and his work helped establish the tradition of landscape art in America. Shop a large selection of Hudson River School paintings on 1stDibs.
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    The French artist who painted the famous painting which is titled Mont Sainte Victoire is Paul Cézanne. He actually produced several landscape paintings of the mountain, which was located near his birthplace, Aix-en-Provence, France. Arguably the most famous piece from the series is a 1904-6 work now in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France. Other examples are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, New York; the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, UK; the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh, Scotland; the Bridgestone Museum of Art in Tokyo, Japan; and the Princeton University Art Museum in Princeton, New Jersey. Shop a wide range of sculptures on 1stDibs.