Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
American, 1848-1936
Born in New York in 1848 he detoured from his plan to enter Harvard and instead left for a ten year sojourn in Paris to study painting. He exhhibited at the Paris Salon from 1874-1892 and also at the Royal Academy in London. He continued his travels through Europe eventually returning and establishing a studio in New York where he became well known for his large scale painting done on commission for the most prominent families. He is noted for the great central dome in the Library of Congress in Washington among dozens of other large public works. He was also known for genre, portraits, ruins and Indians.He developed a distinctive format that put real and Allegorical figures together in pictures with Historical and moral themes. In both easel paintings and his murals Blashfield proceeded from careful black-and-white studies to finished oils on canvas. He often used a frieze-like format for his classically beautiful women depicted with elegant line and rich, inventive color. He understood "thoroughly the decorative qualities in great oil paintings but saw the mural as very different from the easel painting." About the mural, he wrote, "developed into beauty applied to utility, and it culminated as a supreme teacher, through the arts, of patriotism, morals and history. were credited as being integral to the American Renaissance revival of decoration in public buildings. He was a long time member of the Architectural League of New York and the National Society of Mural Painters, and was president of the National Academy of Design from 1920-26, which honored him in 1934 with a special gold medal for commitment to the arts and the academy. He passed away in 1936. to
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
785
702
653
643
1
Artist: Edwin Howland Blashfield
Spring Scattering Stars, Nude allegory scattering stars from a crescent moon
By Edwin Howland Blashfield
Located in Miami, FL
Spring Scattering Stars is a 1927 Neoclassical painting by American artist Edwin Blashfield. It depicts a nude female allegory of spring on a w...
Category
1920s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil
Related Items
The Three Graces - Original Surrealist On Board
By Russell Tripp
Located in Soquel, CA
The Three Graces - Original Surrealist On Board
Dramatic and dynamic fantasy scene by Russell R. Tripp (American, 1942-2025). This piece depicts a dream like scene with two nude wom...
Category
1980s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1950's French Surrealist Signed Huge Oil Painting Nudes Dreamscape with Skeleton
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Surreal Dreamscape with Nudes
French artist, mid 20th century
signed oil on canvas, unframed
dated 1958?
Canvas : 30 x 37.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: v...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$750 Sale Price
30% Off
H 30 in W 37.5 in
You Broke My Heart
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I blend expressionism, surrealism, and symbolism to explore deep emotional narratives. The canvas features fragmented figures and abstract forms, evoking a sense of...
Category
1990s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
LOUIS BUISSERET 1928 Surrealist Fantasy Nude Women Landscape Horse Belgian LARGE
By Louis Buisseret
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Louis Buisseret (Belgian)
Exhibited at the Pittsburgh International (Carnegie Institute) show of 1928 "Composition"
This surrealist painting depicts nude women having a picnic in a S...
Category
1920s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Solitary Confinement" (2016) By Diego Glazer, Original Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Diego Glazer's "Solitary Confinement" is an original, handmade oil painting that is framed and ready to hang. The framed measurements are 22 in H x 26 in W.
About the Artist:
For a...
Category
2010s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$2,850 Sale Price
36% Off
H 20 in W 23.5 in D 2.5 in
Untitled - Girl With Blue Hair - Surrealistic Oil Painting - Nude
By Pawel Sepielak
Located in Salzburg, AT
Pawel Sepielak is a Polish painter, book illustrator and printmaker.
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,999
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Sentada Desnuda, Surreal Painting of a Seated Nude Woman, Mexican Artist
By Guillermo Meza
Located in Beachwood, OH
Guillermo Meza (Mexican, 1917-1997)
Sentada Desnuda, 1941
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated lower right
23.5 in. h. x 19.5 in. w.
31 in. h. x 27 in. w., as framed
He was born in México...
Category
1940s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Kiss" 2023, dark figurative oil painting by Daniela Astone
By Daniela Astone
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Part of Daniela Astone's series of figures in different ethereal and surrealistic spaces. "The Kiss" brings to mind Gustav Klimt's famous 1908 painting of the same name but instead of an abstracted gold background, Astone creates a mysterious creature enveloping and suspending the figure in mid-air. The dark monster looks ominous until you notice the nude figure leaning into her partner, her hands lightly caressing or leaning on the the amorphous creature. Her body is relaxed and her eyes closed. As a classical artist who paints the nude figure everyday, Astone is masterful at depicting women at ease in their natural bodies rather than women self-conscious of their nudity—posing but fearful of exploitation at the same time—a theme in art history that continues today.
Some of the sweeping strokes of black are inspired by Japanese paintings techniques, and on the lighter areas there are rain drop falling from a blue-grey cloud in the background.
52.8 x 44.9 inches framed
Artist Bio
Daniela Astone was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1980 and raised in Porto Santo Stefano...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
$29,500
H 51 in W 43.3 in D 3 in
"Milky Way" contemporary surrealist, ethereal multi-figurative oil painting
By Daniela Astone
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Milky Way" is a contemporary surrealist and ethereal multi-figurative oil painting by Italian artist, Daniela Astone.
Astone's latest work centers around figures floating in ether...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$90,000
H 59.5 in W 118 in D 2 in
Companion oil on canvas painting surrealist european art
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Companion (Compañera)
Artist: Félix Ferreras
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 28.7 x 23.6 inches
Framing: Unframed
Description
The artwork Companion (Compañera) by Félix Ferr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$882 Sale Price
37% Off
H 28.75 in W 23.63 in
"You Are Not Alone Anymore" - Oil Painting Featuring an Astronaut & Nude Figure
By Andreas Claussen
Located in Denver, CO
In "You Are Not Alone Anymore," Andreas Claussen's oil on canvas from 2023, measuring 35.43 x 47.24 x 1.18 inches, the artist masterfully intertwines surrealism with realism, challen...
Category
2010s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,600
H 35.43 in W 47.27 in D 1.18 in
The Star
By Mark Ryden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The Star"
2004
by Mark Ryden & Marion Peck
Oil on Wood
Signed by both artists
Custom Framed
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil
Previously Available Items
Midsummers Night Dream Large oil painting as a Mural in blues
By Edwin Howland Blashfield
Located in Brookville, NY
This unsigned ( typical of Edwin Blashfield) canvas depicts a scene from Midsummers Night Dream. Blashfields best known for his Murals, genre, figure and marine paintings. To date his record at auction is for a work even larger than this painting, depicting a battle scene in Missouri "Trumpets of Missouri" which sold for 150,000.
Edwin Blashfield died in 1936. Of him it was written: "Along with William Morris Hunt...
Category
1920s American Realist Edwin Howland Blashfield Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edwin Howland Blashfield paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Edwin Howland Blashfield paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Edwin Howland Blashfield in oil paint, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1920s and is mostly associated with the Surrealist style. Not every interior allows for large Edwin Howland Blashfield paintings, so small editions measuring 42 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Leon Kelly, Guy Robinson, and Igor Samsonov. Edwin Howland Blashfield paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $85,000 and tops out at $85,000, while the average work can sell for $85,000.