Neoclassical Paintings
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
American Oil Framed Landscape on Academy Board, Hudson Valley, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
American school oil landscape on academy board in the original gold gilt molded frame. Landscape depicts Hudson Valley with mountains in the background, trees in the foreground and a...
Category
1820s American Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Unframed Floral Painting on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pretty floral painting of a bouquet of flowers in a vase. This piece features creamy white flowers with accents of yellow. The roses sit in a black neoclassical style vase upon a b...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Barry Leighton Jones Large Oil on Canvas Painting Children Clown "The Minstrels"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Barry Leighton Jones Large Oil on Canvas Painting Children Clown Parade and Dog, "The Minstrels". Item features signed lower left corner, "Leighto...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
Neoclassical Landscape Painting with Mermaid and Floral Ornamentation
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neoclassical-Style (20th Century) acrylic painting featuring a central circular landscape scene of men and a donkey at a mountain fortress overlook, held by two mermaids and ...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian Neo-Classic Landscape with Horses
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic oil on canvas of a dark landscape with horses and figures in the foreground with a gilt frame.
Chips on frame
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Neo-Classic Roman Historical Scene Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style prints of various ancient Roman historical scenes matted in a green painted and gold trim frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040102A-O)
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Still Life Painting of Green Apples and Jug
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely still life painting of a grouping of green apples in a woven brown wicker basket. A brown jug sits behind the basket, with a knife all sitting upon a table with a brown tabl...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Neoclassical Oil on Canvas, "Young Emperor with Muses", 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Very large oil on canvas representing a young man crowned with laurels, seated in front of muses and shepherds In the background, a very beautiful landscape
Very good condition, 1 h...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
Neo-Classic Roman Historical Scene Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style prints of various ancient Roman historical scenes matted in a green painted and gold trim frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040102A-O)
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Pair of Michelangelo Maestri Italian Neoclassic Framed 18th Century Gouache Pain
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Neoclassic Black Framed 18th Century Gouache Paintings with birds (att: MICHELANGELO MAESTRI) (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
Nicholas Berger Fine Oil on Panel, "Island Roses"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A seaside house on the water with rose bushes on the grounds and a flag blowing in the wind. Sailboats are on the water in the background.
Presented in a gilt frame. Signed lower ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Oil on Board "Tired Out" by Howard Eaton Helmick
Located in Chicago, IL
This delightful oil on board titled "Tired Out" by Howard Helmick depicts a young man sleeping in a pile of hay, with a pastoral country scene just beyond the barn's entryway. Housed...
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
Italian Neo-Classic Military Objects Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style print of various military arms, armor, and objects matted in stained walnut frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040101A-040101O)
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neo-Classic Military Objects Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style print of various military arms, armor, and objects matted in stained walnut frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040101A-040101O))
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Walnut
Neo-Classic Roman Historical Scene Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style prints of various ancient Roman historical scenes matted in a green painted and gold trim frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040102A-O)
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Hand Colored Print 19th
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-Classic Style (19th Century) Rust and Black Hand Colored Print with an "X" design in square black and gold trim frame (TABULA XIV) (si...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
American Winter Forest Watercolor Painting in Gilt Frame Signed G. Carpenter
Located in Dallas, TX
Set inside a carved gilt framed behind protective glass, this watercolor on paper painting was created circa 1970 and signed in the lower right corner by the artist, George Carpenter. The peaceful artwork has a simple composition with a thick forest surrounding an icy stream in the foreground. The artist method gives us an undeniable moving, impressionistic feeling. The classic style landscape is in excellent condition and has heavily pigmented colors in a blue, green and deep purple palette.
George Carpenter was an impressionist painter of watercolor landscapes and exhibited in the United States, Canada, and abroad. Born on December 13, 1928 in Boston, Massachusetts, George was the son of George Gillis and Daisy Winifred Carpenter. He married Virginia Forsyth on October 14, 1966 and served in the Korean Conflict with the 82nd Airborne Unit. He moved to Ogunquit, Maine in 1966 to pursue his passion of painting. By his own count he estimated prior to his death that he had created 18,000 pieces of art while living there and operating his studio in Perkins Cove...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Paper
Italian Neo-Classic Military Objects Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style print of various military arms, armor, and objects matted in stained walnut frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040101A-040101O)
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neo-Classic Military Objects Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style print of various military arms, armor, and objects matted in stained walnut frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040101A-040101O)
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Walnut
Italian Neo-Classic Military Objects Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style print of various military arms, armor, and objects matted in stained walnut frame (part of a set of 15; associated pieces: 040101A-040101O)
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Walnut
Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Portrait on Dog on Canvas, Framed
Located in west palm beach, FL
Gorgeous portrait of a small greyhound. The detail in the fur almost appears textural and the artist did a great job of depicting light reflecting off of the dog’s coat...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Cherub Gathering in Blue Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (20th Century) print of blue-toned cherubs gathering in a field and eating grapes with a horned animal, on MDF board.
Some water damage, scuffing.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Rocky Mountain Vista" by John C Terelak
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A monumental 59" x 82" with frame oil on canvas painting of a rocky mountain vista by John Terelak. Signed and dated lower left and inscribed verso. It ...
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
Singerie Carriage Painting on Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) singerie depicting monkeys in a horse-drawn carriage surrounded by an ornate foliate border painted on weathered wood in a rectangular green, washed wooden frame.
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
J.G. Clonney Signed Oil on Board Portrait Royal Dog Spaniel Painting Gold Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
J.G. Clonney signed oil on board royal dog spaniel painting. Item feature oil on panel, gold finish, wood frame, signed on lower corner, brass-mounted...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
The World of Armand Hammer by John Bryson, Hardcover Coffee Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The World of Armand Hammer by John Bryson -
Large hardcover coffee table book.
A photographic journal follows the eighty-seven year old oil executive as he chairs a panel devoted t...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vintage Framed Still Life Painting of Summer Fruits by Jim Rodgers
Located in Morristown, NJ
Jim Rodgers (American/New Jersey, b. 1958), a framed still life with summer fruit, signed "Rodgers" at lower right. Succulent ripe peaches, figs and raspberries are beautifully rende...
Category
1990s American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Alexandre Gaston Guignard (1848 - 1922), oil on canvas, Landscape Cows
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Alexandre Gaston Guignard (1848 - 1922), oil on canvas, Landscape This is a beautiful painting by the French painter Gasto Guignard. It is a field of cows and Hay, Calm setting with ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mitch Billis Oil on Canvas Still Life
By Mitch Billis
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A still life of white pitcher filled with white hydrangeas and apples in a blue and white bowl on a table. Signed lower right. In a fine carved and gilt frame. In very good overall c...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Canvas
"The Lighthouse at Sunset" by Peter Poskas
Located in Wiscasset, ME
A luminous painting featuring a lighthouse at either sunrise or sunset by Peter Poskas. Oil on panel signed in the lower right. The dimensions include the frame.
Prominent 21th Ce...
Category
2010s American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
Vintage Boho Original Western Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho original oil painting. A chic western country side in pale neutral colors. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
American Realism A Pictorial Survey from the Early 18th Century to the 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
American Realism, a pictorial survey from the early 18th century to the 1970s.
Mathey, François
Published by Portland House, 1987
Title: American Realism: A pictorial survey from....
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Italian Neo-Classic Style Acrylic Garden Scene Painted Panel
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classical style (mid-20th Century) acrylic genre painting on a wooden panel depicting a central group of people in a garden above a vignette painting of architectural rui...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Hunter in a Field" by Percival Leonard Rosseau
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Watercolor on paper, signed in the lower right. Listed measurements are for the full frame size.
Percival Leonard Rosseau
(1859–1937)
Percival Leonard Rosseau was born in Louisiana. He led a peripatetic life as cattle driver, cowboy, and commodities broker before going abroad...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Signed Italian Luigi Civechia Painting of Trevi Fountan
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions Framed: H: 12 1/4in W: 13 1/2in D: 1in
This framed Luigi Civechia painting of Trevini Fountain is perfect for you and your home! The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana d...
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Neo-Classic Style Garden Genre Scene Painted Panel
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classical style (mid-20th century) genre painting on a wooden panel depicting a central group of people in a garden above a vignette painting of architectural ruins frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century French Grisaille Painting
Located in Rome, IT
Late 18th century French Grisaille Painting, oil on canvas.
Mythological scene with the Greek God Pan and dancing putto figures with ivory painted an...
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Morning Walk on the Manyaunk Philadelphia Bridge Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist large Philadelphia - A brisk morning walk under the Manayunk bridge. A bundled up man takes a stroll along the canal trail. A historic Philadelphia bridge cascades acro...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
The Pantheon in 18th Century Rome Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage (20th Century) unframed canvas oil painting of bustling 18th century life - figures, carriages and horses - unfolding before the Pantheon in Rome, capturing the building's Co...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil Painting on Burlap of Lily Flowers
By Jacques Lamy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very large oil painting on burlap of lilies in a planter, executed in the ancient fresco style with a quiet simplicity that evokes a sense of sere...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
‘The Bath of Psyche’ (1892) Framed Oil on Canvas
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 19th century framed oil painting on canvas depicting ‘The Bath of Psyche’ after Sir Frederick Leighton. Marked ‘1892’, this antique oil painting by an unknown artist is a scal...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
1960's Original Signed Watercolor Cityscape of Venice Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Nicely framed original watercolor signed and dated , nice Venice Italy cityscape , very nice subject and condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Brass
Original painting inspired "Still Life with Fruit" by James Poulton, a British
Located in Birmingham, AL
The image shows a framed oil painting titled "Still Life with Fruit" by James Poulton, a British artist active in the mid-19th century. It depicts a variety of fruits arranged on a t...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
John Joseph Owens Model Nude Figural Study, Torso, 1909, Charcoal and Ink, Paper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Owens, John Joseph (American/West Virginia 1887-1931), Model Portrait Study, signed and dated 1909, charcoal on laid paper and pen and ink, about 21 x 17 inches. Provenance: artist's...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th Century American Still Life of Fruit
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century American still life of fruit.
Oil in stipple board.
Original period giltwood frame.
Category
19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Oil Painting by Louis Kronberg, American (1872-1965) Ballet Dancer in Yellow
By Louis Kronberg
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Oil/Pastel on Canvas painting by Louis Kronberg, Dancer in Yellow, American, signed and dated Circa 1905.
Provenance: From a Southern California Estate
Painter: Louis Kronberg, of...
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Italian Oil on Canvas en Grisaille Depicting Volumnia Veturi & Coriolanus
Located in London, GB
A fine and large Italian oil on canvas en grisaille depiciting Volumnia and Veturia with their retinue pleading with Coriolanus to make peace with Rome.
The later frame is silver gil...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
New York City Statue Liberty Boat Hudson Impressionist Winter Scene Oil Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Impressionist New York City, a snowy winter evening on the Hudson. Tug boats navagate the choppy water as snow fills the air. A productive day with the famous Statue of Liberty and E...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
19th Century Oil Painting Young Boy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-19th Century painting of fancy young boy in a beautifully giltwood and hand-painted frame (not original frame). The canvas itself is 20" x24". Paint is very stable even though cr...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Capriccio in the Manner of Panini
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian 19th century Grand Tour oil painting on canvas in the manner of Giovanni Panini depicting a landscape with roman ruins, framed in a shaped carv...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian Neo-Classic Mural of Cupids
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style mural painting on canvas of a Pair of medallions with cupids centering a still life of fruit behind a blue drape with a swag valance
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Donna Schuster “Nude Bathers” Watercolor, Pencil and Gouache
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donna Schuster (1893-1953) “Nude Bathers” watercolor, pencil and gouache within a giltwood carved frame and protective glass. Signed ‘Donna Schuster’ (Lower Right), circa 1920-1930.
...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Painting inspired by Thomas Kinkade title sweet cottage 111
Located in Birmingham, AL
The painting either orginal or inspired by a painting titled "Sweetheart Cottage III" by Thomas Kinkade. It is a framed canvas print depicting a cozy cottage nestled in a landscape ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Trimph Der Venus Royal Vienna Platter Framed Signed and W Bee Hive Marking
By Berger Pinh
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Vienna style porcelain burgundy-ground tray, 'triumph Der Venus' late 19th century, blue beehive mark, signed bergère Pinh. The oblong octagonal tray painted with Venus rising from the sea...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Italian Large Pair of Neoclassic Painted Canvas Arched Wall Decorations, 19th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian pair of stretched canvas paintings from the 19th century. These antique wall decorations from Italy each have painted canvas stretched over an arch-shaped wood frame, nearly 4 feet in width. The paintings are Neoclassical in design featuring an urn with flame at center, symmetrically framed within an abundant display of scrolling acanthus leaves. A gold tone ribbon fabric with nail-heads outlines the outer edges of each framed piece. These 19th century Italian Neoclassic arched wall ornaments would add the grandeur of height hanging above a pair of window or door casings...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Donna Schuster “Mother and Child” Watercolor, Pencil and Gouache
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Donna schuster (1883-1953) “Mother and Child” watercolor, pencil and gouache within a giltwood carved frame and protective glass. Signed ‘Donna Schuster’ (Lower Right), circa 1920-19...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Vintage Boho Original Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Enrich your decor with this Vintage Boho Original Landscape Oil on Canvas. Featuring a beautifully detailed American-style landscape, this artwork brings a serene and rustic charm to...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Large Painting on Canvas by Fanny Geefs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
LARGE OVAL OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
By Fanny Geefs (Brussels; 1807-1883 Schaerbeek)
Depicting a seated man, women and their child. Set in an old wood
frame. Signed and dated 1873. By F...
Category
19th Century Belgian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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