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
18th Century Italian Neo Classical Saint John Basilica Black and White Engraving
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or study with this antique black and white engraving. Hand colored in Italy circa 1775, the large monochromatic etching is...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
1939 Watercolor by FR Walker in the Manner of Winslow Homer
By Winslow Homer
Located in Pasadena, TX
"'On the Lake" watercolor in the manner of Winslow Homer
3 gentlemen canoeing on the lake. Signed FR Walker. Framed, 1939
Measures: 30" W x 25" H x 2" D.
Category
1930s Vintage Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
19th Century Pair of Painted Miniatures - Pastels Floral Women
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Pair of 19th-century miniature painted portraits of women. Painted on what looks to be celluloid with oval wood frames Measuring 5.3 in x 4.6 in. Signed Illegibly. Beautifully detail...
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1840s Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Other
Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Gilt and patinated wood Gouache
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important and high quality Italian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. Gilt and patinated wood Gouache, by Maestri Michelangelo. This beautiful Gouache is framed within a rectang...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Framed Figurative Drawing by Robert Henri Ashcan School
By Robert Henri 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed pencil/charcoal drawing of a figure by Robert Henri (1865-1929). The work depicts an old man dons a cape and a hat and holds an umbrella, and is likely a study by the artist...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Empire Portrait Painting of Julie and Desiree Clary by Robert Lefevre
By Robert Jacques LeFevre
Located in Essex, MA
Period First Empire portrait of the Sisters Julie and Desiree Clary, Future Queens of Spain and Sweden by Robert Jacques Francois Lefevre (1755...
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19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Monumental French Oil on Canvas 19th- 20th Century Lovers in the Field
Located in Manhasset, NY
A monumental French oil on canvas 19th-20th century lovers in the field. This wonderfully detailed oil on canvas has been relined and sits in a custom gilt gold carved frame that is ...
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Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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
Samuel Reindorf Painting + A signed Book
By Samuel Reindorf 1
Located in New York, NY
Pastel scene by Samuel Reindorf "Americana" Titled "Red Boat" is accompanied but his signed book. Signed Lower right. The Original Frame is made of Wood, leather and glass.
Category
1970s American Vintage Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
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...
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Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Italian 19th Century Neo-Classical Oil On Canvas Ceiling Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful wonderfully executed Italian 19th century Neo-Classical oil on canvas ceiling painting. The elongated octagonal shaped painting depicts se...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage 20th Century Portrait Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage portrait with an aesthetic is specific to the era it was created. Depicts a smiling women wearing pearls with a dainty rose in her hair. Acquired from a Palm beach estate.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, 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
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 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
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
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
Italian Neo-Classic Architectural Temples Print
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style print of a group of four engravings: Temple of Antony's and Faustina, Temple of Fortuna Virilis, Arch of the Goldsmiths and Arch of Trajan, Ancona, all matt...
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood
Vintage Signed Original Oil Portrait of a Mother & Daughter
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Boho original oil portrait. A brightly colored composition of a mother and daughter. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Miami estate.
Category
Late 20th Century North American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
American School, Rural Hilly Landscape w/ Lake and Railway O/C Painting, 19 C
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Unknown.
Painting: Rural Hilly Landscape with Lake and Railroad.
Period: XIX century.
Style: American School, Primitivism.
Medium: Oil on canvas, framed.
Dimensions: H: ...
Category
1870s American Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Signed Oil on Board Painting by Artist Roger Hayward
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This oil on board painting by Roger Hayward, a notable mid-century Californian painter, architect, and inventor, captures the grandeur of a Victorian-sty...
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood
William Frederick Foster ''Portrait of Youth'' Oil
Located in Dallas, TX
William Frederick Foster (1883-1953 American) ''Portrait of Youth'' Oil on Canvas 30''x25'' Image. Signed middle left. Gilt gallery framing 36''x31''. Professionally cleaned and reli...
Category
1890s American Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Early 1900s Watercolor Still Life, Signed & Dated
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare antique Swedish original watercolor painting on paper, signed 'Källström' and dated 1919. Incredibly charming piece in Neoclassical manner, featuring a grape cluster besides a j...
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Bandit and soldier, pair. Oils on boards. LUCAS VILLAAMIL, Eugenio.
Located in Madrid, ES
Bandit and soldier, couple. Oils on tables. LUCAS VILLAAMIL, Eugenio (Madrid, 1858-1919).
They present signature and remains of signature. Labels on the back.
This pair of tables shows, on a blue background, two male busts. Despite their detail and naturalism, they are not portraits in themselves, but rather "type paintings", showing the conception that was held at the time of a bandit or a general, in line with certain common postulates in Romanticism. Spanish. Eugenio Lucas Villaamil began his training with his father, Eugenio Lucas Velázquez...
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Other
French Neoclassical Architectural Landscape, Oil on Canvas
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French neoclassical Architectural landscape, oil on canvas
In the manner of the Grand Tour, exceptionnal, glowing painting.
Beautiful size, scale and quality of the subject an...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Canvas
Mid 20th Century Vintage Boho Original Figural of Young Man Oil on Canvas, Frame
Located in west palm beach, FL
This original oil on canvas depicts a young boy in jeans smirking with his hands in his pockets. Compelling detail and strategic brush strokes and shading with subtle additions of co...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Signed Oil on Board Painting of a House by Artist Roger Hayward Circa 1957
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This evocative oil on board painting by Roger Hayward, an esteemed mid-century Californian artist known for his architectural prowess, portrays the impos...
Category
1950s American Vintage Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Wood
'Les Quatre Eléments' by Pierre Victor Galland
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Pierre-Victor GALLAND (1822-1892)
‘Les Quatre Eléments’
Four, oil on canvas.
France, Circa 1873.
Each painting depicting one of the cardinal elements personified as a female figure in the presence of its most evident attribute. Painted with strong light and colour.
Earth panel depicts one of the four elements in a compelling fashion with an ascendent female figure robed in flowing drapery with foot and arm extended reaching skyward: each with attendant putti below.
Earth is shown swathed in robes of greens and white, with a fanciful foliate headdress of lush leaves and bullrushes.
Air leaps effortlessly into the sky draped in blush pink and holding a slender fruiting bough.
Fire ascends dramatically into the sky holding forth a flaming torch and draped in bright burnished orange and grey, her image seemingly lit from a fire kindled below by an ignipotent putto.
Water suitably draped in billowing azure blue with a translucent undergarment, holds aloft a bubble representing water is portrayed with shimmering translucent wings, an attendant winged putto pulling at her hem.
Under the Second Empire, Haussmann’s transformation of Paris went hand in hand with the construction of luxurious mansions for the new haute bourgeois. Gallards extensive work for wealthy patrons such as Lionel de Rothschild and Edouard André, led him to become one of Paris’s most admired and sought-after decorative artists. His fame quickly spread and led him to carry out projects outside the capital for, among others, Baron von Derwies in Nice, Prince Narischkine in Saint Petersburg and William Vanderbilt in the United States.
Literature
Pierre-Victor Galland, Un Tiepolo français au XIXe siècle. Published in 2006, Somogy, Piscine-musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent, Musée départemental de l'Oise (Paris, Roubaix, Beauvais). ISBN 978-2-7572-0027-8. (in French)
Materials
Oil on Canvas
Provenance
Acquired in France with four other panels (The Four Seasons), at the end of the 19th century by Herman Ossian Armour (1837-1901), businessman, and founder of the Armour Meat Company and American humanist. He brought them back to his USA residence at Fifth Avenue, New York
Bequeathed to Mary Armour...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"A Village School" American Oil on Canvas, Kids in Class, Constant Mayer, 1871
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful American oil on canvas school room scene with a teacher instructing students who are seated on benches and on the ground, with one student who appears to be wearing a dun...
Category
1870s American Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Jean-Victor Bertin French Neoclassical Italianate Landscape with River
Located in Mexico City, MX
A beautiful oil on canvas by French artist Jean-Victor Bertin depicting a landscape with a river, fishermen, a cottage, trees, a wood dock and a boat with ladies and a dog.
Oil on...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Oil on Canvas, "Theater Decor" Around 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large oil on canvas, "theater decor"
Around 1930
The canvas separates from the frame, some cuts, provide for restoration.
Category
1930s European Vintage Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
Pair of 19th Century Oil Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In excellent condition with original Giltwood frames... you can tell from the back. One painting is signed. Hard to read: Harold Holding?? Paintings look very real.
Category
19th Century English Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Charles-Louis Clerisseau 18th Century Gouache Of A Dance Amongst Classical Ruins
By Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Charles-Louis Clerisseau (French, 1721-1820), a depiction of figures dancing amongst Classical ruins, gouache on paper, unsigned, framed.
Being of the late 18th century, circa 1770...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Two Landscapes Attributed to Elias Martin
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of panels featuring battle scene in a landscape and soldiers in a landscape. The two scenes have a similar composition, with a foreground framed by trees and animated with figur...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th Century Neapolitan Pair of Paintings on Paper, in the School of Michaelange
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Neapolitan pair of paintings on paper, in the school of Michaelangelo Meucci (Italian, 1840-1909), depicting winged putti milking a herd of goats and warding off wolves.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paper
Monumental Painting of Doc from Snow White
Located in Dallas, TX
Monumental oil painting of Doc from Snow White on a large canvas.
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Jean-Victor Bertin French Neoclassical Italianate Landscape with River
Located in Mexico City, MX
A beautiful oil on canvas by French artist Jean-Victor Bertin depicting a landscape with trees, women, peasants, a river and a wood dock.
Oil on canvas. Signed on lower left, circ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Portrait Painting Boy with a Parrot, Denmark Signed Erik Pauelsen
By Erik Pauelsen
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very decorative neoclassical 18th century Danish portrait painting of a young boy feeding a parrot with cherries. Signed by Erik Pauelsen and dated 1788. Oil on canvas, lined and framed. Measurements of the frame: 78 cm x 93 cm.
Erik Pauelsen (1749–1790) was a Danish painter. He is most notable for his landscapes and was also a popular portraitist. From an early age he had his mind set on becoming an artist. He travelled to Copenhagen and studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1770-1777 where he won the large silver medal and the small gold medal in 1775 and finally the large gold medal in 1777 together with the Academy's travel scholarship. He travelled to Rome by way of Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Paris and visited Dresden and Berlin on his way back. During his travels he became a member of several foreign art academies and was granted the title of professor in Düsseldorf.
After his return to Denmark, he became a member of the art academy, but was passed over for the post of professor by Jens Juel...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large Oil on Canvas, "Theater Decor" Around 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large oil on canvas, "theater decor"
around 1930.
The canvas separates from the frame, some cuts, provide for restoration.
Category
1930s European Vintage Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Narcissus, " Superb Male Nude, Neoclassical Painting, by Student of Eckersberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Because Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, a celebrated 19th century Danish painter, used his "Narcissus" painting as a teaching tool, at least five of his pupils painted sight variatio...
Category
1810s Danish Antique Neoclassical Paintings
Materials
Paint
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