Academic Paintings
ACADEMIC STYLE
During the Renaissance, the first European fine art academies were established in Italy and would guide the style and standards of visual culture in the following centuries. Academic art became dominant across the continent in the 17th century, with artists coming together to offer instruction in this style of painting and sculpture.
The academic art period represented a significant change from the previous era when painters, sculptors and other artists were part of guilds and seen more as artisans than purveyors of culture. While patronage from the elite and the church remained pivotal, young artists were able to support themselves for the first time through academic exhibitions and an independent marketplace. The leading academies included the French Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture founded in Paris in 1648 (which became the Académie des Beaux-Arts after the French Revolution) and the London Royal Academy of Arts formed in 1768 under the inaugural leadership of painter Joshua Reynolds.
Academy students sketched drawings based on prints, sculptures and, finally, live models. Movements including neoclassicism and romanticism were particularly popular in these art schools and institutions where the influence of Raphael and Nicolas Poussin was prominent. Beaux Arts architecture and furniture design drew on these movements, too, and, as they also originated at the Académie des Beaux-Arts, the disciplines share common ground with academic painting and sculpture.
Although academic art was a major shift for artistic status when it began, by the middle of the 19th century it was viewed as stodgy and resistant to new ideas, with the subject matter of artists such as William-Adolphe Bouguereau and Jean-Léon Gérôme generally limited to allegorical or mythological themes. Impressionism, realism and the other movements that engaged with contemporary issues that followed were direct reactions to the academic tradition, although it continued to inform the avant-garde as artists like Gustav Klimt and Pablo Picasso started their practices as academic realists.
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Style: Academic
A Fine Italian 19th Century Oil on Canvas "A Young Man Napoleonic Bicorne Hat".
Located in LA, CA
Napoleone Luigi Grady (Italian, 1860-1949) A Very Fine Oil on Canvas "A Young Man Bicorne Hat". The beautifully executed artwork depicting a posing young boy in full period celebrato...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Nude Women with Resting Minotaur - Neutral White Oil Canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil Painting of a women with a sleeping Minotaur.
Light neutral white painting by Cuban Artist Jesus Nordarse.
Oil on Canvas - 18 x 18 inches.
Oil Painting of a Love and Sacrafice...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
A Very Fine Italian Oil on Canvas Titled "The Solo Violinist or Violin Teacher "
Located in LA, CA
A very fine Italian oil on canvas titled "The Solo Violinist" by Luigi Da Rios (Italian, 1844-1892), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; withi...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil
Lively conversation around a balustrade
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Dimensions with frame : 83 x 101.5 x 3.5 cm
This 19th-century painting depicts a genre scene, typical of the academic and romantic art of the period. It shows three fi...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life with Clock, Teapot, Teacup, and Book
By Franz Krischke
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful still life oil painting by Franz Krischke from the 1950s. Painting depicts a clock, teapot, teacup, and open book arranged on a tabletop. Framed in a heavy, rustic frame. S...
Category
1950s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Escalade Festival in Geneva
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
This striking painting accurately and lavishly depicts the commemorative parade of the Fête de l'Escalade in Geneva, a historical celebration commemorating the victory...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rowboat in a Summer Landscape" George Bacon Wood, Pleine Air Landscape
Located in New York, NY
George Bacon Wood
Rowboat in a Summer Landscape
Signed lower left
Oil on wood panel
6 1/4 x 8 inches
Born in Philadelphia, landscape painter George Bacon Wood, Jr., studied at the ...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Young Beauty
Located in Mc Lean, VA
An Orientalist figurative or genre painting by Conrad Kiesel.
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$11,800
Magnolia Grandiflora, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Magnolia Grandiflora" is an oil painting that depicts a nude figure in the foreground with a bright red backgroun...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
After Paolo Uccello
s "Battle of San Romano" Painted in 1438
Located in Houston, TX
After Paolo Uchello's set of three paints titled "The Battle of San Romano." Originally painted around 1438 to 1440. Uccello depicts events that took place ...
Category
20th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Current, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Current" is an oil painting that depicts a lone figure in a golden field with clouds holding a floral fabric agai...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jules TOULOT (1863-nc) Painting 19th century soldier uniform interior
By Toulot Jules
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Toulot Jules (1863-nc)
Pianist officer in the Second Empire period
Oil on canvas signed low right
Old frame regilded with gold leaves
Dim canvas : 65 X 43 cm
Dim frame : 90 X 67 cm
TOULOT Jules (1863-nc)
French painter 19th century
Born 11th November 1863 in Champeinx (Puy de Dôme...
Category
1880s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Party Skull #1, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Party Skull #1" is an oil painting that depicts a human skull in profile with blow outs and party regalia on blue and purple background.
Elizabeth Zanzinger is an award-winning painter with an enthusiastic international following. She developed her artistic voice through her studies at the Aristides Atelier and Gage Academy of Fine Art in Seattle. Elizabeth finished her education with a fellowship award (Grand Prize, 2nd Annual Utrecht Art...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leaves I, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Leaves I" is an oil painting that depicts yellow Fall leaves with a cream colored background
Elizabeth Zanzinger...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Feedback Loop, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Feedback Loop" is an oil painting that depicts peculiar machine with wiring and red in interior with white background
Elizabeth Zanzinger is an awa...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Prism, Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Elizabeth Zanzinger's (US based) "Prism" is an oil painting that depicts a woman in the foreground looking into the distance with an atmospheric su...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait of Lady
Located in London, GB
John Westbrooke Chandler
1763- 1807
Oil on canvas
Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76 x 63.5 cm)
Original gilt swept frame
This portrait is marked by its loose brushwork, which creates a...
Category
Late 18th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$19,594
A Day in the Country
Dutch Scene, Oil on Linen Painting by Alyona Kostina
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This warm, realistic painting depicting a day exploring the Dutch countryside features a golden field with a stream bisecting the landscape with windmills dotting the landscape. The...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Siblings hugging
Located in GB
The painting is round in shape, a tondo, which was a style sometimes favoured in the 19th century for its intimacy and decorative appeal. It depicts two siblings: the older sister cr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Crossing
Located in New York, NY
The Crossing, 1855, by Theodore Frere (1814-1888)
Oil on wood panel
9 x 14 inches unframed (22.86 x 35.56 cm)
17 ¾ x 22 ½ inches framed (45.085 x 57.15 cm...
Category
19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cute Koala Bear Australia, Photorealism
By John Ruthven
Located in Miami, FL
John Ruthven is recognized as the “20th-century Audubon. In this very detailed and meticulously rendered work the artist depicts a Koala in an iconic and proud pose and a Photoreali...
Category
1970s Academic Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Portrait at the Painter
s workshop
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Francesco Brunery (1849–1926)
Portrait at the Artist's Workshop
Oil on wood panel
Old frame gilded with leaves
Dim panel : 30 X 24 cm
Dim frame : 54 X 46 cm
Francesco Brunery (1849...
Category
1890s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Sylvan Toilette -- ca. 1898
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Exhibited:
Society of American Artists, New York, 1898
Intimate Revelations: The Art of Carroll Beckwith, Berry-Hill Galleries, New York, 1 December 1999-15 January 2000, no. 49
Li...
Category
1890s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Amour Celeste
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork located in Los Angeles, USA.
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in th...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Stony Brook Village
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Dalessio faithfully depicts a Long Island town, picturesque with a large white church in the background. Marc Dalessio was born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California. Even in his earlie...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Two Arches, Prospect Park Brooklyn, sunlight architectural urban landscape
By Gregory Frux
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on Canvas
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Pascal Plazanet - Paris depuis l’Hotel de Ville
Located in Paris, IDF
Rapidography & acrylic onto canvas
Pascal Plazanet is a French artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Paris, France. For more 30 years, he constantly uses rapidograph pens in hi...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Orientalist Scenes in Pair - Dutch Painting 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VAN WYK Henri (1833-NC) signed HENRI
Orientalist scenes in pair
Oil on wood panel signed low left
Old frame re-gilded with gold leaves
Dim wood : 22 X 41 cm
Dim frame : 33 X 55 cm
V...
Category
1880s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Black-Headed Gull
By John Duncan
Located in Southampton, NY
In original gold leaf pierced frame
Signed and dated lower left 1902
Sight size 6 x 8 in
Category
Early 1900s Academic Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Paintings 19th Century Still Life With Fruits
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GODCHAUX Emile (1860)
Compositions of Fruits in Pair
Oil on canvas signed low right
Old Frames gilded with gold leaves
Dim canvas (each) : 46 X 55 cm
Dim frame (each) : 61 x 79 cm
G...
Category
Late 19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venice Laguna with Gondola
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
ADAM-LAURENS Suzanne Adrienne, aka Nanny (1861-1915)
Venice, Lagoon with gondolier
Oil on canvas signed lower left
Frame gilded with leaf
canvas size: 55 X 42 cm Frame size: 64 X 77 cm
French painter born in Crest (Drôme ) February 20, 1861 Died in 1915 Landscape...
Category
1890s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Il Fait Beau Là-Bas ?
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork located in Los Angeles, USA.
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in th...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
At the Stream
By Philip Hermogenes Calderon R.A.
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Signed and dated '1864' lower left
Category
1860s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Child in White Dress”
Located in Southampton, NY
Circa 1890
Signed verso on stretcher bar
Original period gold leaf frame
Overall size framed 21 x 18 in
Category
1890s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,800 Sale Price
36% Off
Venus Cast - Figurative Painting Colors Black Purple White Yellow Grey
By Lyubena Fox
Located in Sofia, BG
"Venus cast"
Oil on canvas
(The painting is unframed 70 x 50 cm.)
The Painting’s Qualities
Lyubena Fox’s paintings are painted in several layers, using both the transparent and opaque qualities of oil paint. Each layer is applied after the previous has dried which makes the painting withstand time. It also creates a glowing, three-dimensional effect, which is due to the different layers showing though each other. These paintings are painted following the logic of how the eye perceives: seeing the details in the context of the form. To create a fulfilling experience, the images are composed of places, full of detail for the eye to explore and places where the eye can rest.
“The impressions of Lyubena's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that it paralyzes the imagination with its realistic perfection.
Her paintings bring emotion of drama, mystery, love, desire and energy, represented by the vast creative power of her talent.”
Bio
Lyubena Fox was born in 1994 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
2013 she graduated from the National school of fine arts Bulgaria, specializing in illustration. The same year she moved to Florence, Italy to study painting with John M. Angel and in 2016 graduated from Angel Academy of Art Florence, after which she studied with Alessandro Dari.
2017 she has two solo exhibitions in Sofia.
2018 Lyubena has three of her paintings qualified as ARC finalists and later in May studies painting with her favorite contemporary painter Roberto Ferri...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Pascal Plazanet - Provencale No. 6
Located in Paris, IDF
Rapidography & acrylic on paper + white frame
Pascal Plazanet is a French artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Paris, France. For more 30 years, he constantly uses rapidograph pens in his artworks on paper or onto canvas. The rapidograph is a special pen with a capillary tubular tip in which flows a black pigment, an ancient drawing tool...
Category
1990s Academic Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - L
Envolée Légère
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His works e...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Girl with Bouquet
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Monogrammed lower right
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mountain Landscape with Animals and Figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
A student of Regnault and of Bertin, Jean-Charles Joseph Rémond exhibited at the Salon from 1814 to 1848. He was awarded his first grand prize in 1821 for "L'enlevement de Proserpi...
Category
19th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beautiful Woman, The Coy Look - like Bouguereau French painter
Located in Miami, FL
If Vogue magazine existed in the late 19th century, this sitter could be on the cover. The depth of her feminine beauty and sweetness is mesmerizing. She looks at you. You look ...
Category
1880s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Beautiful Woman, The Coy Look - French Painting
Located in Miami, FL
If Vogue magazine existed in the late 19th century, this sitter could be on the cover. The depth of her feminine beauty and sweetness is mesmerizing. She looks at you. You look ...
Category
1880s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
$36,000 Sale Price
20% Off
French Contemporary Art by Pascal Plazanet - Provencale No. 12
Located in Paris, IDF
Rapidography & acrylic on paper + white frame
Pascal Plazanet is a French artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Paris, France. For more 30 years, he constantly uses rapidograph pens in his artworks on paper or onto canvas. The rapidograph is a special pen with a capillary tubular tip in which flows a black pigment, an ancient drawing...
Category
1990s Academic Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Pascal Plazanet - Chateau de Foix
Located in Paris, IDF
Rapidography & ink on paper + white frame
Pascal Plazanet is a French artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Paris, France. For more 30 years, he constantly uses rapidograph pens in his artworks on paper or onto canvas. The rapidograph is a special pen with a capillary tubular tip in which flows a black pigment, an ancient drawing tool...
Category
1990s Academic Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
French Contemporary Art by Pascal Plazanet - Barfleur
Located in Paris, IDF
Rapidography & Indian ink on canvas
Pascal Plazanet is a French artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Paris, France. For more 30 years, he consta...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, India Ink
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - It
s a Good Weather ?
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork located in Los Angeles, USA.
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in th...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Joli Moi de Mai
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His works e...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Feeding the Young
By Edmund Adler
Located in Mc Lean, VA
A rural interior scene by Austrian artist Edmund Adler. The scene is typical of Adler's paintings of Austrian culture and rural life. It is full of gemütlichkeit.
Category
1930s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“The Drunk ” 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting On Panel
Located in Jacksonville, FL
The Drunk" is an oil on panel painting created by Dutch school student. This artwork provides viewers with a captivating glimpse into the past, offering a detailed and vivid portraya...
Category
17th Century Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Courtship and The Shepherd
s Family (a pair)
Located in Mc Lean, VA
19th Century Dutch
Category
1860s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Instantané
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the Unite...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Portrait (after Stubbs and Anon.)
By Shelley Reed
Located in Bozeman, MT
This Reed piece is of a horse painted on 6 separate sheets of oil paper. It is painted in the influence of the European artist Stubbs. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochrom...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Terre qui Saigne ?
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His works e...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Les Créatures de Promethée
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork located in Los Angeles, USA.
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in th...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Versailles
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His works e...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - L
Espoir en Rose
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His works e...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Colleville sur Mer en Hiver
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His works e...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - La Cathédrale Engloutie
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork located in Los Angeles, USA.
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in th...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Contemporary Art by Franck Bailleul - Avant l
Orage
Located in Paris, IDF
Franck Bailleul is a French painter born in 1964 who lives & works in Abbeville, Normandy, France.
He has exhibited nationally as well as in the United States and China. His works e...
Category
2010s Academic Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Divertimento in the Music Salon
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
GUIDI Giuseppe (1881-1931)
Divertimento in the Music Salon
Oil on canvas signed low right
Old frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 70 X 100 cm
Dim frame :...
Category
Early 1900s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting 19th Century - Horses and Carriage - Charles de Luna (1812-1866)
By Charles De Luna
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
LUNA, Charles de (1812-1866)
Horses and carriage hunting
Oil on canvas signed low left and dated 1841
Old original frame gilded with leaves
Dim canvas : 39 X 75 cm
Dim frame : 89 X 52 cm
Certificate of authenticity
LUNA, Charles de (1812-1866)
French Painter 19th century
Born in 1812 in Châlon sur Saone
Genre scenes, military subjects, Orientalism
Pupil of Léon Cogniet...
Category
1840s Academic Paintings
Materials
Oil
Academic paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Academic paintings 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 paintings 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, pink, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Karen Darbinyan, Mark Beard, Kyna de Schouël, and Elizabeth Zanzinger. 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 Academic paintings, so small editions measuring 4.14 inches across are also available. Prices for paintings 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 $140 and tops out at $700,000, while the average work sells for $4,850.