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19th century etching black and white figurative print female subject signed
By Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Nation, the largest series of American historical paintings by a single artist.
He was born in
Category
1880s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Drawing - Mid-19th Century
By Félix Barrias
Located in Roma, IT
paintings of religious, historical or mythical subjects, but has now been largely forgotten. Artists who
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Nude Man - Original Drawing by Félix Barrias - Late-19th Century
By Félix Barrias
Located in Roma, IT
known in his day for his paintings of religious, historical or mythical subjects, but has now been
Category
Late 19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Industry and Art Put by the Genie -Original Drawing By F. Barrias - 19th Century
By Félix Barrias
Located in Roma, IT
French painter. He was well known in his day for his paintings of religious, historical or mythical
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Child at School - Original Drawing - Mid-19th Century
By Félix Barrias
Located in Roma, IT
known in his day for his paintings of religious, historical or mythical subjects, but has now been
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pencil
Figure of a Woman - Original Drawing By F. Barrias - 19th Century
By Félix Barrias
Located in Roma, IT
– 24 January 1907) was a French painter. He was well known in his day for his paintings of religious
Category
Mid-19th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Flamingos
By William R. Leigh
Located in Missouri, MO
, he completed his Grand Canyon painting, which led to many more commissions and an extensive painting
Category
20th Century Naturalistic Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Price Upon Request
Bull
By William Robinson Leigh
Located in Missouri, MO
latter part of his career, he painted a series of American historical murals as well as paintings based
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Price Upon Request
Jake Lee "Out for Repairs" Original Watercolor C.1987
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
his many, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical
Category
Late 20th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Noble Bull
By William Robinson Leigh
Located in Missouri, MO
of American historical murals as well as paintings based on his travels to Africa funded by the
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Price Upon Request
HADDISCOE CHURCH NORFOLK Arthur E Davies RBA Landscape Watercolor Drawing 1972
Located in Pollenca, Illes Baleares
contemporaries and, with the passing of such a great artist, the beauty and historical content of his paintings
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
Figures - Original Drawing by Georges Antoine Rochegrosse - Early 20th century
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Roma, IT
career, he devoted himself mainly to historical genre painting in a naturalistic style with very
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Studies for Costumes - Pencil and Pastel by G. A. Rochegrosse - 20th Century
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Roma, IT
devoted himself mainly to historical genre painting in a naturalistic style with very particular details
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Studies for Costumes -Pencil and Pastel by G. A. Rochegrosse -Early 20th Century
By Georges Antoine Rochegrosse
Located in Roma, IT
career, he devoted himself mainly to historical genre painting in a naturalistic style with very
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Pencil
Barn and Carriage
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical sites, moments
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Duck Hunter
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical sites, moments
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Old Barn
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical sites, moments
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
The Gazebo
By Jake Lee
Located in San Francisco, CA
, striking compositions. Completed over a lifetime of work, Lee's paintings of historical sites, moments
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Cubist Charcoal Drawing of a Standing Woman
By Valery Kleveroy (Klever)
Located in Houston, TX
were all subject to heavy censorship and state oversight. Among paintings historical, religious
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Charcoal
Vanitas III (Study) - Still Life Drawing of a Human Skull
Flowers
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
show his take on historical and traditional painting subjects and themes through a contemporary lens
Category
2010s Old Masters Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Art Card: "Joan Crawford Says", 1964 postcard (hand signed by James Rosenquist)
By James Rosenquist
Located in New York, NY
works combined popular culture, Surrealism, and historical painting methods. “Much of the aesthetic of
Category
1960s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Postcard
Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres by J.J. Tissot
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Hinsdale, IL
. He exhibited a Late Romantic style historical painting
for the first time at the Salon in 1859. Being
Category
1890s Realist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"Le Portique de la Galerie Nationale a Londres" etching by Tissot
By James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Located in Hinsdale, IL
, Whistler, and the writer Dauder. He exhibited a Late Romantic style historical painting for the first time
Category
Late 19th Century Impressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Marquis de Marigny: An 18th C. Wille Engraved Portrait after a Tocque Painting
By Louis Tocqué
Located in Alamo, CA
Marigny by Jean Georges Wille after a painting by Louis Tocque. It was published in Paris in 1761. The
Category
Mid-18th Century Portrait Prints
Materials
Engraving
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
historical paintings and superb portraits of the aristocracy.
Unlike the majority of his contemporaries
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, monumental historical paintings and superb portraits of the aristocracy.
Unlike the majority of his
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep tree black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
of painting, including refined and tranquil Italianising landscapes, monumental historical paintings
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep black and white signed
By Karel Dujardin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
landscapes, monumental historical paintings and superb portraits of the aristocracy.
Unlike the majority of
Category
17th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Materials
Etching
The Academy of Plato Plato and His Disciples
By Salvator Rosa
Located in Fairlawn, OH
more as recreation than as serious art, now turned largely to religious and historical painting. In
Category
1660s Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Beggar Seated on a Bank by Rembrandt Van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Amsterdam, with Pieter Lastman, known for his historical paintings. Rembrandt was an exceptionally gifted
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching
Circa 1840 engraving "Défense de la Porte St-Denis - Trois Glorieuses" by Jazet
Located in PARIS, FR
-Marie Jazet after a painting by H. Lecomte, vividly captures a defining moment from the July Revolution
Category
1840s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Engraving
Ken Aptekar Contemporary Conceptual Judaica Art Drawing Go Study Chasidic Rabbis
By Ken Aptekar
Located in Surfside, FL
paints new versions of historical paintings and frames, bolting glass with sandblasted words to his
Category
Late 20th Century Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Film, Graphite, Pigment
Christian Martyr Tarcisius (El Hadjii Malick Gueye), Limited Edition skate deck
By Kehinde Wiley
Located in New York, NY
Holbein the Younger's The Dead Christ in the Tomb as well as historical paintings and sculptures of fallen
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Wood, Maple, Screen, Mixed Media
Naked Woman on a Mound by Rembrandt van Rijn
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
, Jacob van Swanenburch, and then, in Amsterdam, with Pieter Lastman, known for his historical paintings
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
a historical artifact, Miro Recent Paintings reflects both the international reach of Miros career
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
dArches that featured an original signed lithograph. As a historical artifact, Miro Recent Paintings
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
dArches that featured an original signed lithograph. As a historical artifact, Miro Recent Paintings
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
a historical artifact, Miro Recent Paintings reflects both the international reach of Miros career
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
dArches that featured an original signed lithograph. As a historical artifact, Miro Recent Paintings
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Joan Miro, Untitled, from Miro Recent Paintings, 1953
By Joan Miró
Located in Southampton, NY
a historical artifact, Miro Recent Paintings reflects both the international reach of Miros career
Category
1950s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Jean Leon Gerome Plaudite Cives Bronze sculpture
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in Dallas, TX
included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits, and other subjects, bringing the
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Painting (Limited edition print; authorized promotional reproduction)
By Gerhard Richter
Located in New York, NY
material, conceptual, and historical implications of painting without ideological restraint.
Richter’s
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
American Artist George Deem Signed Color Lithograph Titled Hands Off Mayakovsky
By George Deem
Located in Surfside, FL
historical authority. Best known for reinterpreting iconic paintings by artists such as Courbet, Goya, Corot
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
When the Land was His
Located in San Francisco, CA
prized historical paintings of the old American west. One favorite Friberg painting is the large, superb
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Springtime in the North
Located in San Francisco, CA
great number of highly prized historical paintings of the old American west. One favorite Friberg
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Long Trail West
Located in San Francisco, CA
religious series then in progress. In 1957-58, Friberg's monumental 15 paintings series for The Ten
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Trail Ends at the Sea
Located in San Francisco, CA
religious series then in progress. In 1957-58, Friberg's monumental 15 paintings series for The Ten
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Yelding the Right of Way
Located in San Francisco, CA
religious series then in progress. In 1957-58, Friberg's monumental 15 paintings series for The Ten
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Winners and Loosers
Located in San Francisco, CA
religious series then in progress. In 1957-58, Friberg's monumental 15 paintings series for The Ten
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Elizabeth, Countess of Northumberland: Mezzotint After a Painting by J. Reynolds
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in Alamo, CA
of historical and mythological scenes, and his influence on British painting was significant
Category
Mid-18th Century Portrait Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
2 part invitation forming a 3-D Dodecahedron Hand signed by Mark Ryden at Kasmin
By Mark Ryden
Located in New York, NY
historical painting methods with subculture. That, in a nutshell, is our generation.”
Ryden’s collaboration
Category
2010s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset, Permanent Marker
Salvador Dali - Nude at the Window - Original Handsigned Lithograph
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
historical paintings.
Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain.
The Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain
Category
1970s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Salvador Dali - Nude with Parrots
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
historical paintings.
Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain.
The Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain
Category
1960s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Salvador Dali - John Kennedy - Original Handsigned Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
historical paintings.
Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain.
The Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain
Category
1960s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Salvador Dali - Magician - Original Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
including six of Dali's eighteen large-sized historical paintings.
Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain
Category
1960s Surrealist Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Faust - Limoges Porcelain Blue and Gold
By (after) Salvador Dali
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
including six of Dali's eighteen large-sized historical paintings.
Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain
Category
1960s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Porcelain
Salvador Dali - Venus in Furs - Original Stamp-Signed Etching
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
historical paintings.
Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain.
The Dali Museum-Theater in Figueres, Spain
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
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An assortment of historical paintings is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Impressionist, Old Masters and Contemporary styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Historical paintings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes brown, gray, black, blue and more. Kristy Gordon, Ina Pesenka, Stephen Lewin, Casimir van den Daele and Elin Sian Blake took a thoughtful approach to this subject that are worth considering. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and canvas — can elevate any room of your home. Some historical paintings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 10 inches across, are available.
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Prices for pieces in our collection of historical paintings start at $500 and top out at $33,162 with the average selling for $3,964.
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- 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025The 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.