Biedermeier Paintings
Biedermeier Style
The authentic Biedermeier furniture on 1stDibs is representative of the first modern European decorative style not dictated by the tastes of the aristocracy. Following the Napoleonic wars, a growing, wealthy urban middle class in the German-speaking states of Central Europe began to demand rights and privileges once granted only to nobles. To avoid trouble, the upwardly striving confined their political discussions to one another’s homes. And so the salon was born.
Cabinetmakers in cities such as Vienna, Berlin and Mainz began to offer goods that reflected the tastes and needs of the new class. The makers of Biedermeier chairs, tables and other furniture used little or no gilding, silver hardware or other lavish ornament. Ebonized trims are common on Biedermeier cabinetry, and neoclassical elements — lyre-shaped chair splats, carved scrollwork, table supports shaped like Greek columns. But the strongest aesthetic statement came from the wood — richly-grained, honey-colored, often book-matched veneers of walnut and fruitwood.
There are two iconic Biedermeier furniture forms, both made to outfit rooms designed for conversation. One is the sofa, deeply upholstered with a strong, architectural wooden frame. The second is the circular pedestal table, which stood at the center of the room, offering a surface on which to place coffee and cake services; or to roll out a map, or sketch out ideas on paper.
“Biedermeier” was originally a derogatory term — it derives from the pen names of two German magazine writers who mocked bourgeois manners. Looking at the elegant and refined antique, new and vintage Biedermeier furniture offered on 1stDibs, that is now an amusing irony.
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Style: Biedermeier
W. Kruegner, Summerly High Mountain Landscape with Alpine Lake and Watzmann
Located in Berghuelen, DE
W. Kruegner- summerly high mountain landscape with alpine Lake and Watzmann
An impressionistic oil painting depicting a high mountain landscap...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Portrait for Woman
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Madame Rimsky"
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$12,500
1820s Biedermeier Oil Painting of a Hunting Scene with Two Dogs in Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
A finely executed Biedermeier oil painting from the 1820s, depicting a tranquil hunting scene with two dogs. Painted with meticulous detail, the composition captures the animals in a...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$745 Sale Price
30% Off
Elegant 19th century oil painting of a German lady (ca. 1840)
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This 19th-century Biedermeier oil portrait shows Friedericke Dreysel, wife of Julius Ferdinand Dreysel, who took over the family textile business in Plauen after her husband’s early ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Dutch Flemish still life of oysters with bread, wine, lemon and service pieces
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$6,500
Pair of 19th-Century Portraits of a German Baron and Baroness
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This pair of 19th-century oil portraits presents Adam Franz Bernhard, Baron von Hirschberg (1783–1864), and his wife, Charlotte Baroness von Hirschberg (1792–1857).
Both are depicted...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Hardwood
Antique French Oil Painting of a Chateau Castle Landscape
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French Oil Painting of a Chateau Castle Landscape
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$2,640 Sale Price
20% Off
Gentleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting of a gentleman with a red beard in a blue suit
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$6,400
Antique Portrait Painting of a Gentleman of the Coburg Elite
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This 19th-century German oil portrait depicts a distinguished gentleman from Coburg, painted in the Biedermeier / early Victorian style. His formal attire and striking expression giv...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Polish Nobleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Gilt framed oil painting portrait of nobleman (possibly Polish) wearing furs and pearl earring and holding scepter (19th Cent copy of a Rembrandt)
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$11,500
19th Century Biedermeier Landscape Painting with Lake and Trees
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Landscape Painting with Lake and Trees
An antique landscape painting in a golden frame depicting a peaceful rural setting with large trees, a small hut, a l...
Category
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Dutch Oil Painting of Interior Window Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch (19th Cent) oil painting of an interior scene with a mother and children by an open window (signed: WEILAND)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Portrait Painting of a German Gentleman - Original Gilded Frame
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This early 19th century Biedermeier portrait painting features a German gentleman. He is wearing a dark green frock coat and white shirt with an upstanding collar and a white silk ti...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century Alpine Landscape Oil Painting with Tyrolian Mountain Village
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Alpine Landscape Oil Painting with Tyrolian Mountain Village
The antique oil painting captures the charm of an Alpine landscape, featuring a picturesque Tyrolean mounta...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Early 19th Century Oil Painting French Family Portrait
Located in 263-0031, JP
The term “Biedermeier” was first wielded as mildly disparaging designation for the bourgeois domesticity, so idealized by German society in the post-Napoleonic era prior to the 1848 ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Continental Dutch Landscape of Sheep by a Cottage
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch (19th Cent) oil on canvas depicting two figures tending to sheep in a wooded landscape with cottage (signed HENRI VAN MAAS & dated 1887)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood
Self Portrait 1887
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an Impressionist portrait painting titled "Self Portrait 1887"
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$5,850
Secessionist "Judith I, 1901" Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Secessionist nude portrait painting titled "Judith I, 1901" showing woman in heavily patterned gold sheer kimono with gold background and sc...
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Decorative Oil Painting According to the 19th Century Style
Located in Berlin, DE
A dreamlike masterpiece inspired by the old masters of the Romantic period. Finely embraced in a magnificent silver plated wooden frame with numerous rocaille applications. Oil on ca...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Antique Portrait Painting of a German Baron in Military Uniform
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This elegant 19th-century oil portrait presents Adam Franz Bernhard, Baron von Hirschberg (1783–1864), Lord of Ebnath and Schwarzenreuth and Royal Bavarian Lieutenant Colonel.
He is...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Hardwood
A Pair of Biedermeier Portraits, c.1840
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Biedermeier portraits, circa 1840.
Professionally restored in the 1960s.
canvas: 20 ¾ by 24 ½ inches
frame: 25 ½ by 29 ¼ inches
Found together with the portrait of ...
Category
1840s Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$4,800 / set
Painting "Landscape with Ford"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of painting titled "Landscape with Ford" showing foot traffic at a busy stream crossing in a forest
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Still Life with Fruits, Oil Painting on Canvas, Germany, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Still Life with Fruits, oil painting on canvas, Germany 1950s
An impressive Biedermeier style still life painting depicting diverse fruits like plums, grapes or peaches. Painted in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Antique Trompe L
oeil Painting by Micheangelo Meucci, Florence 1867
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Trompe l'oeil Painting by Micheangelo Meucci, Florence 1867
A large Trompe l'oeil oil painting depicting hunted birds. A very detailled and colorful oil painting on board pa...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood
Dutch Nobleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait of a Dutch nobleman in ruffled collar
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$7,300
Landscape "Starry Night"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist landscape painting titled "Starry Night" showing swirling stars over a dark village
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$7,750
19th Century Biedermeier Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Couple
Located in Berlin, DE
Biedermeier portrait of a couple, circa 1830-1850.
Two elaborately restored portraits painted on a new wedge frame. Oil on canvas with gold frame.
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Mid-19th Century Alpine Oil Painting on Wood – Madonna /Child with Flaming Heart
Located in Hamburg, DE
This remarkable mid-19th century alpine oil painting on wood captures a Madonna and Child in a deeply symbolic composition. The child holds a flaming heart adorned with a crown of th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood
Finely Painted Biedermeier Portrait of a Lady, Germany circa 1820
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite Biedermeier portrait from around 1820 is a true gem of early 19th-century German painting. Executed with remarkable finesse, the painting captures a seated lady in a s...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
The Furlet Semi Nude Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting titled "The Furlet" (1638) a portrait of the artist's second wife semi nude with a fur cloak
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Oak
19th century Antique oil Painting of an German gentleman
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This 19th-century Biedermeier oil portrait depicts Julius Ferdinand Dreysel, an influential textile manufacturer from Plauen, Germany. Painted around 1840 on a solid panel, he is por...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Pair of large 19th century Antique oil Paintings of a German Couple
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
A rare pair of large 19th-century oil portraits depicting Julius Ferdinand Dreysel and his wife Friedericke, prominent figures in the textile industry of Plauen, Germany. Painted aro...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Landscape "Road with Cypress and Star"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist vertical landscape painting titled "Road with Cypress and Star"
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Masked Ball Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an interior scene painting titled "Masked Ball" showing figures dancing in a ballroom.
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
$8,200
Antique 19th Century Salon Interior Painting in a Decorative Silvered Frame
Located in Berlin, DE
An evocative 19th century interior painting, depicting the quiet elegance of a living room or salon, rendered with warm tones and fine detail. The composition draws the viewer into a...
Category
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Dutch landscape of a procession of blind men titled "The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind" (1568)
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Two Girls at a Window Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Two Girls at a Window" showing two women looking out of an open window
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Beach at Schevenigen Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting titled "Beach at Schevenigen" showing figures unloading boats
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Genre Painting, Germany 19th century, "Farmers on the Field"
Located in Belmont, MA
19th century genre painting by unknown artist. "Farmers on the Field",
oil on canvas with gilt wood frame.
In good original condition, the frame shows signs of wear.
Category
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Cane
Francois Nicholas Riss (1804-1886) 19th century Biedermeier childrens portrait
Located in Münster, DE
Francois Nicholas Riss (1804-1886)
Portrait of a child
signed and dated center left, Riss 1829, oil on canvas, partly retouched, stretcher renewed, framed
Dimensions: height 62 cm - width 50,5 cm
François Nicholas Riss (1804 Moscow-1886 ibid)
Born in Russia, he studied painting in Paris...
Category
1820s Russian Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$3,829 Sale Price
20% Off
Dutch Man with Large Hat Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Old Master style (19th Cent) black framed oil painting portrait of man with large hat and hand draped over chair (Enrico Caruso Estate)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Biedermeier Painting of an European Alpine Village late 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Biedermeier Painting of an European Alpine Village late 19th Century
An antique Victorian landscape painting framed in a silver-colored frame. Painted in oil on wood by the German p...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swiss Mechanical Clock Painting, Circa 1820
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Swiss mechanical clock painting circa 1820
This antique and unique clock painting is created in oil on metal circa 1820 in Switzerlan...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Metal
KPM Berlin Porcelain Picture Plaque Portrait of a Girl with Veil, ca 1830
Located in Vienna, AT
Portrait of a girl in oriental-style clothing with a headdress and veil in a scenic setting.
In original, gilded wood frame with acanthus leaf and oak leaf garland carving.
Manuf...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Dutch Still Life Painting of Peaches, Pears, Grapes and Melon in Giltwood Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch (19th Century) still life oil painting featuring peaches, pears, grapes and melon lushly composed on a table corner, enhanced by a slightly glossy varnish and mounted in an orn...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
19th Century Antique Portrait Painting of a German Barones
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This elegant 19th-century oil portrait presents Charlotte Baroness von Hirschberg (1792–1857).
She is shown with curled hair, a pearl necklace, and a red sash with a ladies’ order, r...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Hardwood
Continental German Oil Landscape in a Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (18/19th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of a landscape genre scene of a town by a river with boats and people (J C FRIER)
Canvas was previously ripped and punctur...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Dutch style (19th Century) oil painting
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch style (19th Century) oil painting of a scene with docked fishing boats and figures with a large church in the background in a goldj carved frame (unsigned)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Gold
Continental Dutch Landscape of Winter Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch style gilt framed landscape oil painting of a winter scene.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Framed Botanical Print of 17th Century Engraving of a Flowering Aloe Vera Plant
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary print of a 17th Century Dutch botanical engraving depicting a flowering potted Aloe Vera Vulgaris under a banner bearing the latin phrase \"Vita Hominis plus Aloes quam ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Gold
"Summer Day", Oil on Canvas by Danish Artist Frederic W. Svendsen (1885-1975)
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely painting of a Scandinavian manor house interior on a bright summer's day with a period room showing furniture and accessories from the late 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture circa 1820-1830, this Biedermeier picture (painting) clock is a naive and charming oil painting on metal, which depicts nine people dressed in colorful period clothes at various activities; a woman with her child and carrying fruit in a basket atop her head, two young lovers, a man in a boat, another man walking with his dog, while still another gentleman leaves the town hall. A woman at the window...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Metal
$3,960 Sale Price
58% Off
Sailing Seascape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting titled "Sailing" showing small boats under sail in a strong breeze and choppy seas
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Ships Under Sail Seascape
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting showing ships under sail in open ocean
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Johann Heinrich Feyerabend (attrib.), Pair of Biedermeier Kitchen Still Lifes
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Johann Heinrich Feyerabend (German, 1787–1845)
Pair of Kitchen Still Lifes
Early 19th Century, Gouache on Paper
A rare pair of jewel-like gouache still lifes, finely ex...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Shepherd with Herd in a Victorian Landscape, Oil on Wood, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Shepherd with Herd in a Victorian Landscape, Oil on Wood 19th century
An original antique oil painting showing a shepherd with his sheeps and cows resting on a pond. Painted in oi...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Wood
Framed Dutch Still Life Fruit and Lobster Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch (19th Century) still life oil painting depicting robust grapes, peaches, plums and lobster on a wood table with shadowed green leaves in a dimly lit, atmospheric composition on...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Dutch Oil Painting of Street with Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch style (20th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of street with man and woman.
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Paint
J. Sedelmeier - Sunrise over the Lake Missurina in the Dolomites
Located in Berghuelen, DE
J. Sedelmeier - sunrise over the Lake Missurina in the Dolomites
A colorful oil painting depicting a high mountain landscape with the lake Missurina in front of the Three Pinnacles (Drei Zinnen) in the Dolomites. Painted in oil on canvas with pastell colors by Josef Sedlmeier around 1950s. Framed with vintage wooden decorative gilded frame. Signed by the artist on the right base. On the back paper lable with inscription on the frame: 'Josef Sedelmeier Míssurinasee Dolomiten'. A wonderful original painting of the Tyrolian school.
Mid-20th Century oil paintings often reflect people´s deep longing for security, beauty and a peaceful world. The natural landscapes show their beauty and majesty with powerful colors. The paintings of that time leave room for romantic feelings and sentimentality. The artist of the time gave people a sense of just be happy...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th century.
An antique oil painting depicting a hiker on an alpine hiking trail and a bridge over a mountrain stream. Painted on canvas with pastell colors. Framed with antique decorative gilded frame. Painted in the area of Tyrol or South Germany, late 19th century. A high quality antique oil painting which will highlight your alpine cabin wall decoration. Frame with minor defects.
The Biedermeier period runs parallel to the Romantic period and both are characterized by similar features. Domesticity, closeness to nature, folksiness and need for harmony are buzzwords of this time. The focus is on the simple, the conservative and the tried and tested. There is little experimentation and more observation and enjoyment. The art style is kept very realistic and shows great similarity to photography. Domestic idyllic representations, beautiful landscape and impressive portraits are the most popular topics for oil paintings...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Biedermeier paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Mid-20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, folk art, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with canvas, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include KPM Porcelain, and Michelangelo Meucci. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $311 and tops out at $9,165 while the average work can sell for $1,365.
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