XIXth Century

A selection of high quality 19th century European paintings available for sale Here is an offering of artworks by Western and Eastern European artists depicting landscapes, portraits and city scenes. In the 19th century, European art transformed from a traditional Old Masters style towards a new Modernist approach, establishing new techniques surrounding the use of light and colour. A new group of artists emerged with some of the leading figures being French painters such as Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Théodore Géricault, Francisco Goya as well as Gustave Courbet and Honoré Daumier and of course Édouard Manet. Jozef Israëls is one of the leading Dutch XIXth century painters. Their work focused on the depiction and exploration of light and colour. Nineteenth century art was already laying the groundwork for Impressionist art and what would later become Modern art. Many of those painters studied at the Académie Julian or at the École des Beaux-Arts and exhibited at the Salon des Artistes. Many movements emerged within the 19th century art such as Symbolism, Social Realism, Barbizon, Naturalism or Romanticism to name a few. These paintings offer very good value and are highly collectible, often being presented in international museums and institutions. Here is a selection of fine 19th-century original artworks available for purchase.

  • Jozef Israëls (1824 - 1911) Waiting

    Oil on canvas
    95.3 x 133.9 cm (37 ½ x 52 ¾ inches)
    Signed lower left, Jozef Israels
  • Jozef Israëls (1824 - 1911) Woman cooking

    Watercolour on paper
    62 x 75 cm (24 ³/₈ x 29 ¹/₂ inches)
    Signed lower left Jozef Israels
    Executed circa 1890
  • German School Girl with Fruit and Hare

    Oil on panel
    32.5 x 24 cm (12 ³/₄ x 9 ¹/₂ inches)
    Signed lower right
  • Daniel Ridgway Knight (1839 - 1924) The Island

    Oil on canvas
    46 x 55 cm (18 ⅛ x 23 ⅝ inches)
    Signed lower left, Ridgway Knight
  • José Schneider (1848 - 1893) A pair of Portraits of a Rabbi

    Oil on canvas
    2 parts, 21.2 x 18.4 cm (8 ³/₈ x 7 ¹/₄ inches) each
    Signed lower left on second panel, José Schneider
  • Arthur Szyk (1894 - 1951) Moses and Aaron attending Pharaoh

    Gouache
    29.5 x 46 cm (11 ⁵/₈ x 18 ¹/₈ inches)
  • Franciszek Tepa (1829 - 1889) Petit Patre/Nodolie

    Watercolour
    29 x 20 cm (11 ¾ x 7 ⅞ inches)
    Signed and dated lower left, Franciszek Tepa 1873
  • Franciszek Tepa (1829 - 1889) Laboureur/Nodolie

    Watercolour
    20.5 x 30 cm (8 ⅛ x 11 ¾ inches)
    Signed and dated lower left, Franciszek Tepa 1873
  • Franciszek Tepa (1829 - 1889) Retour des Enfants de l'École des Enviros de Ztouzow

    Watercolour
    23.9 x 16.1 cm (9 ⅜ x 6 ⅜ inches)
    Signed and dated lower right, Franciszek Tepa R. 1873
  • Franciszek Tepa (1829 - 1889) Paysan Poet des Environs de Sodal

    Watercolour
    30 x 18.5 cm (11 ¾ x 7 ¼ inches)
    Signed lower left, F. Tepa
  • Franciszek Tepa (1829 - 1889) Jeune Montagnarde des Environs de Truskaniva

    Watercolour
    26 x 20.5 cm (10 ¼ x 8 ⅛ inches)
    Signed and dated lower left, Franciszek Tepa 1873
  • Franciszek Tepa (1829 - 1889) Montagnard des Environs de Szczaronica

    Watercolour
    26.3 x 20 cm (10 ⅜ x 7 ⅞ inches)
    Signed and dated lower right, F. Tepa 1873