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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
Period: Early 1900s
Small Oil Painting From 1902 Called Birch Trees by the Stream
Located in Stockholm, SE
This enchanting painting called Birch Trees by the Stream by Alfred Thörne captures the serene beauty of a small forest scene, measuring just 27 x 17 cm. The artwork is a testament t...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chrysanthemums Blooming on a Terrace
Located in Washington, DC
Large oil painting of chrysanthemums by one of the most well-known 19th-century French flower painters. Signed and dated lower right
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sitting Pretty (Pomeranian Pups)
Located in Washington, DC
Signed and dated '1901' lower left
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still-Life With Roses and China Jewel Box
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Hortense DURY-VASSELON (1860-1924) Still Life with Roses and China Jewel Box Oil on canvas signed and dated 1905 low left DIm canvas : 63 X 50 cm Di...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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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 :...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Oil

“A Corner of Lowes Water”
Located in Southampton, NY
Beautifully executed oil on canvas landscape with figures in a boat by the well known British artist, David Bates. Signed and dated lower left 1900. Titled, signed and dated verso. Condition is very good. Two small old patches verso. Framed in a period elaborate gold leaf frame with minor old restorations. Frame condition is very good. Overall framed measurements are 29.75 by 40 inches. Signed and dated lower left, 1900 Framed 29.75by 40.25 inches. Titled, signed and dated verso. Loweswater is one of the smaller lakes in the English Lake District in Cambria. The village of Loweswater is situated to the east of the lake. About: David Bates British, (1840-1921) David Bates was born in March, Cambridge in 1840 to Benjamin Bates a shoe maker and Sarah Bates. By 1851, the family had moved to Upton upon Severn in Worcestershire and from 1855 Bates became an apprentice at the Royal Worcester Porcelain Works in Worcester. There he developed his artistic talent, painting flower decorations onto vases and plates. At some point after 1861, he became a full time artist and made his debut at the Royal Academy in 1863, continuing to exhibit there until 1893. He also exhibited at the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Suffolk Street and the Grosvenor Gallery. He married Elizabeth Higgs from Worcester in 1867 and they lived at Cherry Orchard, Bath Road in Worcester where their children were later born. Their second child John Bates Noel (1870-1927) became a landscape artist and their younger son David Samuel...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady With Hat
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
WATELET, Charles Joseph (1867 - 1954) Portrait of a Lady with Hat Oil on oval canvas signed up right and dated 1909 Old frame gilded with leaves Dim canv...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Oil

Sophie Holten (1858-1930), the Parthenon Frieze, London 1901
Located in Greding, DE
Painting based on the Peplos scene (Block V, eastern Parthenon frieze, ca. 447-433 BC) by the Danish painter Sophie Holten (1858 Skuldelev - 1930 Rosk...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“The Harem Girl”
By Konrad Filip
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is an intriguing portrait of a young harem girl in costume by the German artist, Konrad Filip. Signed by the artist top right, Munich. Condition is very ...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Black-Headed Gull
Located in Southampton, NY
In original gold leaf pierced frame Signed and dated lower left 1902 Sight size 6 x 8 in
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

A.POURFILET - Original Painting Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A.POURFILET (19th-20th Century) Still life with Peaches and Grapes Oil on card signed low left Old frame gilded with leaves Dim card : 33 X 41 cm Dim frame : 50 X 58 cm
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Oil

Bunch of Roses with Chinese Vase
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
MONNOT Maurice Louis (1869-1937) Bunch of Roses with Chinese Vase Oil on canvas signed low right Frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 61 X 50 cm Dim Frame : 90 X 80 cm MONNOT Maurice Louis (1869-1937) French painter 19th – 20th century Born the 22th of October 1869 in Paris. Dead in 1937 Painter of interior and still lives. He was the pupil of Joseph Bail...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Oil

“Dead Gull”
Located in Southampton, NY
In original gold leaf pierced frame Signed and dated lower right 1902 Sight size 7.5 x 9.5 in
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Pasture with Cows
By Rémy Cogghe
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born in Mouscron in the Belgian province of Hainaut, Cogghe attended the Academy of Roubaix where he studied under Constantin Mils. In 1876, Cogghe was admitted to the École Nation...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Tipos”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil paint on heavy illustration board by the Spanish artist, Cecilio Pla. Signed lower right. Titled and signed verso. “Tipos” means types; different types of people in the painting...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

Early 20th-Century Danish School, Study Of A Woman Sewing
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century Danish oil painting depicts a woman sewing. It’s an interesting unfinished study. Focusing on her craft, she looks down. Her hands given form by a mere outli...
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Early 1900s Academic Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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A. LEONARD - Flower Girl and her Dog
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Portrait of Koiriala, a Young Senegalese Girl, Oil on Canvas Signed Blanquer
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Apres le bain - French Academic Oil, Nude in Interior by Tony Robert-Fleury
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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An Apparition - French Academic Oil, Woman in Interior by Pierre Bonnaud
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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View of the Cathedral of a Normandy City Oil on Board Signed Sorlain
By Paul Denarié (Jean Sorlain)
Located in Paris, FR
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Italian School, Portrait of an actor dressed for the Commedia dell'arte, oil
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