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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
Artist: John James Audubon
Bernacle Goose
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. BIRDS OF AMERICA from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Lithographed, colored, and printed by J. T. Bowen. Philadelphia. Published b...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Lithograph, Archival Paper

Audubon Bird Wildlife Red-Tailed Buzzard
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON Birds of America Octavo Edition Philadelphia, 1839 New York 1856-71 Lithographs. Original Hand-Color. 6.5” x 10.25” Unframed Born in Haiti, John James LaForest A...
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1830s Academic Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph

"Grey Rabbit, " Animal Study Original Color Lithograph by John James Audubon
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Grey Rabbit" is an original color lithograph by John James Audubon. One rabbit near the top of the print is jumping towards the leaf patch on the right. Another rabbit is near the b...
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1840s Academic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Canada Porcupine
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. BIRDS OF AMERICA from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Lithographed, colored, and printed by J. T. Bowen. Philadelphia. Published by V. ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Archival Tape, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper, Lithograph

The Cougars
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON John Bachman The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Published by V.G. Audubon Lithograph with Original Hand-Coloring New York 1849, 1851, 1854, 1870. Royal O...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph

"Townsend's Rocky Mountain Hare, " Original Color Lithograph by J. J. Audubon
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Townsend's Rocky Mountain Hare" is an original color lithograph by John James Audubon. This artwork features two gray hares in a muted, cool-colored landscape. 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" art...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Common Buzzard
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON Birds of America Octavo Edition Philadelphia, 1839 New York 1856-71 Lithographs. Original Hand-Color. 6.5” x 10.25” Unframed Born in Haiti, John James LaForest A...
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1830s Academic Prints and Multiples

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Watercolor, Lithograph

Canada Otter
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON John Bachman The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Published by V.G. Audubon Lithograph with Original Hand-Coloring New York 1849, 1851, 1854, 1870. Roy...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Little Chief Hare. (Rock Rabbit)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON John Bachman The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Published by V.G. Audubon Lithograph with Original Hand-Coloring New York 1854. Royal Octavo Edition ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Watercolor

Rocky Mountain Neotoma. (Pack Rat)
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON John Bachman The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Published by V.G. Audubon Lithograph with Original Hand-Coloring New York 1854. Royal Octavo Edition ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Watercolor

Pennant's Marlon or Fischer
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON John Bachman The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Published by V.G. Audubon Lithograph with Original Hand-Coloring New York 1849, 1851, 1854, 1870. Roy...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Snow Goose
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. BIRDS OF AMERICA from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Lithographed, colored, and printed by J. T. Bowen. Philadelphia. Published b...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Northern Hare
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON John Bachman The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America Published by V.G. Audubon Lithograph with Original Hand-Coloring New York 1849. Royal Octavo Edition ...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Red-headed Duck
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. BIRDS OF AMERICA from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Lithographed, colored, and printed by J. T. Bowen. Philadelphia. Published b...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Tape, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper

King Duck
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. BIRDS OF AMERICA from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Lithographed, colored, and printed by J. T. Bowen. Philadelphia. Published b...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Tape, Lithograph, Archival Paper, Handmade Paper

Harris's Buzzard
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. BIRDS OF AMERICA from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Lithographed, colored, and printed by J. T. Bowen. Philadelphia. Published b...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

Pied Duck
Located in Florham Park, NJ
JOHN JAMES AUDUBON. BIRDS OF AMERICA from Drawings Made in the United States and Their Territories. Lithographed, colored, and printed by J. T. Bowen. Philadelphia. Published b...
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Mid-19th Century Academic Prints and Multiples

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Tape, Handmade Paper, Lithograph

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Academic prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Academic prints and multiples 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 prints and multiples created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of purple, blue, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Owen Jones, Paul Jones b.1921, John James Audubon, and Basilius Besler. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Engraving 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 prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 1.5 inches across are also available. Prices for prints and multiples 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 $50 and tops out at $26,100, while the average work sells for $650.

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