The themes of Romantic paintings were beautiful landscapes, the lush of spring, the victory of a hero, and more. Realism on the other hand kept things to the point, and simple.

Twelve of the 15 American landscape paintings now on view at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art were pulled from local private collections. These works show the American wilderness with a highly ...

Some realist art emerged in contrast to the preceding Romanticism era, which often idealized its subjects. That approach frequently included in its scope what the artist saw as the rawness and ...

Artist sees romantic realism at the beach, in a hammock and on the street Zavi Apfelbaum shows latest collection, ‘Observation Point’ at Tel Aviv Artists’ House ...

Just as realism was a response to romanticism, magical realism was a reaction to realism. The term magical realism was introduced by Franz Roh , a German art critic in 1925.

Artist Robert Olson is best known for his romantic-realism paintings of women and children. But he applied his artistic vision to another very personal creation: the Medina home/studio he had ...

Helena artist Louis Archambault paints impressionistic interpretations of landscapes and people. Art people call Louis Archambault a “romantic realist.” He paints pictures of landscapes and ...