Dark romanticism art prints
Dark romanticism is the shadow side of the Romantic movement. Where other painters found beauty in nature, these artists found dread, longing and the supernatural.
Here you will find Henry Fuseli's The Nightmare, Caspar David Friedrich's Wanderer above the Sea of Fog and the haunted forests of László Mednyánszky. They suit a study, a hallway or any wall that could use a little moonlight.
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Wanderer above the Sea of FogCaspar David Friedrich, c. 1817-18 -
RequiescatBriton Riviere, 1888 -
The Ballad of LenoreHorace Vernet, 1839 -
The ApparitionGustave Moreau, 1876-77 -
Three Black CatsCarl Kahler, 19th c. -
The WishTheodor von Holst, 1840 -
Night Travellers at a CrossLászló Mednyánszky, c. 1880 -
Forest GhostLászló Mednyánszky, 1890s -
Stevenson MemorialAbbott Handerson Thayer, 1903 -
The Fallen AngelAlexandre Cabanel, 1847 -
The NightmareHenry Fuseli, 1781 -
Faun by MoonlightLéon Spilliaert, 1900 -
LuciferFranz von Stuck, 1890 -
Deer in the ForestEugen Krüger, 19th century -
A Majestic Tree in the Evening LightOswald Achenbach, 1852 -
The ValkyriePeter Nicolai Arbo, 1869 -
The BeechesAsher Brown Durand, 1845 -
The Haunted WoodArthur Rackham, 1913
Questions about dark romanticism art
What is dark romanticism in art?
Dark romanticism is a strand of Romanticism, roughly from the 1780s to the late 1800s, that dwells on fear, death, dreams and the supernatural. In painting it runs from Fuseli and Goya through to the Symbolists.
What are famous dark romanticism paintings?
Well-known examples include The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli, 1781, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog by Caspar David Friedrich, about 1817, and Goya's witch paintings of the 1790s.