Collection · Symbolist painting
Hand-painted symbolist paintings
Enter a world of myths, dreams and inner visions through Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau, Arnold Böcklin, Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Fernand Khnopff and Franz von Stuck.
Hand painted · Oil on canvas · Photo before shipment · Tracked delivery
Understand movement
Symbolism, when the image speaks in secret
Symbolist painters do not only seek to describe the visible world. They transform figures, landscapes, flowers and myths into signs charged with desire, anguish, spirituality or mystery.
The image as a symbol
Each character, animal, flower or landscape can represent an idea, an emotion or an invisible force.
Myths and visions
Ancient, biblical and legendary stories become doors to dreams and imagination.
Inner world
The painting expresses desires, fears, memories and states of the soul rather than an objective reality.
Precious atmosphere
However, muted colors, refined decorations and enigmatic silhouettes create a contemplative presence.
Situate the symbolism
From romanticism to surrealism
Symbolism extends romantic sensitivity, opposes naturalism and prepares the explorations of dreams which will mark surrealism.
Romanticism
Nature, the sublime and passions open painting to the inner world and metaphysical anxiety.
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Images become signs. Myths, dreams, flowers, female figures and landscapes express the invisible.
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Dreams, the unconscious and unexpected associations further disrupt the logic of reality.
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Eight symbolist collections to browse
Separate thematic tours, all published and composed of at least three works from the symbolist catalog.
The entire symbolist collection
Myths, dreams, inner visions, enigmatic figures and landscapes full of meaning.
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Myths and legends
Gods, heroines, sphinxes, nymphs and legendary stories reinvented by the symbolists.
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Femmes fatales and female figures
Muses, heroines and queens between beauty, power, sensuality and mystery.
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Spirituality and sacredness
Angels, Buddha, Christ and religious visions in the symbolist imagination.
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Symbolist portraits
Silent faces, inner glances and identities transformed into enigmas.
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Death, melancholy and loneliness
Mourning, anguish and funeral islands in the most interior visions of the movement.
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Dreams, visions and mysteries
Dreams, apparitions, chimeras and images where the inner world becomes painting.
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Love and sensuality
Kisses, hugs, desire and passion in Klimt, Munch and their contemporaries.
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Understand works and symbols
Six articles published to discover masterpieces, artists and the bridges between symbolism and Art Nouveau.
100 famous symbolist paintings
Paintings where the image, myth and dream speak in secret.
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100 famous symbolist painters
The great creators of myths, visions and enigmatic images.
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Gustav Klimt: gold, desire and modernity
Understand the Golden Period and the symbolic language of Klimt.
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Klimt's Kiss
History, composition and symbols of the Viennese masterpiece.
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Klimt's Tree of Life
The symbols and history of the famous Stoclet frieze.
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Art Nouveau: lines and symbols
Understand the transition between symbolism, decor and modernity.
Read the guide →The great figures
Eight symbolist artists to discover
Historical collections rich enough to explore the main sensibilities of the movement.
Odilon Redon
Flowers, visions and inner light.
Gustave Moreau
Myths, heroines and precious settings.
Arnold Boecklin
Mythical landscapes and the presence of death.
Gustav Klimt
Gold, desire and decorative motifs.
Edvard Munch
Anxiety, love and loneliness.
Franz von Stuck
Dark sensuality and mythological theater.
Fernand Khnopff
Silence, memory and introspection.
James Ensor
Masks, satire and strangeness.
Our workshop
A symbolist reproduction made for you
Each painting is hand painted in oil on canvas. Before shipping, you receive photos to control colors, proportions, details and overall atmosphere.
- 1Choice of workCatalog or museum reference.
- 2Oil paintingManual production on canvas.
- 3Photo validationCheck and touch-ups if necessary.
- 4Protected shippingCanvas carefully packaged and tracked.
Frequently asked questions
Before ordering
The essential answers on the technique, artists, format and validation of your reproduction.
Are symbolist paintings printed?
No. Each reproduction is hand painted in oil on canvas.
Which symbolist artists do you offer?
The catalog includes Odilon Redon, Gustave Moreau, Arnold Böcklin, Gustav Klimt, Edvard Munch, Fernand Khnopff and Franz von Stuck.
Can I choose a custom dimension?
Yes. The format can be adapted to the proportions of the work and your interior, with validation before production.
Will I receive a photo before shipping?
Yes. Control photos are sent before sending and edits can be requested.
Custom symbolist painting
Reproduction of symbolist oil painting on canvas
Choose a work by Redon, Moreau, Böcklin, Klimt, Munch, Khnopff or Franz von Stuck. Our workshop produces your reproduction by hand, in the desired format, with photographic validation before shipment.
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