| Neo-Romanticism - The Concept & the | | | | arts, painting, and architecture. The critic Raymond |
| History | | | | Mortimer coined the term 'Neo-Romanticism' in |
| Neo-Romanticism cannot be categorized as a | | | | 1942. |
| specific art movement belonging to a certain | | | | The Details |
| period. Continuing, it is still used widely to cover | | | | Naturalists had strived to capture the true |
| various styles until date. Neo-Romanticism was | | | | external world, while Neo-Romanticists aspired to |
| first observed in Europe, around 1880s, in | | | | accentuate beauty in all their depictions. Their own |
| response to Naturalism. It rejected the ugliness of | | | | imagination, perception, and intuition inspired their |
| the modern world, giving way to an art style that | | | | creativity. They were distrustful of the modern |
| refuted reality and embraced fantasy. Around | | | | outlook of art and were nostalgic about the past. |
| 1910, Neo-Romanticism had faded from most | | | | Neo-Romanticists stressed on emotions and |
| parts of Europe, but re-emerged in Britain during | | | | expressions. They strived to inculcate a mystical |
| late 1930s. In the Depression Era, with a war like | | | | and spiritual feel in their works. Their paintings |
| atmosphere, many British artists found solace in | | | | mostly characterized picturesque historical |
| the pleasant and quixotic prowess of | | | | landscapes, surreal haunted ruins, youthful |
| Neo-Romanticism. The art form also inspired | | | | innocence, perfect love, and romantic death. Art |
| some then French artists, such as Berman and | | | | critics often shunned this genre for being insular |
| Tchelitchew. Their imaginary landscapes and sad | | | | and far too ideological. The portrayals were |
| figures even carried the essence to the British | | | | considered figurative and theatrical. |
| artworks. The genre influenced music, literary | | | | |