Paintings for Black Walls (page 22)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 1,009 to 1,056 of 1,211.

Wooded Landscape, Gustave Courbet, 1860–65, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Wooded Landscape, 1860–65 Art Institute of Chicago

Spring Flowers, Claude Monet, 1864, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Spring Flowers, 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from about the waist up, a light-skinned man with sagging jowls and a double chin wears a fur garment and hat, a large teardrop pearl earring, and gold chains in this vertical painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn A Polish Nobleman, 1637 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Isabella Brant, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620–25, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of Isabella Brant, c. 1620–25 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from the waist up, a bearded man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a black wide-brimmed hat and jacket, and a broad, layered, white collar, holds up a piece of rolled up paper in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn Man with a Sheet of Music, 1633 National Gallery of Art

On the brick pavement of a sunny veranda, a young toddler leans heavily on her right arm, to our left, as she reaches for a wooden block in this horizontal painting.

Thomas Eakins Baby at Play, 1876 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up with his body and head facing us, a pale-skinned young man cuts his light-brown eyes sharply to our right in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck Head of a Young Man, c. 1617/1618 National Gallery of Art

John Shaw, Gilbert Stuart, 1793, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart John Shaw, 1793 The Met

This painting depicts the upper half of a woman's body. She is turned slightly to the left and faces us, with pale skin, soft, rosy cheeks, dark brown eyes, and a neutral expression.

Gilbert Stuart Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (Mrs. William Robinson), c. 1804 National Gallery of Art

Queen Henrietta Maria, Anthony van Dyck, 1636, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Queen Henrietta Maria, 1636 The Met

Still life painting of dead waterfowl and vegetables in windowsill.

Juan Sánchez Cotán Still Life with Game Fowl, c. 1600–3 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wears a wide, pleated collar and a black gown in this vertical portrait painting. Her body is angled to our left, and she looks at us from the corners of her light brown eyes.

Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a Flemish Lady, probably 1618 National Gallery of Art

Samson Captured by the Philistines, Guercino, 1619, oil on canvas

Guercino Samson Captured by the Philistines, 1619 The Met

Saint Jerome as Scholar, El Greco, ca. 1610, oil on canvas

El Greco Saint Jerome as Scholar, ca. 1610 The Met

Lachrymae, Frederic Leighton, 1894–95, oil on canvas

Frederic Leighton Lachrymae, 1894–95 The Met

Landscape (The Lock), John Constable, c. 1820–25, oil on canvas

John Constable Landscape (The Lock), c. 1820–25 Art Institute of Chicago

Sebastián Martínez y Pérez (1747–1800), Francisco de Goya, 1792, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Sebastián Martínez y Pérez (1747–1800), 1792 The Met

The Rommel-Pot Player, Frans Hals, c. 1630, oil on panel

Frans Hals The Rommel-Pot Player, c. 1630 Art Institute of Chicago

Egyptian Woman, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptian Woman, 1890–91 The Met

This painting is a portrait of a man from his chest up. He is positioned slightly angled to the left and looks directly at us.

Gilbert Stuart George Washington, c. 1803 National Gallery of Art

The Spanish Singer, Édouard Manet, 1860, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Spanish Singer, 1860 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1851, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Portrait of a Woman, 1851 Art Institute of Chicago

Four elegantly dressed men and women, plus a brown and white dog, gather around a rug-covered table in a shadowy room in this vertical painting. The people all have pale skin and are lit from our left.

Pieter de Hooch The Greeting, c. 1675 National Gallery of Art

Majas on a Balcony, Francisco de Goya, ca. 1800–1810, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Majas on a Balcony, ca. 1800–1810 The Met

Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782, Francesco Guardi, c. 1783, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782, c. 1783 Cleveland Museum of Art

Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, William Sidney Mount, 1852, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, 1852 The Met

John, 4th Earl of Darnley, Thomas Gainsborough, 1785, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough John, 4th Earl of Darnley, 1785 National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony), John Singer Sargent, 1880, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony), 1880 Art Institute of Chicago

A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1665–75, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, ca. 1665–75 The Met

John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm, Henry Raeburn, 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm, 1800 The Met

Our Lady of Valvanera, Unknown artist, ca. 1770–80, oil and gold on canvas

Unknown artist Our Lady of Valvanera, ca. 1770–80 The Met

In the Woods, George Inness, 1866, oil on board

George Inness In the Woods, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Ballet from "Robert le Diable", Edgar Degas, 1871, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Ballet from "Robert le Diable", 1871 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635 or earlier, oil on wood

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Woman, 1635 or earlier Cleveland Museum of Art

A pair of arched cave openings yawn in a steep, rocky cliff face that fills this horizontal painting.

Gustave Courbet La Grotte de la Loue, 1864 National Gallery of Art

Antiochus and Stratonice, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1838, oil on linen

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Antiochus and Stratonice, c. 1838 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1665, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch Portrait of a Woman, c. 1665 Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a man shown from the knees up, standing with his arms crossed over his chest and his head turned to the right. He has light skin, ruddy cheeks with a brown mole, a long nose, and small red lips in a neutral expression.

Joseph Wright of Derby Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1770-1773 National Gallery of Art

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, Gerard ter Borch, ca. 1650–51, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51 The Met

Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1903, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Pansies, 1903 The Met

The painting depicts a forest floor under tall trees, with a grassy path leading into the distance. The sky is obscured by dense green foliage and tree limbs.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Forest Scene, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), Edgar Degas, 1868, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), 1868 The Met

Shown from the hips up, a young boy with pale, peachy skin wears a voluminous, black cloak that nearly falls off his shoulders over a rose-pink tunic, with a sword hanging from one hip in this vertical portrait painting.

Titian Ranuccio Farnese, 1541-1542 National Gallery of Art

The Brook in the Woods, Worthington Whittredge, ca. 1885–86, oil on canvas

Worthington Whittredge The Brook in the Woods, ca. 1885–86 The Met

This painting shows a young girl sitting in a wooden chair, facing the right. She has pale skin, rosy cheeks, a slightly upturned nose, and long, brown hair put up behind her head. She is wearing a pale green dress and black shoes.

Eastman Johnson The Pets, 1856 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Philip IV, Diego Velázquez, c. 1632, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of Philip IV, c. 1632 Art Institute of Chicago

Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1617–20, oil on wood

Anthony van Dyck Study Head of an Old Man with a White Beard, ca. 1617–20 The Met

A man with pale white skin sits and a man with light brown skin stands in front of a cave-like, rocky outcropping in this vertical portrait painting.

Benjamin West Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776 National Gallery of Art

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