Paintings for Black Walls (page 24)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 1,105 to 1,152 of 1,211.

Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, Jules Tavernier, 1878, oil on canvas

Jules Tavernier Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878 The Met

Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1667–70, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Woman with a Water Pitcher, and a Man by a Bed, ca. 1667–70 The Met

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653 The Met

Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1823, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846), 1823 The Met

Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan, Titian, mid-1550s, oil on canvas

Titian Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan, mid-1550s The Met

The Standard Bearer (probably Floris Soop, 1604–1657), Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn The Standard Bearer (probably Floris Soop, 1604–1657), 1654 The Met

Dark portrait of older woman in black dress with lace collar, flowers.

Gustave Courbet Mère Grégoire, 1855, reworked 1857–59 Art Institute of Chicago

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, ca. 1635 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a black dress with white cuffs and a wide, starched collar sits in a wooden chair against a dark brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn An Old Lady with a Book, 1637 National Gallery of Art

Return from the Fields, Jean-François Millet, c. 1846–47, oil on fabric

Jean-François Millet Return from the Fields, c. 1846–47 Cleveland Museum of Art

Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), Eastman Johnson, 1872, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), 1872 Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a man from the waist up, positioned in a three-quarter view as he looks to his left. He has a fair complexion, a reddish-brown close-cropped beard, and medium brown hair cut at ear length.

Barthel Bruyn the Elder Portrait of a Man, c. 1530/1540 National Gallery of Art

Kitchen Scene, Diego Velázquez, 1618–20, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Kitchen Scene, 1618–20 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the lap up against a dark background, a pale-skinned woman wearing a black dress looks out at us in this vertical portrait.

Rembrandt van Rijn A Woman Holding a Pink, 1656 National Gallery of Art

Three men and a woman sit around a wooden table on the right side of a dimly lit room in this horizontal painting. The scene is painted entirely in warm shades of bronze, golden yellow, and dark brown.

Rembrandt van Rijn Philemon and Baucis, 1658 National Gallery of Art

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later), Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648, oil on oak

Rembrandt van Rijn Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later), 1648 The Met

A woman with pale skin, wearing a sheer, lace shawl over a high-necked, ink-black dress sits in an upholstered chair in front of a dark, cranberry-red curtain in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Ellen Peabody Endicott (Mrs. William Crowninshield Endicott), 1901 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, Peter Paul Rubens, 1597, oil on copper

Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, 1597 The Met

George Washington, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1779–81, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale George Washington, ca. 1779–81 The Met

William Fraser of Reelig (1784–1835), Henry Raeburn, 1801, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn William Fraser of Reelig (1784–1835), 1801 The Met

Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest, Camille Corot, 1842, oil on fabric

Camille Corot Lormes: Goat-Girl Sitting Beside a Stream in a Forest, 1842 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Stolen Kiss, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1760, oil on canvas

Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Stolen Kiss, ca. 1760 The Met

Shown from the chest up, a young man with a plump, pale-skinned face hooks one elbow over the back of a wooden chair and looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Young Man, 1646/1648 National Gallery of Art

Boy with a Sword, Édouard Manet, 1861, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Boy with a Sword, 1861 The Met

Lieutenant General Duncan Campbell, Henry Raeburn, c. 1810, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Lieutenant General Duncan Campbell, c. 1810 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man, Gustave Courbet, probably ca. 1862, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Portrait of a Man, probably ca. 1862 The Met

Henry G. Marquand, John Singer Sargent, 1897, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Henry G. Marquand, 1897 The Met

Shown from the chest up, an older man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a high-collared black coat and a cream-white, ruffled collar, is shown against a deep wine-red background in this vertical portrait painting.

Gilbert Stuart George Washington (Vaughan portrait), 1795 National Gallery of Art

William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson, Henry Raeburn, 1805, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson, 1805 The Met

Doge Andrea Gritti, Titian, c. 1535, oil on canvas

Titian Doge Andrea Gritti, c. 1535 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the waist up, a pale-skinned man with a mustache stands with one hand on his hip and the other hand held up in this dark-toned, vertical portrait painting.

James McNeill Whistler Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait, c. 1896-1898 National Gallery of Art

Madame Frederic Breyer (Fanny Hélène Van Bruyssel, 1830–1894), Gustave Courbet, 1858, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Madame Frederic Breyer (Fanny Hélène Van Bruyssel, 1830–1894), 1858 The Met

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers), Thomas Gainsborough, 1787, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers), 1787 The Met

The Drinkers, Honoré Daumier, by 1861, oil on wood

Honoré Daumier The Drinkers, by 1861 The Met

Alessandro Vittoria (1525–1608), Paolo Veronese, ca. 1580, oil on canvas

Paolo Veronese Alessandro Vittoria (1525–1608), ca. 1580 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Jacopo Tintoretto, 1550s, oil on canvas

Jacopo Tintoretto Portrait of a Man, 1550s The Met

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1774, oil on canvas

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, 1774 Cleveland Museum of Art

Camp Fire, Winslow Homer, 1880, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Camp Fire, 1880 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned man wears a tall, black hat, wide white ruffs at the neck and cuffs, and a voluminous black garment in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck Giovanni Vincenzo Imperiale, 1626 National Gallery of Art

The Valley of Les Puits-Noir, Gustave Courbet, 1868, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Valley of Les Puits-Noir, 1868 Art Institute of Chicago

A woman wearing a voluminous black dress with a wide, ruffled collar sits holding the hand of a young boy, who stands next to her, in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck A Genoese Noblewoman and Her Son, c. 1626 National Gallery of Art

The Forest of Fontainebleau, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1874, oil on wood

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Forest of Fontainebleau, 1874 The Met

Boy with a Lute, Frans Hals, ca. 1625, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Boy with a Lute, ca. 1625 The Met

James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), Edgar Degas, ca. 1867–68, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas James-Jacques-Joseph Tissot (1836–1902), ca. 1867–68 The Met

Signora Gomez d'Arza, Thomas Eakins, 1901–2, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Signora Gomez d'Arza, 1901–2 The Met

Self-Portrait, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1620–21, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Self-Portrait, ca. 1620–21 The Met

A pale-skinned, clean-shaven man with a heavily lined, paunchy face sits against a green and red wall in this vertical portrait painting. The man sits in a wooden chair painted forest green and rests both hands on the closer arm.

John Singleton Copley Eleazer Tyng, 1772 National Gallery of Art

Barbara Claes (died 1663, called “Malle Babbe”), Frans Hals, 1637, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Barbara Claes (died 1663, called “Malle Babbe”), 1637 The Met

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