Paintings for Black Walls (page 5)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 193 to 240 of 1,211.

Mountains painted in tones of sage and mint green and mauve purple are backlit against a hazy sky in this expansive, nearly square landscape painting.

Joseph Wright of Derby Italian Landscape, 1790 National Gallery of Art

A young man sets out in a golden boat on a river that winds from the bottom right corner of this horizontal painting across a lush landscape and into the distance before disappearing beyond two rocky outcroppings far off to our right.

Thomas Cole The Voyage of Life: Youth, 1842 National Gallery of Art

An October Day in the White Mountains, John Frederick Kensett, 1854, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett An October Day in the White Mountains, 1854 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Plate of Apples, Paul Cézanne, c. 1877, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne The Plate of Apples, c. 1877 Art Institute of Chicago

A three-part panel featuring a variety of scenes, vertically stacked and richly painted. The central panel features the Virgin Mary and and Child flanked by archangels Gabriel and Michael, twelve disciples below them in grid formation.

Central Ethiopia Triptych, Late 17th century Art Institute of Chicago

The painting shows a cityscape with a large cylindrical reddish-brown fortress on the right. In the center, a wide river winds through the city, with people by the riverbank and more people walking along a winding road on the left.

Francesco Guardi Fanciful View of the Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, c. 1785 National Gallery of Art

The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1892, oil on cardboard

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge, 1892 The Met

The painting features a scene showing men in a boat landing on a shore. The horizon is low, with larger sailing ships seen in the distance on the right, floating on the dark green water.

Edward Hicks The Landing of Columbus, c. 1837 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts three individuals in a colorful interior. A man on the left is standing on steps that are coming up from below. He wears a green suit with a white shirt underneath it and holds a hat.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner The Visit - Couple and Newcomer, 1922 National Gallery of Art

Bayside, New Rochelle, New York, Eastman Johnson, 1886, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Bayside, New Rochelle, New York, 1886 The Met

The image displays a landscape with rolling plains and sloping hills in the background. A rider on a galloping horse is depicted aiming a firearm at birds in flight. The painting features detailed brushwork capturing movement.

George Catlin Ostrich Chase, Buenos Aires - Auca, 1854/1869 National Gallery of Art

The head and floppy ears of a dog with a delicate muzzle are loosely painted in this vertical portrait. The dog’s head is cocked to our left, and it looks at us with large, glistening black eyes.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Head of a Dog, 1870 National Gallery of Art

Edgar Degas Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887 National Gallery of Art

New England Scenery, Thomas Cole, 1839, oil on canvas

Thomas Cole New England Scenery, 1839 Art Institute of Chicago

The painting depicts a landscape with waterfalls, a river, trees, and hills in the distance. In the foreground, a group of people are near a canoe on a grassy patch. The painting features distinct brushstrokes showing texture and movement.

George Catlin Father Hennepin and Companions at the Falls of St. Anthony. May 1, 1680, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

View of Benjamin Reber's Farm, Charles C. Hofmann, 1872, oil on canvas

Charles C. Hofmann View of Benjamin Reber's Farm, 1872 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the waist up, a woman with pale, peachy skin and dark hair holds a blond, light-skinned child on her lap at a table as they play with several small toys in this horizontal painting.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Toys - Gabrielle and the Artist's Son, Jean, 1895-1896 National Gallery of Art

The image shows a wide expanse of land with a horizon featuring rolling hills or small mountains and sparse trees. In the foreground, a person in traditional indigenous attire is pulling on a rope tethered to a resisting horse.

George Catlin Catching Wild Horses - Pawnee, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

Bacchante on a Panther, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1855, oil on fabric

William-Adolphe Bouguereau Bacchante on a Panther, 1855 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows a green landscape from an elevated viewpoint. In the distance, light blue water meets a pale-yellow sky, and the sun casts a golden glow over the landscape.

George Inness Lake Albano, Sunset, c. 1874 National Gallery of Art

Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, Eastman Johnson, 1856, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, 1856 The Met

Sunset on the Sea, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Sunset on the Sea, 1872 The Met

A rustic, arched, stone bridge spanning a shallow river nearly fills this horizontal landscape.

Hubert Robert The Ponte Salario, c. 1775 National Gallery of Art

Allegory of Autumn, François Boucher, 1753, oil on canvas

François Boucher Allegory of Autumn, 1753 The Met

Afternoon sunlight pours over a town crowded along the banks of a serene, glass-green river that runs through the middle of this horizontal painting. Several buildings cluster to our left on the riverbank close to us.

Bernardo Bellotto View of Munich, c. 1761 National Gallery of Art

Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, Paul Guigou, c. 1865, oil on wood panel

Paul Guigou Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, c. 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a serene village scene near a body of water with trees and thatched structures on the horizon.

George Catlin Painting the Lengua Chief, 1854/1869 National Gallery of Art

In this painting, a person appears to pull a long brown-and-green canoe out of the water and onto a grassy stretch of land. The person wears a hat and a green shirt with brown trousers, and their face is indistinct.

Winslow Homer Sunset, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

Neptune and the Winds, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760s, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Neptune and the Winds, 1760s The Met

The Adoration of the Eucharist, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1626, oil on panel

Peter Paul Rubens The Adoration of the Eucharist, c. 1626 Art Institute of Chicago

This painting depicts a coastal scene with a perspective from the water. There are dark, billowing gray clouds above the horizon, and the sky is pale orange.

Thomas Chambers Threatening Sky, Bay of New York, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

A cloud of canary-yellow flowers with pumpkin-orange centers on tall stems with emerald and pine-green leaves fills the top half of this vertical still life painting.

Claude Monet Jerusalem Artichoke Flowers, 1880 National Gallery of Art

Saint Andrew, Simone Martini, ca. 1326, tempera on wood, gold ground

Simone Martini Saint Andrew, ca. 1326 The Met

The image features a variety of fruit, including large white melons, a sliced red watermelon, and clusters of dark and white grapes with an assortment of green leaves.

Chipman Melons and Grapes, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts an equestrian scene with people and horses in a green landscape. There are several people on horseback, and others standing by horses. Some people are also sitting in horse-drawn carriages.

John Ferneley Heaton Park Races, 1829 National Gallery of Art

Allegory of Lyric Poetry, François Boucher, 1753, oil on canvas

François Boucher Allegory of Lyric Poetry, 1753 The Met

Shown from about the knees up, a young woman with pale skin, wearing a long, flowing, peachy-pink satin dress, looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Miss Grace Woodhouse, 1890 National Gallery of Art

The painting displays the upper torso, head, and shoulders of a person wrapped in a light-colored fabric that covers their body and forms a hood around their head. The person appears to be seated, facing slightly towards the right.

Robert Henri Indian Girl in White Blanket, 1917 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woman from the chest up, with her head slightly turned to the right. She has fair skin, red lips, and brown hair in an updo.

Paul Gauguin Madame Alexandre Kohler, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a balding, bearded man with pale, peachy skin and wearing a three-piece suit, seated in a wooden armchair behind an L-shaped desk, in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Édouard Vuillard Théodore Duret, 1912 National Gallery of Art

The Trotter, Charles S. Humphreys, c. 1860, oil on canvas

Charles S. Humphreys The Trotter, c. 1860 National Gallery of Art

Venetian Passageway, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1905, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Venetian Passageway, ca. 1905 The Met

October in the Marshes, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett October in the Marshes, 1872 The Met

The Coronation of the Virgin, Niccolò di Buonaccorso, ca. 1380, tempera on wood, gold ground

Niccolò di Buonaccorso The Coronation of the Virgin, ca. 1380 The Met

Coronation of the Virgin, Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1455, tempera on wood, gold ground

Giovanni di Paolo Coronation of the Virgin, ca. 1455 The Met

A young, smiling boy in a ruffled collar, hat, and cumberbun rides outdoors on a brown ram, a small whip held aloft in his hand.

Francisco de Goya Boy on a Ram, 1786–87 Art Institute of Chicago

The Artist in His Studio, James McNeill Whistler, 1865–66, oil on paper mounted on panel

James McNeill Whistler The Artist in His Studio, 1865–66 Art Institute of Chicago

We look across the tops of trees down onto the roofs of a cluster of buildings and then a grassy expanse, a body of water, and rolling hills in this notably wide landscape painting. The trees are painted with shades of pine and olive green.

Théodore Rousseau Panoramic Landscape near the River Moselle, c. 1830 National Gallery of Art

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