Paintings for Dusty Blue Walls (page 3)

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Paintings built around the opposite color, which stand out against this wall. The truest opposites come first. Showing 97 to 144 of 1,938.

The Return of the Holy Family to Nazareth, Nicolas Poussin, c. 1627, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin The Return of the Holy Family to Nazareth, c. 1627 Cleveland Museum of Art

Sibylle, Camille Corot, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Sibylle, ca. 1870 The Met

A bearded man with copper-blond hair and flushed, peachy skin stands on a stone-gray pedestal and gestures toward a group of five more men gathered before him in this square painting. Some of the men are light-skinned, others are tan.

Peter Paul Rubens Decius Mus Addressing the Legions, probably 1616 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a young woman from the chest upwards, seated in a slightly turned position to the left.

Camille Corot Portrait of a Young Girl, 1850 or 1859 National Gallery of Art

This drawing shows the faint outline of a domed building. The representation is minimalistic, with few details of the building shown besides the dome and vertical lines that might suggest columns.

Thomas Cole Sketch for Ohio State Capitol Design, c. 1838 National Gallery of Art

An Egyptian in a Doorway, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1865, oil on wood

Lawrence Alma-Tadema An Egyptian in a Doorway, 1865 The Met

Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), Édouard Manet, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), 1882–83 The Met

Shoes, Vincent van Gogh, 1888, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Shoes, 1888 The Met

Seven roses in full bloom are clustered in a wide bouquet set against a dark brown background in this horizontal still life painting. The blossom to our left is peach, and a bud dips down in front of that flower.

Henri Fantin-Latour _Roses de Nice_ on a Table, 1882 National Gallery of Art

In this painting, a wicker basket is filled with yellow pears and a few red cherries. The basket rests on a table, and more pears and cherries are scattered in front of it, casting shadows on the white tablecloth.

John F. Francis Basket of Pears and Crabapples, n.d. National Gallery of Art

Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1867, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey Pompton Plains, New Jersey, 1867 The Met

This painting shows a seaside view with a low horizon. A sandy beach is on the left, with ships and sailboats sailing on the water in the distance on the right.

John Constable Yarmouth Jetty, 1822 National Gallery of Art

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), Thomas Cole, 1836, oil and pencil on composition board

Thomas Cole Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), 1836 The Met

Roses and Lilies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1888, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses and Lilies, 1888 The Met

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

A group of four people gather around a person in a bed, seen through an open doorway to our left, while a man and woman stand near a second doorway of a beige building in this horizontal painting. All the people have pale skin.

Fra Angelico The Healing of Palladia by Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian, c. 1438/1440 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman in a voluminous rust-orange dress stands facing us in this vertical portrait painting. She looks toward us but slightly down with dark brown eyes under curved brows.

Edgar Degas Girl in Red, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

More than a dozen light-skinned men, women, and children eat, drink, talk, and make music around a dancing couple under an arbor in this horizontal painting. Most of the people are dressed in muted tones of green, gray, and black.

Jan Steen The Dancing Couple, 1663 National Gallery of Art

Papers with Japanese text hang from a tree bearing red and gold leaves.

Tosa Mitsuoki Autumn Maples with Poem Slips, c. 1675 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini, Unknown artist, 1494?, tempera on wood

Unknown artist Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini, 1494? The Met

St. George on white horse, piercing green, gold dragon

Bernat Martorell Saint George and the Dragon, 1434–35 Art Institute of Chicago

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

John Singer Sargent Egyptian Woman with Earrings, 1890–91 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

Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, Frederic Leighton, ca. 1886, oil and gold on canvas

Frederic Leighton Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, ca. 1886 The Met

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

Honoré Daumier The Drinkers, by 1861 The Met

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

Thomas Cole New England Scenery, 1839 Art Institute of Chicago

This painting shows a young boy sitting on a wooden rocking chair next to a dark metal stove. He is leaning forward with one arm extended towards the stove door, which is partially open, revealing bright orange light.

Eastman Johnson The Early Scholar, c. 1865 National Gallery of Art

Prayer in the Mosque, Jean-Léon Gérôme, by 1874, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Prayer in the Mosque, by 1874 The Met

Two groups of people face off in front of a hilly landscape in this loosely painted, vertical scene. On our left, a pale young man in a white tunic looks with eyes wide and lips parted at a group of three people on our right.

Edgar Degas Alexander and Bucephalus, 1861/1862 National Gallery of Art

Two thick, twisting, splintered tree trunks with broken branches stripped of leaves are set against a dark, wooded landscape beneath a nearly black sky in this horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Cole Tornado in an American Forest, 1831 National Gallery of Art

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, George Caleb Bingham, 1845, oil on canvas

George Caleb Bingham Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, 1845 The Met

The Old Italian Woman, Edgar Degas, 1857, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Old Italian Woman, 1857 The Met

View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, Edgar Degas, 1896–98, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas View of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, 1896–98 The Met

Shown from the chest up, a young, pale-skinned woman faces and looks out at us with a slight smile on her lips in this vertical portrait painting.

Henri Fantin-Latour Mademoiselle de Fitz-James, 1867 National Gallery of Art

We stand on a beach lined with black rocks and boulders looking out onto the water below a brick-red sky that dominates this nearly square landscape painting.

Gustave Courbet The Black Rocks at Trouville, 1865/1866 National Gallery of Art

For the Little One, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1896, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase For the Little One, ca. 1896 The Met

Hackensack Meadows, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1890, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

Jasper Francis Cropsey Hackensack Meadows, 1890 The Met

This painting shows a person seated at a table in a bright yellow chair, facing the right. The person has pale skin and gray hair, and they are wearing a loose-fitting light brown garment, similar to a long coat or dress.

Édouard Vuillard Breakfast, 1894 National Gallery of Art

High Tide on the Marshes, Martin Johnson Heade, 1872, oil on canvas

Martin Johnson Heade High Tide on the Marshes, 1872 Cleveland Museum of Art

A balding, older man sits in a golden boat guided by a winged angel away from craggy rocks to calm waters, toward a shaft of light piercing a billowing bank of clouds in this horizontal landscape painting.

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

The Capture of Samson, Peter Paul Rubens, 1609–10, oil on panel

Peter Paul Rubens The Capture of Samson, 1609–10 Art Institute of Chicago

Large painting, woman in pink dress in front of classical sculpture, shrine.

Joshua Reynolds Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces, 1763–65 Art Institute of Chicago

Cows, horses, sheep, and pigs stand closely together in a band across the bottom edge of this horizontal painting. Rolling hills open onto grassy lawns, farms, and fields beyond.

Edward Hicks The Cornell Farm, 1848 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

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth), John Singer Sargent, 1897, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth), 1897 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman stands close to us with a red schoolhouse in the distance under a sunset sky in this vertical painting.

Winslow Homer The Red School House, 1873 National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Richard Alexander Oswald (Louisa Johnston, ?born about 1760, died 1797), Henry Raeburn, ca. 1794, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Mrs. Richard Alexander Oswald (Louisa Johnston, ?born about 1760, died 1797), ca. 1794 The Met

Long scroll drawing, upper half is script; lower half depicts people in courtyard.

Ike Taiga Group Pilgrimage to the Jizo Nun, 1755/65 Art Institute of Chicago

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