Paintings for Greige Walls (page 25)

Soft and muted

Gentle, low-color paintings that keep a pale room calm. The softest come first, then the lightest, so nothing shouts against greige. Showing 1,153 to 1,200 of 1,315.

From Jerusalem, John Singer Sargent, 1905–6, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

John Singer Sargent From Jerusalem, 1905–6 The Met

Watercolor of tiny people and horses, framed with gold flowers on navy background.

'Aliquli Jabbadar Royal Horse Inspection, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 17th century Art Institute of Chicago

The Adoration of the Magi, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, late 1750s, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Adoration of the Magi, late 1750s The Met

A Farm in Brittany, Paul Gauguin, ca. 1894, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin A Farm in Brittany, ca. 1894 The Met

Set in a valley carpeted in sage green, about a dozen armed men, on foot and horseback, close to us, line up and face off against an attack advancing from the back left in this vertical painting.

Eugène Delacroix Arabs Skirmishing in the Mountains, 1863 National Gallery of Art

Six women, eight men, two satyrs, and one child gather in pairs and trios in a loose row that spans the width of this nearly square painting. They are set within a landscape with craggy rocks, cliffs, and trees.

Giovanni Bellini The Feast of the Gods, 1514/1529 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the waist up, a woman with smooth, pale skin sits in a chair facing our right in front of a canvas on an easel in this vertical portrait. She leans onto her right elbow, which rests on the seat back.

Judith Leyster Self-Portrait, c. 1630 National Gallery of Art

The Music Lesson, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1670, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch The Music Lesson, c. 1670 Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

The Adoration of the Shepherds, El Greco, ca. 1605–10, oil on canvas

El Greco The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1605–10 The Met

Shown from about the knees up, a young woman sits in a chair angled to our right but she turns her face to look at us in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Vincent van Gogh La Mousmé, 1888 National Gallery of Art

A pale-skinned young girl with blond hair, wearing a blue dress, stands in a garden in this vertical painting. The girl and background are painted with blended strokes, giving the scene and especially the girl a soft look.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir A Girl with a Watering Can, 1876 National Gallery 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

About a dozen people walk and a few ride horses across a bridge spanning river that cuts through a sandy landscape in this horizontal painting.

Jean-Léon Gérôme View of Medinet El-Fayoum, c. 1868/1870 National Gallery of Art

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1730–35, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth, 1730–35 Art Institute of Chicago

This painting shows a woman sitting at a round table. She has fair skin, sharp cheekbones, thick eyebrows, and pale lips with one side of her mouth raised in a partial smile. She has short brown hair with bangs across her forehead.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec A la Bastille (Jeanne Wenz), 1888 National Gallery of Art

Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna, Claude Lorrain, ca. 1639, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna, ca. 1639 The Met

About a dozen rust-orange and golden yellow apples and peaches are arranged on a white plate next to white and floral-patterned cloths nestled around a white pitcher and bowl, all on a wood tabletop that tilts toward us in this nearly…

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples and Peaches, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

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

River Scene, Asher Brown Durand, 1854, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand River Scene, 1854 The Met

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

This painting shows a landscape with castle-like structures on a green hill, with a group of people gathering in colorful clothing in the bottom left.

Dosso Dossi The Trojans Building the Temple to Venus and Making Offerings at Anchises's Grave in Sicily, c. 1520 National Gallery of Art

Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms, Martin Johnson Heade, 1875, oil on canvas

Martin Johnson Heade Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms, 1875 The Met

Two pale-skinned women are shown from the waist up behind a counter in an interior space in this nearly square painting.

Édouard Vuillard Woman in a Striped Dress, 1895 National Gallery of Art

A long, brightly lit room is filled with at least nine young ballerinas in robin’s egg-blue dance costumes and pale pink shoes in this wide, horizontal painting. They all have light skin and brown or dark blond hair.

Edgar Degas The Dance Lesson, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, Gilbert Stuart, 1794, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, 1794 The Met

Gnarled, ash-brown roots woven through a muddy, rocky bank and sprays of dark green leaves fill this loosely painted, horizontal landscape. Touches of spring green in the lower right corner suggest ground cover.

John Singer Sargent Wild Olive Tree Roots, Valldemosa, Majorca, 1908 National Gallery of Art

A Man Leaning on a Parapet, Georges Seurat, ca. 1881, oil on wood

Georges Seurat A Man Leaning on a Parapet, ca. 1881 The Met

Twigs of a magnolia tree with light green, glossy leaves and three cream-white blossoms lie on a sapphire-blue cloth in this horizontal still life painting.

Martin Johnson Heade Giant Magnolias on a Blue Velvet Cloth, c. 1890 National Gallery of Art

John Shaw, Gilbert Stuart, 1793, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart John Shaw, 1793 The Met

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

George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, Édouard Manet, 1878 or 1879, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, 1878 or 1879 The Met

Green Door, Santa Maria della Salute, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1904, watercolor, graphite, gouache, and wax crayon on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Green Door, Santa Maria della Salute, ca. 1904 The Met

Cliffs at Deir el Bahri, Egypt, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Cliffs at Deir el Bahri, Egypt, 1890–91 The Met

Six men on horseback and wearing jockeys’ uniforms line up on a grassy field in front of us in this loosely painted horizontal scene. The jockeys and horses’ features are especially freely painted so much of the detail is indistinct.

Edgar Degas The Riders, c. 1885 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a close-up portrait of a man's head and shoulders. He has pale skin and light, slightly disheveled brown hair with a strong widow's peak, and a short brown beard.

Henri Fantin-Latour Self-Portrait, 1861 National Gallery of Art

Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, Canaletto, early 1740s, oil on canvas

Canaletto Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, early 1740s The Met

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1622, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), ca. 1622 The Met

Eight cows bathed in warm sunlight stand and lie on a riverbank carpeted in mossy green in this horizontal painting. The cows are amber, ginger, or tawny brown, bone white, or black, and all have short, curving horns.

Aelbert Cuyp River Landscape with Cows, 1645/1650 National Gallery of Art

Separated by a vertical, column-like partition, a woman to our right kneels opposite a winged angel to our left, who also kneels and holds the stem of a long white lily propped against one shoulder in this horizontal painting.

Fra Filippo Lippi The Annunciation, c. 1435/1440 National Gallery of Art

A jumble of pewter plates and a pitcher, glass goblets, a gold chalice, a brass candlestick, and other vessels along with lemons, olives, and the remains of a mince pie are arranged on a cream-white tablecloth bunched on a dark green…

Willem Claesz Heda Banquet Piece with Mince Pie, 1635 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a group of people, mostly men, engaged in laborious activities outdoors. The people are minimally clothed, with small pieces of cloth wrapped around their waists.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Work, c. 1863 National Gallery of Art

The Ford, Claude Lorrain, possibly 1636, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain The Ford, possibly 1636 The Met

A long haired, bearded man holds a whip and stands in the middle of a crowd of about two dozen people who stand or twist, all in a building with columns and arches in this horizontal painting.

El Greco Christ Cleansing the Temple, probably before 1570 National Gallery of Art

Study of Beeches, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Study of Beeches, 1872 The Met

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

This painting shows a group of people engaged in various activities within a wide green landscape. In the background are distant white-and-blue mountains and a blue sky with soft gray clouds.

Francesco Guardi Erminia and the Shepherds, 1750/1755 National Gallery of Art

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