Paintings for Greige Walls (page 4)

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 145 to 192 of 1,315.

A waterway flanked by low banks curves away from us in front of a band of rolling hills in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. The water is created with wide strokes of white, ice blue, or the muted jewel tones of the hills.

Paul Gauguin Brittany Landscape, 1888 National Gallery of Art

Two pale-skinned little girls sit back-to-back on a sandy beach, almost filling the width of this vertical painting. The girls wear matching pale, ice-blue pinafores over short sleeve, ocean-blue dresses.

Mary Cassatt Children Playing on the Beach, 1884 National Gallery of Art

Seated Peasant, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1892–96, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Seated Peasant, ca. 1892–96 The Met

Shown from the thighs up, a man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a black suit, cape, and hat, stands with one hand on his hip against an elephant-gray background in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Gentleman, 1650/1652 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff, Frans Hals, 1625, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff, 1625 The Met

We look up at the exterior of a church that soars the height of this vertical painting.

Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, 1894 National Gallery of Art

Street in Moret, Alfred Sisley, c. 1890, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley Street in Moret, c. 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

The Shepherd's Song, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1891, oil on canvas

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes The Shepherd's Song, 1891 The Met

View of the Domaine Saint-Joseph, Paul Cézanne, late 1880s, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne View of the Domaine Saint-Joseph, late 1880s The Met

David Sears, Jr., Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart David Sears, Jr., ca. 1815 The Met

Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo, Francisco de Goya, 1819, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo, 1819 Cleveland Museum of Art

Horseneck Falls, John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–1900, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Horseneck Falls, ca. 1889–1900 The Met

Peach Blossoms, Winslow Homer, 1878, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Peach Blossoms, 1878 Art Institute of Chicago

The Banks of the Marne in Winter, Camille Pissarro, 1866, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Banks of the Marne in Winter, 1866 Art Institute of Chicago

Figure in Hammock, Florida, John Singer Sargent, 1917, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Figure in Hammock, Florida, 1917 The Met

We look across a body of water at two houses, some smaller outbuildings, and a houseboat along the far bank in this abstracted, horizontal landscape painting.

Paul Cézanne At the Water's Edge, c. 1890 National Gallery of Art

Brook and Meadow, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1907, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Brook and Meadow, ca. 1907 The Met

A young girl with pale skin, rosy cheeks, and blond hair stands facing us in front of a landscape with forests and mountains in this vertical portrait painting. The girl looks at us with wide, gray eyes under delicately arched eyebrows.

Francisco de Goya María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, later Condesa de Chinchón, 1783 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Jeanne Wenz, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1886, oil on canvas

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Portrait of Jeanne Wenz, 1886 Art Institute of Chicago

A light-skinned man with thick black hair and a squared off black beard, dressed in a black jacket over a gray vest and gray trousers, sits facing us in this vertical portrait painting.

Paul Cézanne Antony Valabrègue, 1866 National Gallery of Art

Winter landscape painting with rocky stream lined by orange leafed trees.

John Henry Twachtman Icebound, c. 1889 Art Institute of Chicago

The Environs of Paris, Camille Corot, 1860s, oil on wood

Camille Corot The Environs of Paris, 1860s The Met

A cleanshaven man wearing a black and red diamond-patterned costume and holding a white wooden sword tucked under one arm stands in a room with a blue background in this vertical painting.

Paul Cézanne Harlequin, 1888-1890 National Gallery of Art

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, Benjamin West, c. 1770, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, c. 1770 Cleveland Museum of Art

Serena Pulitzer Lederer (1867–1943), Gustav Klimt, 1899, oil on canvas

Gustav Klimt Serena Pulitzer Lederer (1867–1943), 1899 The Met

Painting composed of short, dense brushstrokes depicts two domed stacks of wheat that cast long shadows on a field. The angled light indicates either a rising or setting sun.

Claude Monet Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91 Art Institute of Chicago

The Petite Creuse River, Claude Monet, 1889, oil on canvas

Claude Monet The Petite Creuse River, 1889 Art Institute of Chicago

The top three-quarters of this horizontal landscape painting is filled with roiling, deeply shadowed clouds that tower over a line of buffalo crossing a grassy meadow below.

Albert Bierstadt Buffalo Trail: The Impending Storm, 1869 National Gallery of Art

Light-colored snowscape with visible brushstrokes featuring a bridge in front of red and white barns and farmhouses, surrounded by trees.

Claude Monet Sandvika, Norway, 1895 Art Institute of Chicago

Rose and coral pink, vivid white, delphinium blue, and buttercup yellow flowers with deep green leaves are arranged in a blue and white vase in front of a pale sea-green background in this vertical still life painting.

Paul Cézanne Flowers in a Rococo Vase, c. 1876 National Gallery of Art

View from the Quai d'Orsay, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1854, oil on canvas, mounted on wood

Johan Barthold Jongkind View from the Quai d'Orsay, 1854 The Met

A young girl with dark hair and pale skin, wearing a long white dress, kneels on the ground in a hilly, tree-lined landscape in this vertical portrait painting.

Joshua Reynolds Lady Caroline Howard, 1778 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a young woman wearing a white gown and bonnet sits in front of a balcony railing on a sunny day, holding a small dog on her lap in this vertical portrait painting.

Mary Cassatt Young Girl at a Window, c. 1883-1884 National Gallery of Art

A man with pale skin, wearing a black suit and hat, glides toward us on ice skates in this vertical portrait painting. The man’s body faces us but he turns his head to our right as he looks slightly down and off into the distance.

Gilbert Stuart The Skater (Portrait of William Grant), 1782 National Gallery of Art

Fantastic Landscape, Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Fantastic Landscape, ca. 1765 The Met

Lady in Gray, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883, watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper

James McNeill Whistler Lady in Gray, ca. 1883 The Met

An ice- and powder-blue sky swirled with faint peach takes up the top two-thirds of this landscape painting.

Alfred Sisley First Snow at Veneux-Nadon, 1878 National Gallery of Art

View of a village surrounded by hills, fields, and trees, shown from a vantage point above the scene. Subtly rolling hills recede into a bluish gray-ish sky punctuated by white clouds.

Paul Cézanne Auvers, Panoramic View, 1873–75 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the thighs up, a boy wearing a crimson-red waistcoat stands against swags of fabric painted with visible strokes in white, sky blue, harvest yellow, and sage green in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Paul Cézanne Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1888-1890 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Woman, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family, 1632 The Met

Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples, Vincent van Gogh, 1887, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples, 1887 Art Institute of Chicago

A Roadside Tavern, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1863, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind A Roadside Tavern, 1863 Art Institute of Chicago

Wheat Fields, Jacob van Ruisdael, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Wheat Fields, ca. 1670 The Met

Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, 1890, oil on linen canvas

Paul Gauguin Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne, 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

Woodland Road, Meindert Hobbema, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Meindert Hobbema Woodland Road, ca. 1670 The Met

Four women and two children, all with pale skin, carry baskets as they walk along a beach under a brilliant blue sky in this horizontal painting. The scene is painted with visible dabs and blended strokes.

John Singer Sargent En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish), 1878 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a woman with peach-colored skin and dark hair sits facing us and holding a baby in this stylized, vertical portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Roma Woman with Baby, 1919 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Nun of San Secondo; (verso) Scene in Grisaille, Jacometto, ca. 1485–95, oil on wood; (verso: oil and gold on wood)

Jacometto Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Nun of San Secondo; (verso) Scene in Grisaille, ca. 1485–95 The Met

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