Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 12)

Soft and muted

Gentle, low-color paintings that keep a pale room calm. The coolest come first, then the lightest, to suit a cool gray. Showing 529 to 576 of 1,315.

A woman floats among billowing clouds over a rectangular stone coffin in this vertical painting.

Nicolas Poussin The Assumption of the Virgin, c. 1630/1632 National Gallery of Art

Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens"), Édouard Vuillard, 1894, distemper on fabric

Édouard Vuillard Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens"), 1894 Cleveland Museum of Art

Rocks at Fontainebleau, Paul Cézanne, 1890s, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Rocks at Fontainebleau, 1890s The Met

Mrs. Gideon Tucker, William Sidney Mount, 1830, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Mrs. Gideon Tucker, 1830 The Met

Edward Guthrie Kennedy, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Edward Guthrie Kennedy, ca. 1895 The Met

Painting mostly in soft yellow, green, purple, blue, and pink of two wheatstacks, the right nearer than the left, in a country landscape at sunset.

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

Under the Cypress Trees at Corfu, John Singer Sargent, 1909, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Under the Cypress Trees at Corfu, 1909 Art Institute of Chicago

A plucked chicken, a few stray feathers remaining, hangs upside-down by one foot, illuminated. Behind it the metal hinges and wood panels of a door are visible.

William Michael Harnett For Sunday's Dinner, 1888 Art Institute of Chicago

This painting is a portrait of a man from the waist up. He is positioned slightly to the left, with his head turned toward us. He has light skin, green eyes, a faint moustache, and a neutral expression.

Francisco de Goya The Duke of Wellington, c. 1812 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woman sitting upright in a yellow-and-tan reclining chair, her body turned to the right, her face turned toward us. Her skin is pale, with shades of pale yellow and light pink, and shadows in a pale green shade.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Lady with a Dog, 1891 National Gallery of Art

A woman wearing flowing, pastel-colored robes and two, winged, child-like putti gather on a bank of clouds among musical instruments and sheet music in this horizontal painting. The people all have pale, pink-tinged skin.

François Boucher Allegory of Music, 1764 National Gallery of Art

Valley of the River Loire, Jules Dupré, 1860, oil on wood

Jules Dupré Valley of the River Loire, 1860 The Met

The painting depicts an elevated viewpoint of a grand waterfall surrounded by a landscape filled with people and canoes. The horizon is high in the composition, marked by a line of trees and the flowing waterfall.

George Catlin Portage Around the Falls of Niagara at Table Rock, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

We are eye-level on a beach with half a dozen ships in view, sitting on the ground against a gray sky in this vertical landscape oil painting created with broad, unblended strokes.

Eugène Boudin Low Tide, Sailboats Run Aground, 1885-1890 National Gallery of Art

A young woman with flushed, peachy skin stands on a rocky shoreline with a fishing net slung over one shoulder in this horizontal painting. Her body faces us, and she looks off and down to our right.

Winslow Homer A Light on the Sea, 1897 National Gallery of Art

Painting of woman, arms crossed on brown desk, staring at goldfish.

Henri Matisse Woman before an Aquarium, 1921–23 Art Institute of Chicago

Mountain Torrent, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1670s, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Mountain Torrent, 1670s The Met

Shown from the knees up, a woman stands facing and looking at us with her head tilted a little to our left in this vertical portrait painting. She has pale skin, a heart-shaped face with rosy cheeks, and a rose-pink bow mouth.

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Madame du Barry, 1782 National Gallery of Art

A Brook in the Forest, Gustave Courbet, ca. 1868–77, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet A Brook in the Forest, ca. 1868–77 The Met

Eleven men, women, and children stand around a freestanding flagpole near a floating dock on a beach in this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is loosely painted, and dozens more people are gathered on the dock.

Eugène Boudin On the Jetty, c. 1869/1870 National Gallery of Art

Music and Dance and Cupids in Conspiracy, François Boucher, 1740s, oil on canvas

François Boucher Music and Dance and Cupids in Conspiracy, 1740s Cleveland Museum of Art

We look slightly down onto a man riding a white horse away from us on a dirt road winding through a sun-drenched, rocky landscape in this horizontal painting.

Camille Corot A View near Volterra, 1838 National Gallery of Art

Four light-skinned ballerinas with russet-orange hair tied back in buns adjust the straps of their bodices as they gather close together, their bodies and wide, knee-length tutus taking up the left half of this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas Four Dancers, c. 1899 National Gallery of Art

Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child, Théodore Géricault, ca. 1819–20, oil on canvas

Théodore Géricault Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child, ca. 1819–20 The Met

The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest, Théodore Rousseau, 1852–54, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest, 1852–54 The Met

Emma Van Name, Joshua Johnson, ca. 1805, oil on canvasPainting

Joshua Johnson Emma Van Name, ca. 1805 The Met

Shown from about the knees up, a pale, smooth-skinned woman in a fur-lined yellow jacket looks out at us as she sits writing at a table in this vertical painting. The woman’s body faces the table to our left.

Johannes Vermeer A Lady Writing, c. 1665 National Gallery of Art

Madame Auguste Cuoq (Mathilde Desportes, 1827–1910), Gustave Courbet, ca. 1852–57, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Madame Auguste Cuoq (Mathilde Desportes, 1827–1910), ca. 1852–57 The Met

This painting depicts buildings under a clear blue sky. The horizon line is low, mostly obscured by the structures. The buildings have pointed brown roofs, and they are a pale yellow color.

Charles-François Daubigny The Farm, 1855 National Gallery of Art

Arleux-Palluel, The Bridge of Trysts, Camille Corot, 1871–72, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Arleux-Palluel, The Bridge of Trysts, 1871–72 Art Institute of Chicago

Rushing Water, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1901–7, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Rushing Water, ca. 1901–7 The Met

Winter Scene, Francisco de Goya, c. 1786, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Winter Scene, c. 1786 Art Institute of Chicago

Grainfields, Jacob van Ruisdael, mid- or late 1660s, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Grainfields, mid- or late 1660s The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1550, oil on wood

Agnolo Bronzino Portrait of a Woman, c. 1550 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Violin Player, James McNeill Whistler, c. 1890–94, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler The Violin Player, c. 1890–94 Cleveland Museum of Art

Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1670–72, oil on canvas

Johannes Vermeer Allegory of the Catholic Faith, ca. 1670–72 The Met

Retreat from the Storm, Jean-François Millet, ca. 1846, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Retreat from the Storm, ca. 1846 The Met

Portrait of an Old Man, El Greco, ca. 1595–1600, oil on canvas

El Greco Portrait of an Old Man, ca. 1595–1600 The Met

Shown from the lap up, two women with pale skin and dark hair pulled up and back, wearing white dresses with baby-blue polka dots, sit on a couch in this horizontal portrait painting.

Berthe Morisot The Sisters, 1869 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a rowing competition with a large crowd along the riverbank. Tall trees and distant, hazy hills are visible on the horizon. The sky above is a soft, muted gray-blue color.

Émile Lévy Rowing Scene: Crowds Watching from the River Banks, late 19th century National Gallery of Art

From a rocky shoreline, we look on several light-skinned people working by the sea with a boat and a net in this freely painted, almost square seascape.

Thomas Gainsborough Seashore with Fishermen, c. 1781/1782 National Gallery of Art

Painting of a basket of green and red-yellow apples spilling over into a white cloth placed on a wooden table, with a dark green bottle and a plate of pale biscuits behind.

Paul Cézanne The Basket of Apples, c. 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Four boats with low masts sit on a sandy beach next to rocky cliffs under a cloud-filled sky in this horizontal landscape painting. Three of the boats are clustered together near the center of the composition.

Gustave Courbet Boats on a Beach, Etretat, c. 1872/1875 National Gallery of Art

The Troubadour, Honoré Daumier, 1868–73, oil on fabric

Honoré Daumier The Troubadour, 1868–73 Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat, 1884, oil on wood

Georges Seurat Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", 1884 The Met

Marguerite-Thérèse (Margot) Berard (1874–1956), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Marguerite-Thérèse (Margot) Berard (1874–1956), 1879 The Met

Edmond Cavé (1794–1852), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1844, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Edmond Cavé (1794–1852), 1844 The Met

The Dispatch of the Messenger, François Boucher, 1765, oil on canvas

François Boucher The Dispatch of the Messenger, 1765 The Met

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