Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 15)

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 673 to 720 of 1,315.

Close to us, a woman and a winged, child-like putto float on clouds above a clean-shaven young man in a forest setting in this horizontal painting. All three people have smooth, pale skin, rosy cheeks, and ash-blond hair.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Diana and Endymion, c. 1753/1756 National Gallery of Art

Christ Healing the Blind, El Greco, ca. 1570, oil on canvas

El Greco Christ Healing the Blind, ca. 1570 The Met

A plate of oysters, a halved lemon, an oyster fork and shells, and a dish of salt are arranged on a wooden tabletop in front of a gray wall in this horizontal still life painting.

Édouard Manet Oysters, 1862 National Gallery of Art

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Girl with a Basket of Oranges, c. 1889 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows an expansive green and yellow grassland under a textured blue and white sky. The horizon line is high, separating the fields and clouds with a thin line of dark trees and small white buildings.

Georges Seurat A Summer Landscape, 1883 National Gallery of Art

We look up through an opening surrounded by a stone ledge, with clusters of people and clouds swirling into a blue sky up and away from us in this vertical, rectangular painting.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Wealth and Benefits of the Spanish Monarchy under Charles III, 1762 National Gallery of Art

Girl in a Sailor's Blouse, Amedeo Modigliani, 1918, oil on canvas

Amedeo Modigliani Girl in a Sailor's Blouse, 1918 The Met

Two Young Peasant Women, Camille Pissarro, 1891–92, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Two Young Peasant Women, 1891–92 The Met

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

Head of a Young Woman, François Boucher, early 1730s, oil on canvas

François Boucher Head of a Young Woman, early 1730s Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows a seated woman from the waist up. Her body faces us, and she looks off to the right with a neutral expression. She has light skin, brown eyes, and rosy cheeks.

George Bellows Maud Murray Dale (Mrs. Chester Dale), 1919 National Gallery of Art

Sarah Ursula Rose, Benjamin West, 1756, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Sarah Ursula Rose, 1756 The Met

People and a horse-drawn wagon move along a street lined with buildings on the left and trees on the right in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. The wide street angles from the bottom left of the composition to the middle right.

Alfred Sisley Boulevard Héloïse, Argenteuil, 1872 National Gallery of Art

Trouville (Grey and Green, the Silver Sea), James McNeill Whistler, 1865, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Trouville (Grey and Green, the Silver Sea), 1865 Art Institute of Chicago

Woman in the Garden of Monsieur Forest, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1889–91, oil on canvas

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Woman in the Garden of Monsieur Forest, 1889–91 The Met

The Wood Chopper, George Inness, 1849, oil on canvas

George Inness The Wood Chopper, 1849 Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with Cattle at Limousin, Jules Dupré, 1837, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré Landscape with Cattle at Limousin, 1837 The Met

Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760, fresco, transferred to canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude, 1760 The Met

Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver, John Singer Sargent, c. 1879, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver, c. 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of a red-haired, bearded man with light skin, painted in short brushstrokes and multicolored dots. The background is likewise a mass of small, closely spaced colored dots, these in green, blue, and red-orange.

Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait, 1887 Art Institute of Chicago

Richard Dana, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1770, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Richard Dana, ca. 1770 The Met

Between us and a river lined with buildings on the far bank in the distance, tall willow trees nearly span the height of this horizontal landscape.

Claude Monet The Willows, 1880 National Gallery of Art

Across a grassy field, a row of buildings and two trees line the horizon, which comes about halfway up this nearly square landscape painting.

Paul Cézanne Landscape near Paris, c. 1876 National Gallery of Art

Vétheuil, Claude Monet, 1901, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Vétheuil, 1901 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the knees up, two young women with pale, peachy skin wearing white gowns sit close together and almost fill this vertical painting. The women are angled to our left and look in that direction.

Mary Cassatt The Loge, c. 1878-1880 National Gallery of Art

Street, Tangier, John Singer Sargent, 1895, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Street, Tangier, 1895 The Met

Shown from about the ankles up, a woman with ashen, pale skin, wearing a full, silvery-white dress with gray dots, sits on a low-backed white sofa against a pale peach background in this horizontal portrait painting.

Edgar Degas Madame René de Gas, 1872/1873 National Gallery of Art

Two loosely painted people stand side by side in a field as they rake with their backs to us in this horizontal painting. The brushstrokes are soft and textured, and the details are loosely rendered, giving the scene a hazy appearance.

Georges Seurat Haymakers at Montfermeil, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

Brooklyn Bridge, Henry Ward Ranger, 1899, oil on canvas

Henry Ward Ranger Brooklyn Bridge, 1899 Art Institute of Chicago

Sketch for a Ceiling, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750s, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Sketch for a Ceiling, 1750s Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows a busy marketplace scene at eye level with a crowd of people and cattle. Hills are in the distance under a cloudy gray sky, and in front of them we can see a line of rooftops and a tall church spire.

Eugène Boudin Fair in Brittany, 1874 National Gallery of Art

The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), Berthe Morisot, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), ca. 1870 The Met

Landscape with a Windmill, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646, oil on wood

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with a Windmill, 1646 Cleveland Museum of Art

Padre Sebastiano, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1904–6, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Padre Sebastiano, ca. 1904–6 The Met

Mrs. Mary Arthur, Thomas Eakins, 1900, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Mrs. Mary Arthur, 1900 The Met

A Lane through the Trees, Camille Corot, ca. 1870–73, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Lane through the Trees, ca. 1870–73 The Met

We look slightly down onto a woman and a young boy, both with pale skin, sitting together on a grassy lawn with a chicken standing nearby in this horizontal painting. The scene is loosely painted with visible brushstrokes throughout.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Monet and Her Son, 1874 National Gallery of Art

The painting shows a bright-green landscape with rolling hills in the distance.

Julian Alden Weir Obweebetuck, c. 1908 National Gallery of Art

Courtyard, Tétouan, Morocco, John Singer Sargent, 1879–80, oil on wood

John Singer Sargent Courtyard, Tétouan, Morocco, 1879–80 The Met

Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan, Paul Cézanne, 1885–86, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan, 1885–86 The Met

River Boat, Charles-François Daubigny, c. 1860, oil on board

Charles-François Daubigny River Boat, c. 1860 Art Institute of Chicago

Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide), Winslow Homer, 1870, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts (High Tide), 1870 The Met

Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez, ca. 1710, oil and gold on copper; tortoiseshell and silver frame

Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, ca. 1710 The Met

Young Man and Woman in an Inn, Frans Hals, 1623, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Young Man and Woman in an Inn, 1623 The Met

A young boy with pale skin, wearing a black suit with densely pattered gold trim and decoration, stands holding an open book in front of a brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Francisco de Goya Victor Guye, 1810 National Gallery of Art

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

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

Valley of the Sédelle at Pont Charraud: White Frost, Armand Guillaumin, c.1903–1911, oil on fabric

Armand Guillaumin Valley of the Sédelle at Pont Charraud: White Frost, c.1903–1911 Cleveland Museum of Art

In a lush, tree-lined park, filtered light falls across a group of about a dozen light-skinned people lounging and frolicking along the banks of a river in this vertical landscape painting.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard A Game of Horse and Rider, c. 1775/1780 National Gallery of Art

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