Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 16)

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 721 to 768 of 1,315.

Portrait of the Artist, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1786, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Portrait of the Artist, ca. 1786 The Met

Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1836–37, oil on canvas

Joseph Mallord William Turner Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm, 1836–37 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman holds an open, gold-colored fan in her lap in this vertical, loosely painted portrait.

Mary Cassatt Woman with a Fan, c. 1878/1879 National Gallery of Art

Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, Frédéric Bazille, 1867, oil on canvas

Frédéric Bazille Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, 1867 The Met

A thin, narrow-shouldered woman holding a black shawl close to her body walks toward us down an alleyway past a pair of men wearing all black in this horizontal painting.

John Singer Sargent Street in Venice, 1882 National Gallery of Art

Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina, Francisco de Goya, 1787–88, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Condesa de Altamira and Her Daughter, María Agustina, 1787–88 The Met

Large English country landscape painting, farmers with horses, green trees.

John Constable Stoke-by-Nayland, 1836 Art Institute of Chicago

Madonna and Child, Giovanni Bellini, ca. 1470, tempera, oil, and gold on wood

Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child, ca. 1470 The Met

Rest on the Flight into Egypt, Claude Lorrain, early 1640s, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain Rest on the Flight into Egypt, early 1640s Cleveland Museum of Art

Mrs. John Crosby Brown (Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1842–1918), Anders Zorn, ca. 1900, oil on canvas

Anders Zorn Mrs. John Crosby Brown (Mary Elizabeth Adams, 1842–1918), ca. 1900 The Met

Landscape, Camille Corot, 1865/70, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Landscape, 1865/70 Art Institute of Chicago

A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1650–55, oil on canvas

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava, ca. 1650–55 The Met

Bellona, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Bellona, 1633 The Met

Connecticut Village (Going to School), Julian Alden Weir, after 1891, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Connecticut Village (Going to School), after 1891 The Met

On the Beach, Sunset, Eugène Boudin, 1865, oil on wood

Eugène Boudin On the Beach, Sunset, 1865 The Met

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Rue des Moulins, 1894, 1894 National Gallery of Art

Arches in Ruins, Hubert Robert, 1781, oil on canvas

Hubert Robert Arches in Ruins, 1781 The Met

The Baptism of Christ, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530s, oil on wood

Lucas Cranach the Elder The Baptism of Christ, 1530s Cleveland Museum of Art

Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), Joshua Reynolds, 1787, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Lady Smith (Charlotte Delaval) and Her Children (George Henry, Louisa, and Charlotte), 1787 The Met

The Brook of Les Puits-Noir, Gustave Courbet, c. 1855, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Brook of Les Puits-Noir, c. 1855 Art Institute of Chicago

Moss-green land rising to a tree-topped bluff follows the curve of a sandy beach surrounding a pale blue cove in this horizontal landscape painting.

Camille Corot Beach near Etretat, c. 1872 National Gallery of Art

A fleet of ships gathers in a river lined by trees and buildings in this horizontal painting.

Aelbert Cuyp The Maas at Dordrecht, c. 1650 National Gallery of Art

The Streetwalker, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ca. 1890–91, oil on cardboard

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec The Streetwalker, ca. 1890–91 The Met

Shown from the waist up, a young girl wearing a slate-gray dress and straw hat stands with her hands clasped in front of her in this vertical portrait painting. The girl has light, peachy skin, and her cheeks are lightly flushed.

Mary Cassatt Child in a Straw Hat, c. 1886 National Gallery of Art

The artwork depicts a peaceful landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon divides the sky from the land below, with distant blue hills visible. The sky shows soft blues and gray clouds.

George Catlin Halsey's Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

A man and woman standing with their backs to us face a room where others stand or pose in this vertical painting.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Quadrille at the Moulin Rouge, 1892 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Mary Wise, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1774, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Portrait of Mary Wise, c. 1774 Cleveland Museum of Art

Allegorical Figure Representing a Virtue, Possibly Patriotism, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760, fresco, transferred to canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Allegorical Figure Representing a Virtue, Possibly Patriotism, 1760 The Met

Anna Dummer Powell, John Singleton Copley, 1764, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Anna Dummer Powell, 1764 Cleveland Museum of Art

Madame Paul Escudier (Louise Lefevre), John Singer Sargent, 1882, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Madame Paul Escudier (Louise Lefevre), 1882 Art Institute of Chicago

Mrs. James Pulham Sr. (Frances Amys, ca. 1766–1856), John Constable, 1818, oil on canvas

John Constable Mrs. James Pulham Sr. (Frances Amys, ca. 1766–1856), 1818 The Met

John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823), Thomas Lawrence, 1810, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823), 1810 The Met

Steamboats in the Port of Rouen, Camille Pissarro, 1896, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Steamboats in the Port of Rouen, 1896 The Met

Sailboats line a grassy riverbank in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. Vivid blue water stretches before us to meet a verdant bank along the left third of the horizon, which comes less than halfway up the composition.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Regatta at Argenteuil, 1874 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a golden, grassy landscape with low green trees in the distance, leading towards vibrant blue water on the horizon.

William Merritt Chase Gathering Autumn Flowers, 1894/1895 National Gallery of Art

Sellar Alp, Dolomites, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1913–14, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Sellar Alp, Dolomites, ca. 1913–14 The Met

This image depicts a snow-covered landscape with a high horizon line meeting a line of evergreen trees under a sky with blue and grayish clouds. The sky and treetops are textured with lively brushstrokes.

George Catlin La Salle Crossing Lake Michigan on the Ice. December 8, 1681, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

Apple Blossoms, Charles-François Daubigny, 1873, oil on canvas

Charles-François Daubigny Apple Blossoms, 1873 The Met

The Rock of Hautepierre, Gustave Courbet, c. 1869, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Rock of Hautepierre, c. 1869 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait, Diego Velázquez, ca. 1635, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait, ca. 1635 The Met

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), ca. 1635 The Met

Mme L . . . (Laure Borreau), Gustave Courbet, 1863, oil on fabric

Gustave Courbet Mme L . . . (Laure Borreau), 1863 Cleveland Museum of Art

River and Rocks, Gustave Courbet, 1873–77, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet River and Rocks, 1873–77 The Met

This horizontal painting is filled with gray and white clouds against a blue sky. Wisps of white clouds are interspersed among banks of darker gray clouds against a pale blue sky in the top half of the painting.

John Constable Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset, 1821-1822 National Gallery of Art

The Sea, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett The Sea, 1872 The Met

Travelers in Hilly Countryside, Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1650, oil on wood

Aelbert Cuyp Travelers in Hilly Countryside, c. 1650 Cleveland Museum of Art

A cleanshaven man in a saffron-yellow cloak runs and points to a nude woman whose fingers are turning into leafy tree branches in this horizontal painting.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Apollo Pursuing Daphne, c. 1755/1760 National Gallery of Art

Twilight in the Cedars at Darien, Connecticut, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Twilight in the Cedars at Darien, Connecticut, 1872 The Met

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