Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 17)

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 769 to 816 of 1,315.

Sunrise on the Matterhorn, Albert Bierstadt, after 1875, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt Sunrise on the Matterhorn, after 1875 The Met

Wooded and Hilly Landscape, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1660s, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Wooded and Hilly Landscape, 1660s Cleveland Museum of Art

The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire, Johann Zoffany, c. 1772, oil on canvas

Johann Zoffany The Dutton Family in the Drawing Room of Sherborne Park, Gloucestershire, c. 1772 Cleveland Museum of Art

Frieze of Dancers, Edgar Degas, c. 1895, oil on fabric

Edgar Degas Frieze of Dancers, c. 1895 Cleveland Museum of Art

Georgiana Augusta Frederica Elliott (1782–1813), Later Lady Charles Bentinck, Joshua Reynolds, 1784, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Georgiana Augusta Frederica Elliott (1782–1813), Later Lady Charles Bentinck, 1784 The Met

The head and shoulders of a pale-skinned, clean-shaven man fills this vertical portrait painting. The man’s shoulders are angled to our left, and he looks off in that direction with light green eyes.

Giovanni Bellini Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1490 National Gallery of Art

Alexandre Charles Emmanuel de Crussol-Florensac (1743–1815), Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1787, oil on wood

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Alexandre Charles Emmanuel de Crussol-Florensac (1743–1815), 1787 The Met

Portrait of Sor Juana de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Domingo Ortiz, 1797, oil on canvas

Domingo Ortiz Portrait of Sor Juana de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, 1797 The Met

Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent, 1883–84, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), 1883–84 The Met

Portrait of a Young Woman, Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1540–45, oil and gold on oak

Hans Holbein the Younger Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1540–45 The Met

Madame Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743–1817), Jean-Baptiste Greuze, late 1780s, oil on wood

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Madame Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743–1817), late 1780s The Met

Wooded Landscape with Cottage and Horseman, Meindert Hobbema, 1663, oil on canvas

Meindert Hobbema Wooded Landscape with Cottage and Horseman, 1663 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848), Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1789, oil on canvas

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848), 1789 The Met

Stoke-by-Nayland, John Constable, ca. 1810–11, oil on canvas

John Constable Stoke-by-Nayland, ca. 1810–11 The Met

This is a painting of a park filled with tall trees and people in colorful clothes. Some people are seated on chairs, while others are walking or standing on the tan ground.

William Glackens Luxembourg Gardens, 1906 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the waist up, a woman with light, peachy-yellow skin sits with her body facing us as she looks over her shoulder to our right in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Carmen Gaudin, 1885 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned young woman wearing a white dress sits smiling gently at us in this vertical portrait painting. Blended strokes of pearl white, cool green, and muted blue create an overall soft, almost blurred look.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Henriot, c. 1876 National Gallery of Art

Santa Maria della Salute, Francesco Guardi, mid- to late 1760s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Santa Maria della Salute, mid- to late 1760s The Met

Madame Lerolle, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1882, oil on fabric

Henri Fantin-Latour Madame Lerolle, 1882 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows several people in the sky, surrounded by billowing fabric. In the center is a person who appears to be sitting on a cloud-like form. The person is on their back with their legs towards us and their head tilted up.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Saint Roch Carried to Heaven by Angels, c. 1735/1745 National Gallery of Art

The Penitence of Saint Jerome, Joachim Patinir, ca. 1515, oil on wood

Joachim Patinir The Penitence of Saint Jerome, ca. 1515 The Met

Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640, oil on canvas

Francisco de Zurbarán Christ and the Virgin in the House at Nazareth, c. 1640 Cleveland Museum of Art

Rêverie (Portrait of Gabrielle Borreau), Gustave Courbet, 1862, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Gustave Courbet Rêverie (Portrait of Gabrielle Borreau), 1862 Art Institute of Chicago

Two Men, Edgar Degas, ca. 1865–69, oil on wood

Edgar Degas Two Men, ca. 1865–69 The Met

Lady Rich (Elizabeth Jenks, died 1558), Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1540, oil and gold on oak

Hans Holbein the Younger Lady Rich (Elizabeth Jenks, died 1558), ca. 1540 The Met

Painting composed of short, broad, linear brushstrokes suggesting green-leaved forest trees with light trunks on pale green grass.

Berthe Morisot Forêt de Compiègne, 1885 Art Institute of Chicago

Leaving the Oasis, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1880s, oil on wood panel

Jean-Léon Gérôme Leaving the Oasis, 1880s Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting depicts a while villa partially hidden by greenery. The villa has several buildings on different levels with small windows and reddish-brown roofs. The brushstrokes are loose and broad, giving the image a blurred effect.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Maison de la Poste, Cagnes, 1906/1907 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a landscape with several haystacks in the center, arranged in a line that cuts diagonally across a green field from left to right.

Georges Seurat Haystacks, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

Warm sunlight bathes a scene with a herd of five golden tan, ivory, or chocolate-brown cows lying or standing on a low hill near four people on foot and on horseback in this horizontal landscape painting.

Aelbert Cuyp Landscape with Herdsmen, mid 1650s National Gallery of Art

About a dozen ruby-red and bright pink peonies in a gold and green vase sit on a rumpled cloth in this loosely painted, horizontal still life.

Paul Gauguin Still Life with Peonies, 1884 National Gallery of Art

This painting displays an outdoor scene with a large tree to the left and a low horizon with a few buildings and what look like boats floating on blue water on the right.

Camille Corot Souvenir of Terracina, 1864, reworked slightly later National Gallery of Art

Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906), Édouard Manet, ca. 1873, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906), ca. 1873 The Met

Landscape on a River, Charles-François Daubigny, 1863, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape on a River, 1863 The Met

A dilapidated cottage nestles among leafy trees next to a winding dirt road in this square landscape painting. The dirt road runs from the bottom center of the painting into the distance.

Meindert Hobbema Hut among Trees, c. 1664 National Gallery of Art

White Mare, Winslow Homer, c. 1868, oil on panel

Winslow Homer White Mare, c. 1868 Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Lady in 1866, Édouard Manet, 1866, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Young Lady in 1866, 1866 The Met

The Pont Neuf, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1849–50, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind The Pont Neuf, 1849–50 The Met

Nevada Falls, Yosemite, Albert Bierstadt, 1872 or 1873, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt Nevada Falls, Yosemite, 1872 or 1873 The Met

Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman, Frans Hals, 1634, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman, 1634 Cleveland Museum of Art

Painted entirely with small dots of pure color mostly in slate and azure blue, olive green, and cream white, this scene shows a sandy beach stretching to a lighthouse at the center and a four-story building to our right in this horizontal…

Georges Seurat The Lighthouse at Honfleur, 1886 National Gallery of Art

Three women stand on or next to a ladder picking olives in an orchard in this horizontal landscape painting. The women, trees, ground, and sky are all painted with long, parallel brushstrokes that curve and swirl over the canvas.

Vincent van Gogh The Olive Orchard, 1889 National Gallery of Art

Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant), Gustave Courbet, 1865, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Cliffs on the Sea Coast: Small Beach, Sunrise (Falaise au bord de la mer, vu Petite Plage, soleil levant), 1865 Art Institute of Chicago

Honfleur, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1865, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind Honfleur, 1865 The Met

Painted in muted lime green, plum purple, buttercup yellow, slate and royal blue, the head and shoulders of a man with peach-colored skin sitting in front of a window looks at us in this stylized, vertical portrait.

Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière, 1888 or 1889 National Gallery of Art

Spanish Landscape, John Singer Sargent, 1879–80, oil on wood

John Singer Sargent Spanish Landscape, 1879–80 The Met

This horizontal landscape is painted with broad, visible strokes in shades of laurel, fern, and pine green, dark yellow, and ash brown.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Landscape between Storms, 1874/1875 National Gallery of Art

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