Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 19)

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 865 to 912 of 1,315.

The White Tablecloth, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, c. 1731–32, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The White Tablecloth, c. 1731–32 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman, Amedeo Modigliani, c. 1917/19, oil on cardboard

Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Woman, c. 1917/19 Art Institute of Chicago

Two men with pale skin, wearing white sleeveless shirts and royal-blue caps, row in unison in a long, narrow boat on a placid blue river in this horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Eakins The Biglin Brothers Racing, 1872 National Gallery of Art

The Interrupted Sleep, François Boucher, 1750, oil on canvas

François Boucher The Interrupted Sleep, 1750 The Met

Shown from the elbows up, a young person with pale skin and brown hair wearing a wide, scarlet-red hat sits in front of a tapestry in this vertical portrait painting.

Johannes Vermeer Girl with the Red Hat, c. 1669 National Gallery of Art

The Van Moerkerken Family, Gerard ter Borch, ca. 1653–54, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch The Van Moerkerken Family, ca. 1653–54 The Met

Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan, 1633 The Met

About three dozen men and women sit, stand, or stroll along a sandy beach beneath a sunset-streaked sky in this horizontal landscape painting.

Eugène Boudin The Beach at Villerville, 1864 National Gallery of Art

Long scroll ink painting depicting people with their animals and belongings crossing a river.

Unknown artist Yang Pu Moving His Family, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) 元朝 Art Institute of Chicago

Warm light pours onto white stone and brown brick buildings in a grassy landscape in this horizontal painting. Tiny people walk, stand, sit, and work across the turf, among the buildings, and over a bridge spanning a canal to our right.

Canaletto The Porta Portello, Padua, c. 1741/1742 National Gallery of Art

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, Thomas Eakins, 1873, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from the knees up, a light-skinned man and woman are seated side-by-side on grassy rise in a landscape in this horizontal portrait painting.

Charles Willson Peale Benjamin and Eleanor Ridgely Laming, 1788 National Gallery of Art

A Pond in Picardy, Camille Corot, ca. 1867, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Pond in Picardy, ca. 1867 The Met

Two women reach for or touch the arm of a man wearing a uniform and standing next to a chestnut-brown horse in front of a deep landscape in this horizontal painting.

John Singleton Copley Colonel William Fitch and His Sisters Sarah and Ann Fitch, 1800/1801 National Gallery of Art

A child and man stand facing away from us in this vertical painting. The scene is painted with visible dabs, stipples, and strokes of paint, and many details, especially in the distance, are indistinct.

Édouard Vuillard Child Wearing a Red Scarf, c. 1891 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a voluminous, gold-trimmed, white satin gown and a black overdress stands holding a closed fan in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck Lady with a Fan, c. 1628 National Gallery of Art

Peonies, Édouard Manet, 1864–65, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Peonies, 1864–65 The Met

Storm in the Mountains, Frederic Edwin Church, 1847, oil on canvas

Frederic Edwin Church Storm in the Mountains, 1847 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Young Man with a Chain, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629 or 1632, oil on wood

Rembrandt van Rijn A Young Man with a Chain, c. 1629 or 1632 Cleveland Museum of Art

Roiling, churning waves breaking against a patch of a sandy beach fill most of this wide, horizontal landscape painting. The water deepens from aquamarine blue to teal, slate, and midnight blue amid clouds of ivory-white crests and spray.

Thomas Moran The Much Resounding Sea, 1884 National Gallery of Art

Large painting of soldier asleep outdoors surrounded by two women and a cupid.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo, c. 1742–45 Art Institute of Chicago

Fog off Mount Desert, Frederic Edwin Church, 1850, oil on academy board

Frederic Edwin Church Fog off Mount Desert, 1850 National Gallery of Art

Landscape, Distant Village, Charles-François Daubigny, c. 1870/1875, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape, Distant Village, c. 1870/1875 National Gallery of Art

The image shows a landscape with a settlement surrounded by lush greenery and mountains in the distance. The mountains are partly covered by clouds. The painting technique is smooth and gentle, giving the scene a serene atmosphere.

George Catlin A Crow Village and the Salmon River Mountains, 1855/1869 National Gallery of Art

Two Young Girls at the Piano, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1892, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Two Young Girls at the Piano, 1892 The Met

The Tired Gleaner, Jules Breton, 1880, oil on fabric

Jules Breton The Tired Gleaner, 1880 Cleveland Museum of Art

María Teresa, Infanta of Spain, Diego Velázquez, mid-17th century, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez María Teresa, Infanta of Spain, mid-17th century The Met

James Stuart (1612–1655), Duke of Richmond and Lennox, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1633–35, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck James Stuart (1612–1655), Duke of Richmond and Lennox, ca. 1633–35 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1618, oil on wood

Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a Man, ca. 1618 The Met

Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Rinaldo and Armida in Her Garden, c. 1742–45 Art Institute of Chicago

Against a distant, hazy, verdant forest, a petal-pink and amethyst-purple orchid grows from a mossy branch close to us, to our left, while three jewel-toned hummingbirds gather around a nest to our right in this horizontal painting.

Martin Johnson Heade Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871 National Gallery of Art

Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise, Camille Pissarro, probably 1878, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise, probably 1878 The Met

Upon first glance, the shapes and colors in this painting are hard to distinguish. After closer inspection, three women become visible, all with pale skin, light hair, and indistinct facial features.

Edgar Degas The Loge, c. 1883 National Gallery of Art

Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, Jacob van Hulsdonck, c. 1615–20, oil on panel, the reverse prepared with gesso

Jacob van Hulsdonck Still Life with Meat, Fish, Vegetables, and Fruit, c. 1615–20 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Pool (Memory of the Forest of Chambord), Théodore Rousseau, 1839, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau The Pool (Memory of the Forest of Chambord), 1839 The Met

George Washington, Gilbert Stuart, begun 1795, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart George Washington, begun 1795 The Met

Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), Hans Memling, ca. 1470, oil on oak

Hans Memling Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), ca. 1470 The Met

Lake George, John Frederick Kensett, 1869, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, 1869 The Met

Two men and a dog walk or stand on a rutted dirt road that stretches into the distance in front of us, between a grove of trees to our left and a shallow, narrow canal or ditch to our right in this horizontal landscape painting.

Meindert Hobbema Wooded Landscape with Figures, c. 1658 National Gallery of Art

The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy), Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on fabric

Vincent van Gogh The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy), 1889 Cleveland Museum of Art

We look across a lush landscape of olive-green forests lining a glimmering, silvery-blue lake with hills in the deep distance under a pale blue sky in this horizontal landscape painting.

Camille Corot The Moored Boatman: Souvenir of an Italian Lake, 1861 National Gallery of Art

A Colonnade in Ruins, Hubert Robert, 1781, oil on canvas

Hubert Robert A Colonnade in Ruins, 1781 The Met

We look down onto nine pieces of fruit, a pitcher, a goblet, and a dish arranged on a rustic wood table in front of a floral curtain in this nearly square, loosely painted still life.

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit, c. 1900 National Gallery of Art

Two people, perhaps a woman and man, and a baby sit at a table in a courtyard surrounded by vine-covered walls in this square painting. The scene is loosely painted with visible dabs, dashes, or smudges. The table is to the left of center.

Édouard Vuillard Repast in a Garden, 1898 National Gallery of Art

The Annunciation, Sandro Botticelli, ca. 1490, tempera and gold on wood

Sandro Botticelli The Annunciation, ca. 1490 The Met

The Meditation on the Passion, Vittore Carpaccio, ca. 1490, oil and tempera on wood

Vittore Carpaccio The Meditation on the Passion, ca. 1490 The Met

Large painting, standing man blue turtleneck, sitting woman with white collar.

Amedeo Modigliani Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz, 1916 Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Ambrose, Francisco de Goya, c. 1796–99, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Saint Ambrose, c. 1796–99 Cleveland Museum of Art

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