Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 20)

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 913 to 960 of 1,315.

Portrait of a Man, Titian, ca. 1515, oil on canvas

Titian Portrait of a Man, ca. 1515 The Met

Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, Diego Velázquez, probably 1624, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, probably 1624 The Met

The painting depicts a busy harbor scene with ships and masts rising into the blue-gray sky. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, in shades of soft grey, brown, and blue, with some pops of red and yellow from indistinct objects.

Eugène Boudin The Trawlers, 1885 National Gallery of Art

View of Genoa, Camille Corot, 1834, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Camille Corot View of Genoa, 1834 Art Institute of Chicago

Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Olive Trees, 1889 The Met

Woman on Rose Divan, Henri Matisse, 1921, oil on canvas

Henri Matisse Woman on Rose Divan, 1921 Art Institute of Chicago

Water Lily Pond, Claude Monet, 1917–19, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Water Lily Pond, 1917–19 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame François Buron, Jacques-Louis David, 1769, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David Madame François Buron, 1769 Art Institute of Chicago

Lady Maria Conyngham (died 1843), Thomas Lawrence, ca. 1824–25, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence Lady Maria Conyngham (died 1843), ca. 1824–25 The Met

Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, Gilbert Stuart, 1798, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Louis-Marie, Vicomte de Noailles, 1798 The Met

Thomas (1740–1825) and Martha Neate (1741–after 1795) with His Tutor, Thomas Needham, Joshua Reynolds, 1748, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Thomas (1740–1825) and Martha Neate (1741–after 1795) with His Tutor, Thomas Needham, 1748 The Met

The Colonnade of Saint Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave, Hubert Robert, c.1769, oil on canvas

Hubert Robert The Colonnade of Saint Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave, c.1769 Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting contains two full-body depictions of a man with dark skin in different postures and clothing, placed next to each other against a dark background. On the left, the man stands upright, holding a cane.

Eugène Delacroix Two Studies of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing, c. 1823/1824 National Gallery of Art

Basket of Flowers, Eugène Delacroix, 1848–49, oil on canvas

Eugène Delacroix Basket of Flowers, 1848–49 The Met

Shown from the knees up against a dark gray background, a young woman with peachy skin stands with her body angled to our left and she looks at us with brown eyes in this vertical portrait painting.

Francisco de Goya Young Lady Wearing a Mantilla and Basquina, c. 1800/1805 National Gallery of Art

Study for "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle", James McNeill Whistler, 1872–73, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Study for "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle", 1872–73 Art Institute of Chicago

Hackensack Meadows, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1890, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

Jasper Francis Cropsey Hackensack Meadows, 1890 The Met

Young Woman Knitting, Berthe Morisot, ca. 1883, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot Young Woman Knitting, ca. 1883 The Met

From a distance, we look slightly down into a lush park filled pairs and groups of elegantly dressed, light-skinned adults and children frolicking and socializing in this vertical painting.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Blindman's Buff, c. 1775/1780 National Gallery of Art

A man stands and a woman sits near a herd of seven cows under a light-drenched sky in this horizontal landscape painting. The herd gathers on a grassy rise just beyond some large boulders and twiggy branches.

Aelbert Cuyp Herdsmen Tending Cattle, 1655/1660 National Gallery of Art

Salt Meadow in October, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Salt Meadow in October, 1872 The Met

This painting shows a young woman lying on her stomach on a brown, rocky surface near the water's edge, looking towards the sea.

Jules Breton The Cliff (La Falaise), 1874 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650), Frans Hals, ca. 1636–38, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Portrait of a Man, Possibly Nicolaes Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout (born about 1600, died 1650), ca. 1636–38 The Met

Colonel Francis James Scott, Henry Raeburn, 1796/1811, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Colonel Francis James Scott, 1796/1811 National Gallery of Art

James DeLancey, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1785, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart James DeLancey, ca. 1785 The Met

Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval, Paul Signac, 1886, oil on canvas

Paul Signac Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval, 1886 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape with Goatherd, John Singer Sargent, 1890–1891, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Landscape with Goatherd, 1890–1891 The Met

Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth), John Singer Sargent, 1897, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth), 1897 Art Institute of Chicago

Farm near Duivendrecht, Piet Mondrian, c. 1916, oil on canvas

Piet Mondrian Farm near Duivendrecht, c. 1916 Art Institute of Chicago

The painting depicts a rural landscape from a distance, showing a hill, houses, and trees. At the bottom of the painting is a body of water with two green banks on either side. The water reflects the green surroundings.

Henri-Joseph Harpignies Landscape in Auvergne, 1870 National Gallery of Art

Orchard, Édouard Vuillard, 1897, oil on board

Édouard Vuillard Orchard, 1897 Cleveland Museum of Art

A windmill stands on a promontory cutting into a waterway under a partially stormy sky in this square landcape painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn The Mill, 1645/1648 National Gallery of Art

Himself, Robert Henri, 1913, oil on canvas

Robert Henri Himself, 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the shins up, two elegantly dressed women and two young boys, all with light skin, sit together on a bench in front of a stone balustrade with a forest landscape beyond in this horizontal portrait painting.

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun The Marquise de Pezay, and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien, 1787 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts the upper half of a seated young woman who is facing forward. She has fair skin, pale eyebrows, gray eyes, and thin lips in a neutral expression. The right side of her face is partially in shadow.

Joshua Reynolds Miss Beatrix Lister, 1765 National Gallery of Art

Newburyport Meadows, Martin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81, oil on canvas

Martin Johnson Heade Newburyport Meadows, ca. 1876–81 The Met

A rutted, dirt road curves from the bottom center of the canvas toward and behind a grove of tall trees to our left, beneath a pale blue sky with fluffy white clouds that fills the top two-thirds of this horizontal landscape painting.

Meindert Hobbema A Wooded Landscape, 1663 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the waist-up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a gold-colored gown and a muted dark pink shawl stands before a hazy landscape in this vertical portrait painting.

Benjamin West Mary Bethel Boude (Mrs. Samuel Boude), 1755/1756 National Gallery of Art

A Winter Sky, George Inness, 1866, oil on canvas

George Inness A Winter Sky, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

An Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau, Théodore Rousseau, probably 1861, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau An Early Summer Morning in the Forest of Fontainebleau, probably 1861 The Met

Harvest Time, George Inness, 1864, oil on canvas

George Inness Harvest Time, 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art

A dimly lit ballet studio is filled with about two dozen young dancers tying on their shoes, stretching, or practicing en pointe in this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas The Dance Class, c. 1873 National Gallery of Art

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532–33, oil on beech, with letterpress-printed paper labels

Lucas Cranach the Elder Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, 1532–33 The Met

A bearded man with light skin, wearing a black costume and holding a plumed hat, stands in front of mottled brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Édouard Manet The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet), 1866 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the thighs up, an older, balding man with a long white beard stands wearing a full suit of armor draped in a burgundy-red cloak in this vertical portrait painting.

Titian Vincenzo Cappello, c. 1550/1560 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Lady, Frans Hals, 1627, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Portrait of a Lady, 1627 Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life: Fish, William Merritt Chase, by 1908, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Still Life: Fish, by 1908 The Met

The Garden of the Tuileries on a Spring Morning, Camille Pissarro, 1899, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Garden of the Tuileries on a Spring Morning, 1899 The Met

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