Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 22)

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 1,009 to 1,056 of 1,315.

Henry Rice, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815, oil on wood

Gilbert Stuart Henry Rice, ca. 1815 The Met

Shown from the waist up in front of a black background, a young woman with pale white skin and curly brown hair looks directly out at us over her shoulder with her body angled to our left in this vertical portrait.

Francisco de Goya Señora Sabasa Garcia, c. 1806/1811 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a harbor with sailing ships displaying countless colorful flags. The ships stretch across the painting horizontally, floating on clear, reflective water.

Eugène Boudin Yacht Basin at Trouville-Deauville, probably 1895/1896 National Gallery of Art

A wide creek winds between a tree-lined bank to our left and hazy mountains to our right in this horizontal landscape painting. The riverbank curves deeply like a backward capital letter B.

Camille Pissarro A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856 National Gallery of Art

Monte Pincio, Rome, Camille Corot, 1840–50, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Monte Pincio, Rome, 1840–50 Art Institute of Chicago

Bullfight, Édouard Manet, 1865–66, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Bullfight, 1865–66 Art Institute of Chicago

Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1782–1783, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Rocky, Wooded Landscape with a Dell and Weir, c. 1782–1783 Cleveland Museum of Art

Lamentation over the Body of Christ, Gerard David, c. 1500, oil on panel

Gerard David Lamentation over the Body of Christ, c. 1500 Art Institute of Chicago

A small, shaggy, black and white dog stands in a wood paneled room with its body angled to our right but turning its head, pink tongue out, to our left in this vertical painting.

Édouard Manet Tama, the Japanese Dog, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

Head of Saint John the Evangelist, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, probably ca. 1818–20, oil on canvas, laid down on wood

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Head of Saint John the Evangelist, probably ca. 1818–20 The Met

Josefa de Castilla Portugal y van Asbrock de Garcini (1775–about 1850), Francisco de Goya, 1804, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Josefa de Castilla Portugal y van Asbrock de Garcini (1775–about 1850), 1804 The Met

Shown from the waist up, a bearded man with a tanned, peachy complexion wears a turban and voluminous robes and looks out at us in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn Man in Oriental Costume, c. 1635 National Gallery of Art

In the center of this painting is a blue vase filled with a variety of flowers in different sizes and colors. The flowers are in shades of orange, pink, yellow, and blue, with green leaves surrounding the blossoms.

Odilon Redon Large Vase with Flowers, c. 1912 National Gallery of Art

On the Beach at Trouville, Eugène Boudin, 1863, oil on wood

Eugène Boudin On the Beach at Trouville, 1863 The Met

Gardanne, Paul Cézanne, 1885–86, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Gardanne, 1885–86 The Met

Landscape, Camille Corot, c. 1870/1875, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Landscape, c. 1870/1875 National Gallery of Art

Dawn—Early Spring, Dwight William Tryon, 1894, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Dawn—Early Spring, 1894 The Met

The Fishing Boat, Gustave Courbet, 1865, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Fishing Boat, 1865 The Met

Landscape with a Church by a Torrent, Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1670, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with a Church by a Torrent, c. 1670 Cleveland Museum of Art

María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, Diego Velázquez, 1651–54, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, 1651–54 The Met

Toussaint Lemaistre (1807/8–1888), Camille Corot, 1833, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Toussaint Lemaistre (1807/8–1888), 1833 The Met

Johann (1498–1537), Duke of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1534–37, oil on beech

Lucas Cranach the Elder Johann (1498–1537), Duke of Saxony, ca. 1534–37 The Met

Portrait of man wearing voluminous black cloak, feathered hat, and gold medallion.

Rembrandt van Rijn Old Man with a Gold Chain, 1631 Art Institute of Chicago

Lute Player, Valentin de Boulogne, ca. 1625–26, oil on canvas

Valentin de Boulogne Lute Player, ca. 1625–26 The Met

This horizontal painting shows a harbor scene filled with tall-masted ships and steamships adorned with colorful flags. The masts of the ship to our left dominate the composition, reaching almost to the top edge of the painting.

Eugène Boudin Festival in the Harbor of Honfleur, 1858 National Gallery of Art

Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, John Singer Sargent, 1885, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, 1885 The Met

The Seine: Morning, Charles-François Daubigny, 1874, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny The Seine: Morning, 1874 The Met

A Farm in Brittany, Paul Gauguin, ca. 1894, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin A Farm in Brittany, ca. 1894 The Met

This is a painting of various people gathered in a pastoral setting. The scene features a group of nude and partially-clothed people of different ages, including an elderly man who is seated on the left, gesturing to the others around him.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Rest, c. 1863 National Gallery of Art

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead, John Constable, 1828, oil on canvas

John Constable Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead, 1828 Cleveland Museum of Art

A vase holding mostly white flowers sits on a floral-patterned cloth in this vertical still life painting. The ice-blue vase has a narrow foot, tall, slightly tapering sides, round shoulders, and a long neck flanked by handles.

Paul Cézanne Vase of Flowers, 1900/1903 National Gallery of Art

A Woman Reading, Camille Corot, 1869 and 1870, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Woman Reading, 1869 and 1870 The Met

The image shows a person standing upright, facing slightly to the right. The person has indistinct facial features with a mustache and medium-length dark hair, wearing a dark overcoat and trousers with a white collar.

James McNeill Whistler Alexander Arnold Hannay, c. 1896 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a portrait of a child seen from the waist up. The child is seated, with their body turned to the left but their head facing us.

Robert Henri Catharine, 1913 National Gallery of Art

Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, Nicolas Poussin, 1658, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin Blind Orion Searching for the Rising Sun, 1658 The Met

A woman with pale skin, wearing a black dress and holding a full, billowing white ostrich feather, is shown from the hips up against a dark background in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan, c. 1656/1658 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a man from the waist up, facing us. He has light skin with a curled white mustache and pointed beard, and gray, wavy hair.

William Merritt Chase Self-Portrait, 1915 National Gallery of Art

A narrow strip of beach and then a vivid turquoise stretch of water give way to a towering, hazy sky in this square landscape painting.

Gustave Courbet Calm Sea, 1866 National Gallery of Art

Woman with Collie, John Singer Sargent, after 1890, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Woman with Collie, after 1890 The Met

Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance, Fitz Henry Lane, c. 1846–47, oil on canvas

Fitz Henry Lane Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance, c. 1846–47 Cleveland Museum of Art

U.S. Mail Boat, Leila T. Bauman, 1855 or later, oil on canvas

Leila T. Bauman U.S. Mail Boat, 1855 or later National Gallery of Art

Light pours over a woman floating in front of a bank of clouds, surrounded by ten mostly nude, toddler-like winged putti in this vertical painting. The woman, Mary, and the putti all have pale, peachy skin.

Anthony van Dyck The Virgin as Intercessor, 1628/1629 National Gallery of Art

The Flight into Egypt, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1767–70, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Flight into Egypt, ca. 1767–70 The Met

The Yellow Room, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84, watercolor and gouache on paperboard

James McNeill Whistler The Yellow Room, ca. 1883–84 The Met

Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist's Uncle, Paul Cézanne, 1866, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist's Uncle, 1866 The Met

Beyond a dense screen of stylized, dark brown tree trunks, bending branches, and sage and moss-green leaves, a man and woman ride side-by-side on horseback and embrace in this vertical landscape painting. Both people have pale skin.

Henri Rousseau Rendezvous in the Forest, 1889 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Child, Camille Corot, ca. 1835, oil on wood

Camille Corot Portrait of a Child, ca. 1835 The Met

View of Ornans, Gustave Courbet, probably mid-1850s, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet View of Ornans, probably mid-1850s The Met

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