Paintings for Light Gray Walls (page 26)

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 1,201 to 1,248 of 1,315.

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary, Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1508, oil on oak

Lucas Cranach the Elder Portrait of a Man with a Rosary, ca. 1508 The Met

Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi, Edgar Degas, c. 1875, oil on fabric

Edgar Degas Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi, c. 1875 Cleveland Museum of Art

This oval painting depicts a cherubic child in a garden setting. The child is standing with one foot in front of the other and has small wings on their back. The child has light skin, curly blond hair, rosy cheeks, and a playful expression.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Love the Sentinel, c. 1773/1776 National Gallery of Art

Summer Day on Conesus Lake, John Frederick Kensett, 1870, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Summer Day on Conesus Lake, 1870 The Met

We look across churning waves at four sailing ships and a wooden rowboat with four men aboard in this horizontal painting. Dark, iron-gray and tawny-brown clouds approaching from the right fill the top two-thirds of the composition.

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Junction of the Thames and the Medway, 1807 National Gallery of Art

The Clove - A Storm Scene in the Catskill Mountains, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1851, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey The Clove - A Storm Scene in the Catskill Mountains, 1851 Cleveland Museum of Art

Edouard Delessert, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1864, oil on panel

Jean-Léon Gérôme Edouard Delessert, 1864 National Gallery of Art

Albert Gallatin, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1803, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Albert Gallatin, ca. 1803 The Met

This painting is a portrait of a man standing, seen from the knees up, his torso and head slightly turned to the left.

Thomas Gainsborough Francis Basset, Lord de Dunstanville, c. 1786 National Gallery of Art

John Shaw, Gilbert Stuart, 1793, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart John Shaw, 1793 The Met

Daniel Crommelin Verplanck, John Singleton Copley, 1771, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Daniel Crommelin Verplanck, 1771 The Met

This oval painting shows a cherubic child floating mid-air with one leg bent and their arms outstretched. The cherub has curly hair, a round face, and pale skin dusted with rosy pink and light teal shadows. They are smiling gently.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Love as Folly, c. 1773/1776 National Gallery of Art

A jumble of pewter plates and a pitcher, glass goblets, a gold chalice, a brass candlestick, and other vessels along with lemons, olives, and the remains of a mince pie are arranged on a cream-white tablecloth bunched on a dark green…

Willem Claesz Heda Banquet Piece with Mince Pie, 1635 National Gallery of Art

Charles Claude de Flahaut (1730–1809), Comte d'Angiviller, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1763, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Charles Claude de Flahaut (1730–1809), Comte d'Angiviller, 1763 The Met

The Adoration of the Shepherds, El Greco, ca. 1605–10, oil on canvas

El Greco The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1605–10 The Met

Neptune and the Winds, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760s, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Neptune and the Winds, 1760s The Met

We look slightly down onto a balding, bearded man with pale, peachy skin and wearing a three-piece suit, seated in a wooden armchair behind an L-shaped desk, in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Édouard Vuillard Théodore Duret, 1912 National Gallery of Art

The Adoration of the Magi, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, late 1750s, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Adoration of the Magi, late 1750s The Met

Arion on a Sea Horse, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1855, oil on fabric

William-Adolphe Bouguereau Arion on a Sea Horse, 1855 Cleveland Museum of Art

Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, Gilbert Stuart, 1794, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes, 1794 The Met

Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1730–35, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Hyacinth, 1730–35 Art Institute of Chicago

Gnarled, ash-brown roots woven through a muddy, rocky bank and sprays of dark green leaves fill this loosely painted, horizontal landscape. Touches of spring green in the lower right corner suggest ground cover.

John Singer Sargent Wild Olive Tree Roots, Valldemosa, Majorca, 1908 National Gallery of Art

A Man Leaning on a Parapet, Georges Seurat, ca. 1881, oil on wood

Georges Seurat A Man Leaning on a Parapet, ca. 1881 The Met

This painting shows a woman sitting at a round table. She has fair skin, sharp cheekbones, thick eyebrows, and pale lips with one side of her mouth raised in a partial smile. She has short brown hair with bangs across her forehead.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec A la Bastille (Jeanne Wenz), 1888 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the waist up, a woman with smooth, pale skin sits in a chair facing our right in front of a canvas on an easel in this vertical portrait. She leans onto her right elbow, which rests on the seat back.

Judith Leyster Self-Portrait, c. 1630 National Gallery of Art

About a dozen rust-orange and golden yellow apples and peaches are arranged on a white plate next to white and floral-patterned cloths nestled around a white pitcher and bowl, all on a wood tabletop that tilts toward us in this nearly…

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples and Peaches, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

Fountain of Venus, François Boucher, 1756, oil on canvas

François Boucher Fountain of Venus, 1756 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Music Lesson, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1670, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch The Music Lesson, c. 1670 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from about the waist up, a light-skinned man with sagging jowls and a double chin wears a fur garment and hat, a large teardrop pearl earring, and gold chains in this vertical painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn A Polish Nobleman, 1637 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Isabella Brant, Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620–25, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of Isabella Brant, c. 1620–25 Cleveland Museum of Art

Our Lady of Valvanera, Unknown artist, ca. 1770–80, oil and gold on canvas

Unknown artist Our Lady of Valvanera, ca. 1770–80 The Met

Three men and a woman sit around a wooden table on the right side of a dimly lit room in this horizontal painting. The scene is painted entirely in warm shades of bronze, golden yellow, and dark brown.

Rembrandt van Rijn Philemon and Baucis, 1658 National Gallery of Art

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later), Rembrandt van Rijn, 1648, oil on oak

Rembrandt van Rijn Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later), 1648 The Met

Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1622, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Lucas van Uffel (died 1637), ca. 1622 The Met

The Baptism of Christ, Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1590, oil on canvas

Jacopo Bassano The Baptism of Christ, ca. 1590 The Met

George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, Édouard Manet, 1878 or 1879, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, 1878 or 1879 The Met

This horizontal landscape is painted with dots and dashes in fresh green, shimmering blue, amethyst purple, shell pink, pale yellow, and cream white against the brown wood of the panel, which is visible throughout.

Georges Seurat Study for "La Grande Jatte", 1884/1885 National Gallery of Art

Cliffs at Deir el Bahri, Egypt, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Cliffs at Deir el Bahri, Egypt, 1890–91 The Met

We look down at the end of a narrow table at a white plate, pot, knife, and spoon set on the white tablecloth in this horizontal still life painting.

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Mustard Pot, 1860 National Gallery of Art

Eight cows bathed in warm sunlight stand and lie on a riverbank carpeted in mossy green in this horizontal painting. The cows are amber, ginger, or tawny brown, bone white, or black, and all have short, curving horns.

Aelbert Cuyp River Landscape with Cows, 1645/1650 National Gallery of Art

We look across a palm-tree lined river winding into the distance before a monumental, snow-covered mountain at the center of the composition in this horizontal landscape.

Frederic Edwin Church Tamaca Palms, 1854 National Gallery of Art

Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms, Martin Johnson Heade, 1875, oil on canvas

Martin Johnson Heade Hummingbird and Apple Blossoms, 1875 The Met

Portrait of a Young Woman, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1770s, oil on canvas

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Portrait of a Young Woman, 1770s The Met

Sunset on the River Oise, Charles-François Daubigny, 1866, oil on wood panel

Charles-François Daubigny Sunset on the River Oise, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Muse: History, Camille Corot, ca. 1865, oil on canvas

Camille Corot The Muse: History, ca. 1865 The Met

This painting is a close-up portrait of a man's head and shoulders. He has pale skin and light, slightly disheveled brown hair with a strong widow's peak, and a short brown beard.

Henri Fantin-Latour Self-Portrait, 1861 National Gallery of Art

Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, Canaletto, early 1740s, oil on canvas

Canaletto Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, early 1740s The Met

William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson, Henry Raeburn, 1805, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn William Robertson (1753–1835), Lord Robertson, 1805 The Met

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