Paintings for Navy Walls (page 22)

Contrasts with your wall

Paintings built around the opposite color, which stand out against this wall. The truest opposites come first. Showing 1,009 to 1,056 of 2,066.

On the brick pavement of a sunny veranda, a young toddler leans heavily on her right arm, to our left, as she reaches for a wooden block in this horizontal painting.

Thomas Eakins Baby at Play, 1876 National Gallery of Art

A long haired, bearded man holds a whip and stands in the middle of a crowd of about two dozen people who stand or twist, all in a building with columns and arches in this horizontal painting.

El Greco Christ Cleansing the Temple, probably before 1570 National Gallery of Art

Dozens of men with several women and a few children gather in pairs or small groups across a sun-drenched plaza in front of a domed church next to a long, pale pink building in this horizontal painting.

Canaletto The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice, 1742/1744 National Gallery of Art

Six men on horseback and wearing jockeys’ uniforms line up on a grassy field in front of us in this loosely painted horizontal scene. The jockeys and horses’ features are especially freely painted so much of the detail is indistinct.

Edgar Degas The Riders, c. 1885 National Gallery of Art

In this painting, there are two round, crusty rolls next to a cream-colored cup with a floral blue-and-yellow design on top of a saucer with a gold rim.

John Frederick Peto Breakfast, c. 1890s National Gallery of Art

The image is a portrait painting of a woman. She is seated with her body turned slightly to the right, while her head is facing forward towards the viewer. She has a gentle expression with slightly raised eyebrows.

Henry Raeburn Mrs. George Hill, c. 1790/1800 National Gallery of Art

The Dissolute Household, Jan Steen, ca. 1663–64, oil on canvas

Jan Steen The Dissolute Household, ca. 1663–64 The Met

A young, pale-skinned woman with reddish-blond hair sits with a nearly nude, chubby toddler standing in her lap in this vertical painting. She looks down at him, her body and face angled to our left.

Sandro Botticelli Madonna and Child, c. 1470 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a young girl with pale skin, wearing a coral-peach dress, sits facing and looking at us in this loosely painted, vertical portrait. Her knees are angled slightly to our left, and her hands rest in her lap.

Berthe Morisot The Artist's Daughter with a Parakeet, 1890 National Gallery of Art

We look out onto a landscape with low, grassy hills to the left, a lake to the right, and a brick building in the center distance below a sky filled with towering white clouds in this horizontal painting.

John Constable Wivenhoe Park, Essex, 1816 National Gallery of Art

Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), Edgar Degas, 1868, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), 1868 The Met

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

The Drummond Children, Henry Raeburn, ca. 1808–9, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn The Drummond Children, ca. 1808–9 The Met

The painting shows a beach scene with several people gathered on the shore. The people are gathered between four white tent-like structures in the center of the painting.

Eugène Boudin Beach Scene, 1862 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Genio C. Scott, Eastman Johnson, 1859, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Portrait of Genio C. Scott, 1859 Cleveland Museum of Art

We look down at and across a sun-soaked landscape with tile-roofed, white-stucco buildings and plowed fields in this horizontal painting.

Willard Leroy Metcalf Midsummer Twilight, c. 1890 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, two young women with pale, peachy skin wearing white gowns sit close together and almost fill this vertical painting. The women are angled to our left and look in that direction.

Mary Cassatt The Loge, c. 1878-1880 National Gallery of Art

Still life painting of strawberries, nuts, lemon, and porcelain vessels.

Raphaelle Peale Still Life—Strawberries, Nuts, &c., 1822 Art Institute of Chicago

A woman sits in the center of this vertical panel painting and gazes down at a baby lying across her lap while two winged angels hold up a red, gold, and black brocade-like patterned cloth behind her.

Fra Angelico The Madonna of Humility, c. 1430 National Gallery of Art

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

The painting features a large slice of yellow cake, a halved lemon, a glass of pale-yellow liquid with a slice of lemon and a straw in it, and a white plate filled with red raspberries.

John Frederick Peto Still Life with Cake, Lemon, Strawberries, and Glass, 1890 National Gallery of Art

A man with pale peach skin and dark hair wears a military uniform and stands in front of a desk in this vertical portrait painting. He nearly fills the composition so seems close to us, and he looks directly at us.

Jacques-Louis David The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, 1812 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Carthusian, Petrus Christus, 1446, oil on oak

Petrus Christus Portrait of a Carthusian, 1446 The Met

Boy with a Sword, Édouard Manet, 1861, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Boy with a Sword, 1861 The Met

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

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

Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, Peter Paul Rubens, 1597, oil on copper

Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, 1597 The Met

The Glorification of the Barbaro Family, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1750, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Glorification of the Barbaro Family, ca. 1750 The Met

This painting shows a busy marketplace scene at eye level with a crowd of people and cattle. Hills are in the distance under a cloudy gray sky, and in front of them we can see a line of rooftops and a tall church spire.

Eugène Boudin Fair in Brittany, 1874 National Gallery of Art

The Two Sisters, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1769–70, oil on canvas

Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Two Sisters, ca. 1769–70 The Met

Shown from the hips up, a man with peachy skin and long, brown curly hair and goatee stands in front of a window opening onto a moonlit sky in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Member of the Haarlem Civic Guard, c. 1636/1638 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens, Edgar Degas, c. 1867, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens, c. 1867 Art Institute of Chicago

A young boy with pale skin, wearing a burgundy-red suit and floppy hat, stands facing and looking at us with a gray terrier dog at his side in this vertical portrait painting.

Mary Cassatt Eddy Cassatt (Edward Buchanan Cassatt), 1875 National Gallery of Art

In this painting, short, angular brushstrokes suggest a person in motion. The person is bent over, facing the left, raising a large, thin object over one shoulder.

Georges Seurat The Stone Breaker, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

The image shows a man in a portrait from the waist up. He has fair skin, curly light-colored hair, and wears a dark navy coat with gold buttons and a vibrant red collar.

Thomas Gainsborough William Yelverton Davenport, c. 1785/1788 National Gallery of Art

Madonna and Child, Giovanni Bellini, ca. 1470, tempera, oil, and gold on wood

Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child, ca. 1470 The Met

This painting shows a woman standing, facing the right, her head slightly angled downward. She has pale skin and dark hair and is wearing a long, pale, blue-gray dress with wide sleeves adorned with black stripes.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman in a Park, 1866 National Gallery of Art

Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1652–53, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman, ca. 1652–53 The Met

Lady Maitland (Catherine Connor, died 1865), Henry Raeburn, 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Lady Maitland (Catherine Connor, died 1865), 1800 The Met

A white path and gray stone wall wind through ochre and harvest-yellow fields beneath a brilliant, turquoise sky in this stylized, horizontal landscape painting. The scene is created with long, visible brushstrokes of vivid color.

Vincent van Gogh Farmhouse in Provence, 1888 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

A woman with dark hair pulled up in a bun, wearing a long, muted lilac-purple silk dress, stands singing in front of woman playing a piano and a man playing a cello in a dimly lit room in this vertical painting.

Thomas Eakins Singing a Pathetic Song, 1881 National Gallery of Art

Woman at a Balcony, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1887–88, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Woman at a Balcony, 1887–88 The Met

Antiochus and Stratonice, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1838, oil on linen

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Antiochus and Stratonice, c. 1838 Cleveland Museum of Art

Still life painting of dead waterfowl and vegetables in windowsill.

Juan Sánchez Cotán Still Life with Game Fowl, c. 1600–3 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the knees up, a woman with smooth, pale skin and rosy cheeks wears a satin gown and densely pleated, wide collar in this vertical portrait painting.

Peter Paul Rubens Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria, 1606 National Gallery of Art

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

This painting shows a grand building with elaborate arches, columns, statues, and staircases, in front of which is a courtyard filled with people facing away from us.

Francesco Guardi Temporary Tribune in the Campo San Zanipolo, Venice, 1782 or after National Gallery of Art

Two Women, Paul Gauguin, 1901 or 1902, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin Two Women, 1901 or 1902 The Met

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