Paintings for Plum Walls

Rich and moody for dining rooms and studies.

Plum #5A3A5E

Gold and olive contrast; burgundy echoes.

Contrasts with your wall 125
Neutral with your wall 2,248
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Roses, Vincent van Gogh 36 × 48 in landscape print (91 × 122 cm), centered 61¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the sofa. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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A profusion of white roses bursting from the neck of a tan jug almost fills the height of this horizontal still life painting.

Vincent van Gogh Roses, 1890 National Gallery of Art

Edge of the Woods Near L'Hermitage, Pontoise, Camille Pissarro, 1879, oil on fabric

Camille Pissarro Edge of the Woods Near L'Hermitage, Pontoise, 1879 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting depicts a collection of large green lily pads and blooming lotus flowers. The flowers are primarily white and pink, resting on the ends of long stems.

Theodore Wores Buddha's Flowers: Lotus, Tokyo, 1894 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a cluster of trees against a bright sky in shades of pale yellow and pale seafoam green. Closest to us, a green-gray path stretches horizontally next to tall teal and blue grasses.

Julian Alden Weir Moonlight, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

An older man with ruddy, peachy skin stands in the lower right of this vertical painting holding a large, green, leafy cabbage. He is shown from the hips up and faces our left with his body angled slightly toward us.

Camille Pissarro The Gardener - Old Peasant with Cabbage, 1883-1895 National Gallery of Art

A light-skinned man and woman stand looking at each other, surrounded by blooming flowers and lush green trees in this square landscape painting.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Picking Flowers, 1875 National Gallery of Art

Two Girls on a Lawn, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1889, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Two Girls on a Lawn, ca. 1889 The Met

A nearly square landscape with a bridge to our right and a person walking at the lower center is painted loosely in tones of pine, spruce, and sage green with a few touches of yellow, black, and brown.

Ernest Lawson High Bridge at Night, New York City, c. 1910/1920 National Gallery of Art

From atop a high hill, we look across a broad valley leading to a winding river in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. The scene is created entirely with visible brushstrokes in fresh and vibrant green and shimmering and smoky blues.

Theodore Robinson The Valley of the Seine, from the Hills of Giverny, 1892 National Gallery of Art

Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on fabric

Vincent van Gogh Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, 1889 Cleveland Museum of Art

We find ourselves on an emerald-green, grassy racetrack as a dusty cluster of horses and their jockeys bear directly down on us in this loosely painted horizontal landscape.

Édouard Manet At the Races, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

A pale-skinned girl wearing an arctic-blue ballet costume stands looking at us and almost fills this vertical painting. The scene is painted with blended strokes, giving it a soft, almost blurry look.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Dancer, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley, Paul Cézanne, 1882–85, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Mont Sainte-Victoire and the Viaduct of the Arc River Valley, 1882–85 The Met

We look across a placid pond at sandstone-white buildings with brown and terracotta-red roofs nestled within a grove of green trees and plants in this vertical landscape painting.

Paul Cézanne House of Père Lacroix, 1873 National Gallery of Art

La Berceuse (Woman Rocking a Cradle; Augustine-Alix Pellicot Roulin, 1851–1930), Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh La Berceuse (Woman Rocking a Cradle; Augustine-Alix Pellicot Roulin, 1851–1930), 1889 The Met

Painted in mostly in jewel tones of topaz and aquamarine blue, and sage, spring, and pine green, a meadow is enclosed by a wooden fence, against a landscape of gently rolling hills under a vibrant sky in this horizontal painting.

Alfred Sisley Meadow, 1875 National Gallery of Art

The Harvest, Pontoise (La Récolte, Pontoise), Camille Pissarro, 1881, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Harvest, Pontoise (La Récolte, Pontoise), 1881 The Met

The painting features a large gray watering can in the bottom right corner, set against a lush garden background. Bushes on the right side are speckled with dots of pink, yellow, blue, orange, and purple, suggesting flowers.

Georges Seurat The Watering Can - Garden at Le Raincy, c. 1883 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of the Artist, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1786, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Portrait of the Artist, ca. 1786 The Met

Reading, Berthe Morisot, 1873, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot Reading, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, Édouard Manet, 1873, oil on fabric

Édouard Manet Boats at Berck-sur-Mer, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows a dynamic scene of a green tennis court with a player in action near the bottom-right corner, their hand extended behind their head and one leg in the air.

George Bellows Tennis Tournament, 1920 National Gallery of Art

We look across a strip of tall grass and flowers at a river that winds into the distance in this loosely painted, horizontal landscape.

Claude Monet Banks of the Seine, Vétheuil, 1880 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a rowing competition with a large crowd along the riverbank. Tall trees and distant, hazy hills are visible on the horizon. The sky above is a soft, muted gray-blue color.

Émile Lévy Rowing Scene: Crowds Watching from the River Banks, late 19th century National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a pale-skinned woman looks off to the left in front of a vivid green background in this vertical portrait painting.

Lucas Cranach the Elder Portrait of a Woman, 1522 National Gallery of Art

Five monkeys rest and play amid a lush jungle landscape in this horizontal landscape painting. Painted with areas of flat color, thick vegetation fills most of the scene, with giant leaves overlapping in shades of green.

Henri Rousseau Tropical Forest with Monkeys, 1910 National Gallery of Art

Roses, Vincent van Gogh, 1890, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Roses, 1890 The Met

Portrait of a Woman with a Black Fichu, Édouard Manet, c. 1878, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Portrait of a Woman with a Black Fichu, c. 1878 Art Institute of Chicago

Verdant green fields roll in undulating waves back alongside a road in this horizontal landscape painting.

Vincent van Gogh Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a maritime scene from the water, with a coastline in the distance marked by small, colorful buildings and distant green hills.

A. Hashagen Ship "Arkansas" Leaving Havana, 1847 National Gallery of Art

From a little above a dirt road, we look past a grove of trees to a broad plain and a lake at the foot of towering, hazy mountains in this horizontal landscape painting.

Albert Bierstadt Lake Lucerne, 1858 National Gallery of Art

Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, Édouard Manet, 1880, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, 1880 The Met

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

Berthe Morisot Young Woman Knitting, ca. 1883 The Met

The Factory Village, Julian Alden Weir, 1897, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir The Factory Village, 1897 The Met

In shades of mint, laurel, and eucalyptus green, the head and shoulders of a chubby baby fill this vertical portrait painting.

Vincent van Gogh Roulin's Baby, 1888 National Gallery of Art

View of Benjamin Reber's Farm, Charles C. Hofmann, 1872, oil on canvas

Charles C. Hofmann View of Benjamin Reber's Farm, 1872 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a large bull standing in a grassy plain. The bull is seen from the side, facing the right. Its head is a rich brown color, while its body and legs are swirled with patches of white and brown.

H. Call Prize Bull, 1876 National Gallery of Art

A band of indigenous Americans ride horses toward and through a herd of buffalo, which spreads along a river that winds through plains to mountains in the deep distance in this horizontal landscape painting.

Albert Bierstadt The Last of the Buffalo, 1888-1889 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the waist up, a young woman wearing white sits in an armchair cuddling a brown and black striped cat in this vertical painting. The scene is painted with blended brushstrokes, giving it a soft look.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman with a Cat, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

From low on a hillside, we look up at a light-skinned woman and boy standing in tall grass against a sunny blue sky in this vertical painting.

Claude Monet Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son, 1875 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto two girls or young women with light skin sitting close to us in a green, grassy field in this square landscape painting.

Camille Pissarro Young Peasant Girls Resting in the Fields near Pontoise, 1882 National Gallery of Art

Adeline Ravoux, Vincent van Gogh, 1890, oil on fabric

Vincent van Gogh Adeline Ravoux, 1890 Cleveland Museum of Art

Sellar Alp, Dolomites, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1913–14, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Sellar Alp, Dolomites, ca. 1913–14 The Met

Haystacks, Morning, Eragny, Camille Pissarro, 1899, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Haystacks, Morning, Eragny, 1899 The Met

Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens"), Édouard Vuillard, 1894, distemper on fabric

Édouard Vuillard Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens"), 1894 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from the lap up a pale-skinned young girl sits in a grassy landscape in this vertical painting. The girl and surroundings are painted with visible strokes and dashes of mostly vivid greens and blues, which give the scene a soft look.

Camille Pissarro Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat, 1881 National Gallery of Art

Irises, Claude Monet, 1914–17, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Irises, 1914–17 Art Institute of Chicago

Wheat Field with Cypresses, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889 The Met

Neutral with your wall

Quiet palettes that neither match nor fight this color, the softest first. The strongest 24 of 2,248.

Saddle Horse in Farm Yard, Winslow Homer, ca. 1870–75, oil on wood

Winslow Homer Saddle Horse in Farm Yard, ca. 1870–75 The Met

Study of a Tree, Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1864, oil on paper mounted on board

Albert Bierstadt Study of a Tree, ca. 1864 The Met

Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair, Henry Raeburn, 1810–20, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair, 1810–20 Art Institute of Chicago

Fish, William Merritt Chase, by 1910, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Fish, by 1910 The Met

View near Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1853, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey View near Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, 1853 The Met

Jonathan Sturges, Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1840, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand Jonathan Sturges, ca. 1840 The Met

A Fisherman, Eastman Johnson, 1865, brown inks on tan-color sized canvas

Eastman Johnson A Fisherman, 1865 The Met

Sanford Robinson Gifford, Eastman Johnson, 1880, oil on academy board

Eastman Johnson Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1880 The Met

Lake George, A Reminiscence, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, A Reminiscence, 1872 The Met

Lake George, New York, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, New York, 1872 The Met

Evening, New Bedford Harbor, Dwight William Tryon, 1890, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Evening, New Bedford Harbor, 1890 The Met

Moonlight, Dwight William Tryon, 1887, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Moonlight, 1887 The Met

Moonrise at Sunset, Dwight William Tryon, 1890, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Moonrise at Sunset, 1890 The Met

Village in Brittany, Charles-François Daubigny, 1844, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Charles-François Daubigny Village in Brittany, 1844 Art Institute of Chicago

Nocturnal landscape painting with lush trees and a large patch of sky with visible brushstrokes. Multiple small, seated figures line the foreground.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Landscape with Figures, c. 1870 Art Institute of Chicago

Castel San Elmo (from Cropsey Album), Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1848, graphite, white gouache, and watercolor on dark buff-colored wove paper

Jasper Francis Cropsey Castel San Elmo (from Cropsey Album), 1848 The Met

Environs of Fontainebleau: Woodland and Cattle, Rosa Bonheur, 1864, oil on canvas

Rosa Bonheur Environs of Fontainebleau: Woodland and Cattle, 1864 The Met

Capriccio: The Lagoon, Francesco Guardi, After 1770, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Capriccio: The Lagoon, After 1770 Art Institute of Chicago

The Circumcision, Giovanni Bellini, 1511, oil on wood

Giovanni Bellini The Circumcision, 1511 The Met

Virgin and Child, Peter Paul Rubens, 1619, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Virgin and Child, 1619 The Met

Allegorical Figure Representing Temperance, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760, fresco, transferred to canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Allegorical Figure Representing Temperance, 1760 The Met

Portrait of a Gentleman, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1775 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1775 The Met

Martin Euclid Thompson, William Sidney Mount, 1830, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Martin Euclid Thompson, 1830 The Met

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Paintings whose colors sit nearest this wall’s own hue, nearest first. 24 paintings.

Five women, all with brown skin, sit and stand in a landscape painted with tones of emerald green, mauve pink, lilac and plum purple, and cobalt blue in this horizontal composition.

Paul Gauguin The Invocation, 1903 National Gallery of Art

This painting is an abstract composition of irregular shapes and vibrant colors. The different sections overlap and intersect in shades of green, blue, red, purple, and pink.

Alexej von Jawlensky Red Path, St. Prex, 1915 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing an off-the-shoulder, black gown stands in front of a maroon-red wall in this vertical portrait painting. Her body is angled to our left, but she turns her round face to us.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Madame Moitessier, 1851 National Gallery of Art

Near the center of the painting, a masted wooden ship floats against a vibrant sunset that fades from lilac purple to carnation pink along the horizon line, which comes about a quarter of the way up this horizontal landscape.

Fitz Henry Lane Lumber Schooners at Evening on Penobscot Bay, 1863 National Gallery of Art

Cylindrical, C-shaped, and triangular forms are painted with flat areas of vivid pink, purple, navy, royal, and light blue, turquoise, white, black, and gray in this abstract, horizontal painting.

Patrick Henry Bruce Peinture/Nature Morte, c. 1924 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a coastal scene. A rocky shore in warm tones of orange, brown, red, and purple is closest to us, with two boats and a simple structure visible near the center of the painting.

Henri-Edmond Cross Calanque des Antibois, 1891/1892 National Gallery of Art

Vétheuil, Claude Monet, 1901, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Vétheuil, 1901 Art Institute of Chicago

A woman with light skin sits facing us across a marble-topped table in a café in this vertical painting. Her body is angled slightly to our right, and she rests her right elbow, on our left, on the table.

Édouard Manet Plum Brandy, c. 1877 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a man with pale, yellow-tinged skin is angled to our right with downcast eyes in this vertical portrait painting. He is cleanshaven with chin-length black hair.

Sandro Botticelli Giuliano de' Medici, c. 1478/1480 National Gallery of Art

A woman wearing a crimson-red brocade dress and gold jewelry fills most of this vertical portrait, but her right hand, on our left, rests on the shoulder of a young boy tucked into the lower left corner of the panel.

Agnolo Bronzino A Young Woman and Her Little Boy, c. 1540 National Gallery of Art

Virgin and Child, Hans Memling, c. 1485, oil on panel

Hans Memling Virgin and Child, c. 1485 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

Sunrise on the Matterhorn, Albert Bierstadt, after 1875, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt Sunrise on the Matterhorn, after 1875 The Met

Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000), Gustav Klimt, 1912–13, oil on canvas

Gustav Klimt Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000), 1912–13 The Met

Facing away from us against a cherry-red background, the head and shoulders of a light-skinned woman wearing strawberry red, with her copper-brown hair piled atop her head, fills this vertical painting.

Carolus-Duran Study of Lilia, 1887 National Gallery of Art

Two pale-skinned women are shown from the waist up behind a counter in an interior space in this nearly square painting.

Édouard Vuillard Woman in a Striped Dress, 1895 National Gallery of Art

A young woman sitting with a nude infant lying in her lap is flanked on either side by an older woman to our left and an elderly man with a nude young boy to our right in this vertical painting. They all have pale skin tinged with blue.

El Greco The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist, c. 1595/1600 National Gallery of Art

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

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

Asters and Fruit on a Table, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1868, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Asters and Fruit on a Table, 1868 The Met

This painting shows a young girl standing and facing forward. She is holding an open, dark-colored parasol with one hand and a small, indistinct object with the other hand.

George Bellows Anne with a Japanese Parasol, 1917 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman with a long, narrow face wears a richly decorated crimson-red dress in this vertical portrait painting. Her body angles to our left, and she looks in that direction with hooded brown eyes.

Agnolo Bronzino Eleonora di Toledo, c. 1560 National Gallery of Art

Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, William Sidney Mount, 1852, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, 1852 The Met

This painting shows a woman standing in front of a wooden dresser with a mirror, her back to us. We can see her face reflected in the mirror. She is gazing at her reflection with both of her hands lifted towards her slightly tilted face.

Eastman Johnson The Toilet, 1873 National Gallery of Art

Henri Rousseau Tropical Forest with Monkeys, 1910 National Gallery of Art

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