Paintings for Powder Blue Walls (page 12)

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Paintings built around the opposite color, which stand out against this wall. The truest opposites come first. Showing 529 to 576 of 1,950.

Set on a strip of land under a cloud-filled sky and in front of a stormy sea, a nude, light-skinned satyr reclines to our right as a nude, pale-skinned, blond child crouches over some objects on the dirt ground to our left in this vertical…

Lorenzo Lotto Allegory of Virtue and Vice, 1505 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

Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis", Asher Brown Durand, 1850, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand Landscape—Scene from "Thanatopsis", 1850 The Met

Watercolor of tiny people and horses, framed with gold flowers on navy background.

'Aliquli Jabbadar Royal Horse Inspection, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), late 17th century Art Institute of Chicago

A rustic, arched, stone bridge spanning a shallow river nearly fills this horizontal landscape.

Hubert Robert The Ponte Salario, c. 1775 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a woman dressed in golden yellows, sitting in a pale green chair, with a nude child sitting in her lap as they both gaze into a mirror in this vertical portrait painting. Both the people have pale, peachy skin.

Mary Cassatt Woman with a Sunflower, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

The Agony in the Garden, Raphael, ca. 1504, oil on wood

Raphael The Agony in the Garden, ca. 1504 The Met

Sunrise, George Inness, 1887, oil on canvas

George Inness Sunrise, 1887 The Met

A Foggy Sky, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett A Foggy Sky, 1872 The Met

Moonlight, Strandgade 30, Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1900–1906, oil on canvas

Vilhelm Hammershøi Moonlight, Strandgade 30, 1900–1906 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a voluminous, gold-trimmed, white satin gown and a black overdress stands holding a closed fan in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck Lady with a Fan, c. 1628 National Gallery of Art

A young woman with pale, peachy skin, wearing a long, silvery blue dress with a rose-pink train looks out at us in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Miss Mathilde Townsend, 1907 National Gallery of Art

We look across a wide, low clearing at a mountain rising beyond rocky hills, which are mostly covered in pines and blazing red and orange autumn trees, in this horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Cole A View of the Mountain Pass Called the Notch of the White Mountains (Crawford Notch), 1839 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

The image depicts a person standing beside a black horse. The person has long dark hair with feathers, wearing skin trousers, moccasins, a quiver, and a bow slung across their back.

George Catlin A Cheyenne Warrior Resting His Horse, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

George Stubbs White Poodle in a Punt, c. 1780 National Gallery of Art

Spanish Landscape, John Singer Sargent, 1879–80, oil on wood

John Singer Sargent Spanish Landscape, 1879–80 The Met

This painting depicts the upper half of a woman's body. She is turned slightly to the left and faces us, with pale skin, soft, rosy cheeks, dark brown eyes, and a neutral expression.

Gilbert Stuart Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (Mrs. William Robinson), c. 1804 National Gallery of Art

The French Comedians, Antoine Watteau, ca. 1720, oil on canvas

Antoine Watteau The French Comedians, ca. 1720 The Met

A man wearing armor, sitting astride a cream-white horse, drives a long lance down at a lizard-like dragon as a woman kneels with her hands in prayer in the landscape beyond in this vertical painting.

Raphael Saint George and the Dragon, c. 1506 National Gallery of Art

The Calmady Children (Emily, 1818–?1906, and Laura Anne, 1820–1894), Thomas Lawrence, 1823, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence The Calmady Children (Emily, 1818–?1906, and Laura Anne, 1820–1894), 1823 The Met

The Supper at Emmaus, Diego Velázquez, 1622–23, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez The Supper at Emmaus, 1622–23 The Met

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 painting depicts a man shown from the knees up, standing with his arms crossed over his chest and his head turned to the right. He has light skin, ruddy cheeks with a brown mole, a long nose, and small red lips in a neutral expression.

Joseph Wright of Derby Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1770-1773 National Gallery of Art

A man and woman are surrounded by six pudgy children, some with wings, against a deep landscape in this square painting. At the center of the composition, the man, Bacchus, sits astride a wine barrel, which is about half his height.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Bacchus and Ariadne, c. 1743/1745 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up against a dark background, a pale-skinned woman wearing a black dress looks out at us in this vertical portrait.

Rembrandt van Rijn A Woman Holding a Pink, 1656 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Amedeo Modigliani, c. 1917–18, oil on canvas

Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Woman, c. 1917–18 Cleveland Museum of Art

A pale-skinned child wearing a short-sleeved red dress and a white bonnet stands before a shadowy green forest under dark clouds in this vertical portrait painting. The child’s over-large head is out of scale with the rest of her body.

Edward Hicks Portrait of a Child, c. 1840 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a landscape with waterfalls, a river, trees, and hills in the distance. In the foreground, a group of people are near a canoe on a grassy patch. The painting features distinct brushstrokes showing texture and movement.

George Catlin Father Hennepin and Companions at the Falls of St. Anthony. May 1, 1680, 1847/1848 National Gallery of Art

Fishmarket, Camille Pissarro, 1902, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Fishmarket, 1902 Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a group of individuals on horseback in a landscape with hills in the distance. The perspective is from above, providing a panoramic view of the scene.

George Catlin Camanchee Horsemanship, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

Harmony in Yellow and Gold: The Gold Girl—Connie Gilchrist, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1876–77, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Harmony in Yellow and Gold: The Gold Girl—Connie Gilchrist, ca. 1876–77 The Met

The Veteran in a New Field, Winslow Homer, 1865, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer The Veteran in a New Field, 1865 The Met

This is a painting with a central focus on a bison being pursued by a figure on horseback. The scene is set in a grassy prairie under a cloudy sky.

George Catlin Buffalo Chase, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

Apples, Henri Matisse, 1916, oil on canvas

Henri Matisse Apples, 1916 Art Institute of Chicago

Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, Eastman Johnson, 1856, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Near Squam Lake, New Hampshire, 1856 The Met

A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey, India, c. 1705–1710, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

India A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey, c. 1705–1710 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from about the knees up, a woman, baby, and two angels crowd together in a narrow interior space pierced by three window openings.

Sandro Botticelli Madonna and Child with Angels, 1465/1470 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man depicted from two angles; on the left, he faces us, while on the right, his back is to us. In both views he wears the same clothes and is in the same position.

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

Young Man in the Costume of a Majo, Édouard Manet, 1863, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Young Man in the Costume of a Majo, 1863 The Met

Two horses, one dark brown and one cream white, stand together to our right against a landscape with rolling, sage-green hills and a river or canal in this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas Horses in a Meadow, 1871 National Gallery of Art

Cupid and Psyche, Jacques-Louis David, 1817, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David Cupid and Psyche, 1817 Cleveland Museum of Art

Twelve people and one child stand, sit, or kneel along a riverbank in this horizontal painting. All the people have pale or tanned skin, and are muscular.

Nicolas Poussin The Baptism of Christ, 1641/1642 National Gallery of Art

Two Tritons at the Feast of Acheloüs, Anthony van Dyck, 1627, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Two Tritons at the Feast of Acheloüs, 1627 The Met

Virgin and Child with Two Angels, Sandro Botticelli, 1485–95, tempera on panel

Sandro Botticelli Virgin and Child with Two Angels, 1485–95 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the waist up, an older man with pale, peachy skin looks out at us with deep-set, gray eyes under a furrowed brow, in front of a sable-brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait, 1659 National Gallery of Art

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1627, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627 The Met

Two people, perhaps a woman and man, and a baby sit at a table in a courtyard surrounded by vine-covered walls in this square painting. The scene is loosely painted with visible dabs, dashes, or smudges. The table is to the left of center.

Édouard Vuillard Repast in a Garden, 1898 National Gallery of Art

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