Paintings for Pure White Walls (page 12)

Soft and muted

Gentle, low-color paintings that keep a pale room calm. The most vivid come first, because strong color pops on gallery white. Showing 529 to 576 of 1,315.

A woman sits among loosely painted, crescent-shape blades of emerald and lemon-lime green grass, under tall trees in this vertical scene. The brushstrokes are unconnected and visible, so many of the details difficult to make out.

Claude Monet Woman Seated under the Willows, 1880 National Gallery of Art

A dimly lit ballet studio is filled with about two dozen young dancers tying on their shoes, stretching, or practicing en pointe in this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas The Dance Class, c. 1873 National Gallery of Art

The Beach, Late Afternoon, Winslow Homer, 1869, oil on wood

Winslow Homer The Beach, Late Afternoon, 1869 The Met

Boats on the Seacoast at Etaples, Charles-François Daubigny, 1871, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Boats on the Seacoast at Etaples, 1871 The Met

Fantastic Landscape, Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Fantastic Landscape, ca. 1765 The Met

Warm sunlight bathes a scene with a herd of five golden tan, ivory, or chocolate-brown cows lying or standing on a low hill near four people on foot and on horseback in this horizontal landscape painting.

Aelbert Cuyp Landscape with Herdsmen, mid 1650s National Gallery of Art

Landscape on a River, Charles-François Daubigny, 1863, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape on a River, 1863 The Met

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

Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby, Thomas Lawrence, 1790, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby, 1790 The Met

The Vase of Tulips, Paul Cézanne, c. 1890, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne The Vase of Tulips, c. 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532–33, oil on beech, with letterpress-printed paper labels

Lucas Cranach the Elder Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, 1532–33 The Met

Princess Varvara Nikolaevna Gagarina (1762–1802), Jean-Baptiste Greuze, ca. 1780–82, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Princess Varvara Nikolaevna Gagarina (1762–1802), ca. 1780–82 The Met

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

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

Christ Healing the Blind, El Greco, ca. 1570, oil on canvas

El Greco Christ Healing the Blind, ca. 1570 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

Young Lady in 1866, Édouard Manet, 1866, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Young Lady in 1866, 1866 The Met

Padre Sebastiano, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1904–6, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Padre Sebastiano, ca. 1904–6 The Met

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

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

A row of structures and a massive weeping willow tree line the clay-orange riverbank opposite us in this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is painted loosely with long, visible brushstrokes.

Paul Cézanne Banks of the Seine at Médan, c. 1885/1890 National Gallery of Art

Courtyard, Tétouan, Morocco, John Singer Sargent, 1879–80, oil on wood

John Singer Sargent Courtyard, Tétouan, Morocco, 1879–80 The Met

We look across a grassy expanse leading to a lake, with several women, tiny in scale, dancing under a grove of trees to our right in this horizontal landscape painting.

Camille Corot Dance under the Trees at the Edge of the Lake, 1865/1870 National Gallery of Art

Under the Cypress Trees at Corfu, John Singer Sargent, 1909, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Under the Cypress Trees at Corfu, 1909 Art Institute of Chicago

Music and Dance, François Boucher, 1740s, oil on canvas

François Boucher Music and Dance, 1740s Cleveland Museum of Art

Piazza San Marco, Francesco Guardi, late 1760s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Piazza San Marco, late 1760s The Met

This is a painting of a park filled with tall trees and people in colorful clothes. Some people are seated on chairs, while others are walking or standing on the tan ground.

William Glackens Luxembourg Gardens, 1906 National Gallery of Art

Mountains painted in tones of sage and mint green and mauve purple are backlit against a hazy sky in this expansive, nearly square landscape painting.

Joseph Wright of Derby Italian Landscape, 1790 National Gallery of Art

Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, Frédéric Bazille, 1867, oil on canvas

Frédéric Bazille Porte de la Reine at Aigues-Mortes, 1867 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

Harvest Time, George Inness, 1864, oil on canvas

George Inness Harvest Time, 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art

Six elegantly dressed, light-skinned women, a man with dark brown skin, and a person of short stature gather around a nude baby boy in front of a landscape with a town in the distance in this vertical painting.

Paolo Veronese The Finding of Moses, c. 1581/1582 National Gallery of Art

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, Albert Bierstadt, 1863, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863 The Met

Surrounded by lush, bright foliage, man and a young girl at close range lean against a fence near a lake. The man is smoking, and both wear straw hats.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Near the Lake, 1879–80 Art Institute of Chicago

The Brook, Paul Cézanne, c. 1895–1900, oil on fabric

Paul Cézanne The Brook, c. 1895–1900 Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts, Winslow Homer, 1869 (?), oil on wood

Winslow Homer Study for Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts, 1869 (?) The Met

A pale-skinned young man with a carrot-red beard and hair faces us, straddling a green chair in a sunny outdoor setting in this vertical painting. The scene is loosely painted so his features are indistinct.

Édouard Manet George Moore in the Artist's Garden, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

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

We look out onto a landscape with tawny-brown haystacks and trees among a patchwork of moss, lime, mint, and pine-green fields in this stylized, horizontal painting. The scene is painted with mostly flat areas of color.

Paul Gauguin Haystacks in Brittany, 1890 National Gallery of Art

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Hussars, 1878 National Gallery of Art

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

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

Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767–1818), Joshua Reynolds, 1789, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767–1818), 1789 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a woman wearing an ice- and teal-blue dress and shawl sits in front of a window in this vertical painting. The scene is painted loosely with brushstrokes especially evident in the clothing and background.

Childe Hassam The New York Window, 1912 National Gallery of Art

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782, Francesco Guardi, c. 1783, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782, c. 1783 Cleveland Museum of Art

Painting mostly in soft yellow, green, purple, blue, and pink of two wheatstacks, the right nearer than the left, in a country landscape at sunset.

Claude Monet Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn), 1890–91 Art Institute of Chicago

Bright landscape painting featuring spindly trees with lush leaves surrounded by light-green foliage, a small town visible between the trees at center, and a calm blue sea in the background.

Claude Monet Bordighera, 1884 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape with Figures (Les Bohémiens), Camille Corot, 1872, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Landscape with Figures (Les Bohémiens), 1872 The Met

Still Life with Apples and Pitcher, Camille Pissarro, 1872, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Still Life with Apples and Pitcher, 1872 The Met

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