Paintings for Pure White Walls (page 20)

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 913 to 960 of 1,315.

Sunset at Sea, John Singer Sargent, 1905–6 (?) or 1905–?6, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Sunset at Sea, 1905–6 (?) or 1905–?6 The Met

Édouard Manet Portrait of a Lady, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), Berthe Morisot, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), ca. 1870 The Met

The Lovesick Maiden, Jan Steen, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Jan Steen The Lovesick Maiden, ca. 1660 The Met

Young Man and Woman in an Inn, Frans Hals, 1623, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Young Man and Woman in an Inn, 1623 The Met

Figure in Hammock, Florida, John Singer Sargent, 1917, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Figure in Hammock, Florida, 1917 The Met

View of the Domaine Saint-Joseph, Paul Cézanne, late 1880s, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne View of the Domaine Saint-Joseph, late 1880s The Met

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

We look across a body of water at two houses, some smaller outbuildings, and a houseboat along the far bank in this abstracted, horizontal landscape painting.

Paul Cézanne At the Water's Edge, c. 1890 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1550, oil on wood

Agnolo Bronzino Portrait of a Woman, c. 1550 Cleveland Museum of Art

View from the Quai d'Orsay, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1854, oil on canvas, mounted on wood

Johan Barthold Jongkind View from the Quai d'Orsay, 1854 The Met

This painting shows a man from the waist up, his body turned slightly to the right. He stands upright, looking at the viewer, holding a golf club or cane horizontally with both hands.

George Bellows Chester Dale, 1922 National Gallery of Art

The Troubadour, Honoré Daumier, 1868–73, oil on fabric

Honoré Daumier The Troubadour, 1868–73 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Gulf Stream, Winslow Homer, 1899; reworked by 1906, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer The Gulf Stream, 1899; reworked by 1906 The Met

Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Alfred Sisley, 1876 Art Institute of Chicago

The Petite Creuse River, Claude Monet, 1889, oil on canvas

Claude Monet The Petite Creuse River, 1889 Art Institute of Chicago

Reading, Berthe Morisot, 1873, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot Reading, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

Gustave Boyer (b. 1840) in a Straw Hat, Paul Cézanne, 1870–71, oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Paul Cézanne Gustave Boyer (b. 1840) in a Straw Hat, 1870–71 The Met

The Collector of Prints, Edgar Degas, 1866, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Collector of Prints, 1866 The Met

Portrait of a Young Woman, Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1540–45, oil and gold on oak

Hans Holbein the Younger Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1540–45 The Met

A woman with pale skin, wearing a black dress and holding a full, billowing white ostrich feather, is shown from the hips up against a dark background in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan, c. 1656/1658 National Gallery of Art

A young woman with flushed, peachy skin stands on a rocky shoreline with a fishing net slung over one shoulder in this horizontal painting. Her body faces us, and she looks off and down to our right.

Winslow Homer A Light on the Sea, 1897 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a scene where a winding path on the bottom left leads into a wooded area.

Alfred Sisley The Road in the Woods, 1879 National Gallery of Art

Northeaster, Winslow Homer, 1895; reworked by 1901, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Northeaster, 1895; reworked by 1901 The Met

Nevada Falls, Yosemite, Albert Bierstadt, 1872 or 1873, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt Nevada Falls, Yosemite, 1872 or 1873 The Met

María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, Diego Velázquez, 1651–54, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, 1651–54 The Met

Landscape with a Church by a Torrent, Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1670, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with a Church by a Torrent, c. 1670 Cleveland Museum of Art

Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto, François Boucher, 1763, oil on canvas

François Boucher Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto, 1763 The Met

Majas on a Balcony, Francisco de Goya, ca. 1800–1810, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Majas on a Balcony, ca. 1800–1810 The Met

A tall, thin, pale-skinned young man stands in a dimly lit room, nearly filling the height of this portrait painting. He faces us with his body turned slightly to our left, and he wears a charcoal-gray suit and black shoes.

James McNeill Whistler George W. Vanderbilt, 1897/1903 National Gallery of Art

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

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

Painting of a performance inside a circus ring. A man wearing a suit holds a whip in his hand and looks towards a woman with red hair riding a gray horse and wearing a green dress.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando), 1887–88 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Léon Clapisson, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Léon Clapisson, 1883 Art Institute of Chicago

Child with Brown Hair, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1887/1888, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Brown Hair, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

Newport Rocks, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Newport Rocks, 1872 The Met

This painting shows a seascape with large sailing ships and smaller vessels. To the right of center is a large ship with several tall masts and many billowing white sails.

Fitz Henry Lane New York Harbor, 1852 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a woman stands facing and looking at us with her head tilted a little to our left in this vertical portrait painting. She has pale skin, a heart-shaped face with rosy cheeks, and a rose-pink bow mouth.

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Madame du Barry, 1782 National Gallery of Art

Anna Dummer Powell, John Singleton Copley, 1764, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Anna Dummer Powell, 1764 Cleveland Museum of Art

Dark portrait of an older light-skinned women with dark hair in a black dress and white collar, her hair pinned up. Her face is in partial shadow.

Thomas Eakins Portrait of Mary Adeline Williams, 1899 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), ca. 1635 The Met

Painting of a small pond dense with pink water lilies, their roots visible through the water, a railed footbridge arching over the pond and lush, dark green folliage surrounding it.

Claude Monet Water Lily Pond, 1900 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Mary Wise, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1774, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Portrait of Mary Wise, c. 1774 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait, Diego Velázquez, ca. 1635, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait, ca. 1635 The Met

Scene on the Mersey, James McNeill Whistler, 1869, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

James McNeill Whistler Scene on the Mersey, 1869 The Met

The Interrupted Sleep, François Boucher, 1750, oil on canvas

François Boucher The Interrupted Sleep, 1750 The Met

Travelers in Hilly Countryside, Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1650, oil on wood

Aelbert Cuyp Travelers in Hilly Countryside, c. 1650 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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