Paintings for Pure White Walls (page 21)

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 961 to 1,008 of 1,315.

Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765–75, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Venice from the Bacino di San Marco, ca. 1765–75 The Met

This painting depicts the upper half of a seated young woman who is facing forward. She has fair skin, pale eyebrows, gray eyes, and thin lips in a neutral expression. The right side of her face is partially in shadow.

Joshua Reynolds Miss Beatrix Lister, 1765 National Gallery of Art

Marguerite-Juliette Pierret, Eugène Delacroix, c. 1827, oil on fabric

Eugène Delacroix Marguerite-Juliette Pierret, c. 1827 Cleveland Museum of Art

Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez, ca. 1710, oil and gold on copper; tortoiseshell and silver frame

Nicolás Rodríguez Juárez Nun’s Badge with the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, ca. 1710 The Met

We hover over a flax-yellow body of water lined with ships to our left and right, which are silhouetted against a moonlit, cloud-veiled sky in this horizontal landscape painting.

Joseph Mallord William Turner Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight, 1835 National Gallery of Art

Alpine Pool, John Singer Sargent, 1907, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Alpine Pool, 1907 The Met

Barges at Pontoise, Camille Pissarro, 1876, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Barges at Pontoise, 1876 The Met

Clouds, Thomas Cole, ca. 1838, oil on paper laid down on canvas

Thomas Cole Clouds, ca. 1838 The Met

A Village Street: Dardagny, Camille Corot, 1852, 1857, or 1863, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Village Street: Dardagny, 1852, 1857, or 1863 The Met

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1774, oil on canvas

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, 1774 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

Francesco Guardi Fantastic Landscape, ca. 1765 The Met

Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis, Charles Willson Peale, 1777–80, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Mrs. Samuel Mifflin and Her Granddaughter Rebecca Mifflin Francis, 1777–80 The Met

Horseneck Falls, John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–1900, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Horseneck Falls, ca. 1889–1900 The Met

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

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Allegorical Figure Representing Prudence, 1760 The Met

A young boy with pale skin, wearing a black suit with densely pattered gold trim and decoration, stands holding an open book in front of a brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Francisco de Goya Victor Guye, 1810 National Gallery of Art

Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848), Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1789, oil on canvas

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848), 1789 The Met

Street in Moret, Alfred Sisley, c. 1890, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley Street in Moret, c. 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

River with a Distant Tower, Camille Corot, 1865, oil on canvas

Camille Corot River with a Distant Tower, 1865 The Met

Shown from the thighs up, a boy wearing a crimson-red waistcoat stands against swags of fabric painted with visible strokes in white, sky blue, harvest yellow, and sage green in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Paul Cézanne Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1888-1890 National Gallery of Art

Sarah Ursula Rose, Benjamin West, 1756, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Sarah Ursula Rose, 1756 The Met

This painting depicts a man from the waist up, facing us. He has light skin with a curled white mustache and pointed beard, and gray, wavy hair.

William Merritt Chase Self-Portrait, 1915 National Gallery of Art

A Roadside Tavern, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1863, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind A Roadside Tavern, 1863 Art Institute of Chicago

Several people sit, stand, or stroll along a dirt road that winds from the lower left corner of this horizontal landscape painting into the distance, past trees and cottages under a vivid blue sky.

Meindert Hobbema A View on a High Road, 1665 National Gallery of Art

Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia), Nicolas Poussin, c. 1625–27, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin Nymphs and a Satyr (Amor Vincit Omnia), c. 1625–27 Cleveland Museum of Art

Serena Pulitzer Lederer (1867–1943), Gustav Klimt, 1899, oil on canvas

Gustav Klimt Serena Pulitzer Lederer (1867–1943), 1899 The Met

Loosely painted scene of a brown-haired girl in her nightgown standing in a dark room, gazing out a window into a brighter night, her face unseen and her hand drawing back the pale curtain.

Edvard Munch The Girl by the Window, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

The Races at Longchamp, Édouard Manet, 1866, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Races at Longchamp, 1866 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape, Camille Corot, 1865/70, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Landscape, 1865/70 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Henri François Riesener (Félicité Longrois, 1786–1847), Eugène Delacroix, 1835, oil on canvas

Eugène Delacroix Madame Henri François Riesener (Félicité Longrois, 1786–1847), 1835 The Met

Boy with a Lute, Frans Hals, ca. 1625, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Boy with a Lute, ca. 1625 The Met

We look down onto a wide, bustling, tree-lined avenue filled with buildings, people, and horse-drawn carriages in this horizontal painting.

Camille Pissarro Boulevard des Italiens, Morning, Sunlight, 1897 National Gallery of Art

Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan, Titian, mid-1550s, oil on canvas

Titian Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan, mid-1550s The Met

Six jockeys wearing colorful silks sit astride brown and black horses on a grassy field in this horizontal painting. Two more riders wearing top hats sit a bit farther back from the group, and two horses run on a grass track behind that.

Edgar Degas The Races, 1871-1872 National Gallery of Art

The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest, Théodore Rousseau, 1852–54, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau The Edge of the Woods at Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau Forest, 1852–54 The Met

The Forest Stream, Jacob van Ruisdael, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael The Forest Stream, ca. 1660 The Met

Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835), Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1783, oil on canvas

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761–1835), 1783 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a woman stands facing us as she turns her head to look off to our right in this vertical portrait painting. The woman has pale, peachy skin, deeply shadowed, hooded eyes, and a straight nose.

Camille Corot Agostina, 1866 National Gallery of Art

Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent, 1883–84, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), 1883–84 The Met

Shown from the lap up, an older woman with pale, slightly sagging skin and frosty gray hair sits facing us in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Mary Cassatt Portrait of a Lady, c. 1887 National Gallery of Art

We look across a channel of choppy water at three masted ships, a sailboat, at least one steamer, and three rowboats in this horizontal seascape painting.

Eugène Boudin Le Havre, 1883 National Gallery of Art

James McNeill Whistler Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian, 1888(?)-1900 National Gallery of Art

Villas at Trouville, Gustave Caillebotte, 1884, oil on canvas

Gustave Caillebotte Villas at Trouville, 1884 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from the chest up, a pale-skinned man holds one hand to his chest as he looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Man, 1648/1650 National Gallery of Art

Rose and coral pink, vivid white, delphinium blue, and buttercup yellow flowers with deep green leaves are arranged in a blue and white vase in front of a pale sea-green background in this vertical still life painting.

Paul Cézanne Flowers in a Rococo Vase, c. 1876 National Gallery of Art

An ice- and powder-blue sky swirled with faint peach takes up the top two-thirds of this landscape painting.

Alfred Sisley First Snow at Veneux-Nadon, 1878 National Gallery of Art

Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue, Piet Mondrian, 1927, oil on canvas

Piet Mondrian Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue, 1927 Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Woman with a Lute, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662–63, oil on canvas

Johannes Vermeer Young Woman with a Lute, ca. 1662–63 The Met

Terminus, the Device of Erasmus, Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1532, oil on wood

Hans Holbein the Younger Terminus, the Device of Erasmus, c. 1532 Cleveland Museum of Art

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