Paintings for Pure White Walls (page 24)

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 1,105 to 1,152 of 1,315.

Christ Carrying the Cross, El Greco, ca. 1577–87, oil on canvas

El Greco Christ Carrying the Cross, ca. 1577–87 The Met

Joan of Arc, Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1879, oil on canvas

Jules Bastien-Lepage Joan of Arc, 1879 The Met

Light-colored snowscape with visible brushstrokes featuring a bridge in front of red and white barns and farmhouses, surrounded by trees.

Claude Monet Sandvika, Norway, 1895 Art Institute of Chicago

We look across a river at a bridge that spans the center of this horizontal landscape, which is painted entirely with broad, visible brushstrokes in muted blue, pink, and brown.

Claude Monet Waterloo Bridge, Gray Day, 1903 National Gallery of Art

Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase, William Merritt Chase, 1880–90 (?), oil on wood

William Merritt Chase Pink Azalea—Chinese Vase, 1880–90 (?) The Met

A nude man holding a book in one hand and a rock down by his other side kneels at the opening of a rocky cave in this vertical painting. The man’s body and the shadowy cave opening nearly fill the composition.

El Greco Saint Jerome, c. 1610/1614 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Sor Juana de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Domingo Ortiz, 1797, oil on canvas

Domingo Ortiz Portrait of Sor Juana de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, 1797 The Met

Portrait of a Lady, Frans Hals, 1627, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Portrait of a Lady, 1627 Art Institute of Chicago

Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île, Claude Monet, 1886, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île, 1886 Art Institute of Chicago

Italian Landscape, Claude Lorrain, c. 1630, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain Italian Landscape, c. 1630 Cleveland Museum of Art

Mrs. James Pulham Sr. (Frances Amys, ca. 1766–1856), John Constable, 1818, oil on canvas

John Constable Mrs. James Pulham Sr. (Frances Amys, ca. 1766–1856), 1818 The Met

Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?), Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535, oil and gold on oak

Hans Holbein the Younger Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?), 1535 The Met

Berthe Morisot The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869 National Gallery of Art

We look across a river at a bridge that spans the center of this horizontal landscape, which is painted entirely with broad, visible brushstrokes in pastel colors.

Claude Monet Waterloo Bridge, London, at Sunset, 1904 National Gallery of Art

We look up at the exterior of a church that soars the height of this vertical painting.

Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, 1894 National Gallery of Art

Piazza San Marco, Venice, Bernardo Bellotto, c. 1740, oil on canvas

Bernardo Bellotto Piazza San Marco, Venice, c. 1740 Cleveland Museum of Art

David: "Oh, that I had wings like a Dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest." Psalm 55:6, Frederic Leighton, 1865, oil on fabric

Frederic Leighton David: "Oh, that I had wings like a Dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest." Psalm 55:6, 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Seine at Bas-Meudon, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1865, oil on fabric

Johan Barthold Jongkind The Seine at Bas-Meudon, 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

Edward Guthrie Kennedy, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Edward Guthrie Kennedy, ca. 1895 The Met

This is a painting depicting several ships on a stretch of water. The horizon is situated in the lower third of the painting, creating a vast expanse of sky above.

Eugène Boudin Ships and Sailing Boats Leaving Le Havre, 1887 National Gallery of Art

Christ on the Cross, El Greco, c. 1600–1610, oil on canvas

El Greco Christ on the Cross, c. 1600–1610 Cleveland Museum of Art

Bellona, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Bellona, 1633 The Met

Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise), Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1889, oil on paper mounted to board

Albert Bierstadt Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise), ca. 1889 The Met

James MacAlister (Sketch), Thomas Eakins, ca. 1895, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins James MacAlister (Sketch), ca. 1895 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Rembrandt van Rijn, ca. 1655–60, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Man, ca. 1655–60 The Met

Seated Peasant, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1892–96, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Seated Peasant, ca. 1892–96 The Met

Fishing, Édouard Manet, ca. 1862–63, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Fishing, ca. 1862–63 The Met

Shown from the lap up, a man wearing an ash-brown suit and top hat sits turned mostly away from us, next to a round table, facing a group of at least three women farther back in the room in this vertical painting.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Maxime Dethomas, 1896 National Gallery of Art

Arques-la-Bataille, John Henry Twachtman, 1885, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Arques-la-Bataille, 1885 The Met

John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823), Thomas Lawrence, 1810, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence John Julius Angerstein (1736–1823), 1810 The Met

Joseph Sherburne, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1767–70, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Joseph Sherburne, ca. 1767–70 The Met

The painting depicts a harbor scene with several large ships and smaller boats on a wide waterway. To the left and right of center, two large ships are visible, each with multiple tall masts and several sails.

Eugène Boudin Entrance to the Harbor, Le Havre, 1883 National Gallery of Art

The Baptism of Christ, Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1590, oil on canvas

Jacopo Bassano The Baptism of Christ, ca. 1590 The Met

Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi, Gustave Courbet, 1877, oil on fabric

Gustave Courbet Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi, 1877 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Card Players, Paul Cézanne, 1890–92, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne The Card Players, 1890–92 The Met

Sarah Dupont, Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1777–79, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Sarah Dupont, c. 1777–79 Art Institute of Chicago

The Departure of the Boats, Étretat, Claude Monet, 1885, oil on canvas

Claude Monet The Departure of the Boats, Étretat, 1885 Art Institute of Chicago

The top three-quarters of this horizontal landscape painting is filled with roiling, deeply shadowed clouds that tower over a line of buffalo crossing a grassy meadow below.

Albert Bierstadt Buffalo Trail: The Impending Storm, 1869 National Gallery of Art

Retreat from the Storm, Jean-François Millet, ca. 1846, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Retreat from the Storm, ca. 1846 The Met

Madame Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743–1817), Jean-Baptiste Greuze, late 1780s, oil on wood

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Madame Jean-Baptiste Nicolet (Anne Antoinette Desmoulins, 1743–1817), late 1780s The Met

The Beach at Deauville, Eugène Boudin, 1864, oil on wood panel

Eugène Boudin The Beach at Deauville, 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Peasant Girl Knitting, Jules Breton, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Jules Breton A Peasant Girl Knitting, ca. 1870 The Met

This painting shows two women in a room. At the center of the painting, a young woman is seated at a desk, her hand resting on the back of the chair, opening a small drawer.

Edmund Charles Tarbell Mother and Mary, 1922 National Gallery of Art

The Violin Player, James McNeill Whistler, c. 1890–94, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler The Violin Player, c. 1890–94 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from the chest up, a young boy wearing an aquamarine-blue jacket sits facing us in this vertical portrait painting. His body is slightly angled to our right and he looks just over our right shoulder. He has close-cropped, dark hair.

Paul Cézanne Louis Guillaume, 1879-1890 National Gallery of Art

Painted portrait dominated by loose, large brushstrokes of a woman, seen from the back, wearing a gauzy white off-the-shoulder dress and black choker, blond hair swept up, examining herself in a mirror at left.

Berthe Morisot Woman at Her Toilette, 1875–80 Art Institute of Chicago

A plucked chicken, a few stray feathers remaining, hangs upside-down by one foot, illuminated. Behind it the metal hinges and wood panels of a door are visible.

William Michael Harnett For Sunday's Dinner, 1888 Art Institute of Chicago

Rocks at Fontainebleau, Paul Cézanne, 1890s, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Rocks at Fontainebleau, 1890s The Met

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