Paintings for Pure White Walls (page 25)

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 1,153 to 1,200 of 1,315.

Boatman among the Reeds, Camille Corot, ca. 1865, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Boatman among the Reeds, ca. 1865 The Met

A Lane through the Trees, Camille Corot, ca. 1870–73, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Lane through the Trees, ca. 1870–73 The Met

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a tightly corseted dress looks off to our left in this vertical pastel drawing. The portrait is loosely sketched with blended areas, giving it a soft look.

Édouard Manet Madame Michel-Lévy, 1882 National Gallery of Art

Curiosity, Gerard ter Borch, ca. 1660–62, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch Curiosity, ca. 1660–62 The Met

Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman, Frans Hals, 1634, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman, 1634 Cleveland Museum of Art

Dark moody painting of crumbling castle tower and walls amidst river and forest.

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with the Ruins of the Castle of Egmond, 1650–55 Art Institute of Chicago

Very dark painting of a light-skinned, mostly clean-shaven young man in dark suit and dark full-length coat, holding a rolled-up paper and gloves.

James McNeill Whistler Arrangement in Flesh Color and Brown: Portrait of Arthur Jerome Eddy, 1894 Art Institute of Chicago

Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba, Winslow Homer, 1902, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba, 1902 The Met

Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1670–72, oil on canvas

Johannes Vermeer Allegory of the Catholic Faith, ca. 1670–72 The Met

Portrait of a Young Man, Agnolo Bronzino, 1530s, oil on wood

Agnolo Bronzino Portrait of a Young Man, 1530s The Met

A man with sparse brown facial hair stands in a full-length black robe on a multicolored tiled floor, a white and brown dog behind him.

Giovanni Battista Moroni Gian Lodovico Madruzzo, 1551–52 Art Institute of Chicago

A Turn in the Road, Alfred Sisley, 1873, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley A Turn in the Road, 1873 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Man, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1618, oil on wood

Anthony van Dyck Portrait of a Man, ca. 1618 The Met

The Adoration of the Shepherds, El Greco, ca. 1605–10, oil on canvas

El Greco The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1605–10 The Met

Saint Peter Repentant, Georges de La Tour, 1645, oil on canvas

Georges de La Tour Saint Peter Repentant, 1645 Cleveland Museum of Art

Holding a bunch of peonies in one hand, a woman with brown skin leans forward, toward us from behind a large basket holding dozens of flowers in this horizontal painting.

Frédéric Bazille Young Woman with Peonies, 1870 National Gallery of Art

Water Lilies (Agapanthus), Claude Monet, c. 1915–26, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Water Lilies (Agapanthus), c. 1915–26 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Brook of Les Puits-Noir, Gustave Courbet, c. 1855, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Brook of Les Puits-Noir, c. 1855 Art Institute of Chicago

The Writing Master, Thomas Eakins, 1882, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins The Writing Master, 1882 The Met

Shown from the chest up, a young man with a plump, pale-skinned face hooks one elbow over the back of a wooden chair and looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Young Man, 1646/1648 National Gallery of Art

Lute Player, Valentin de Boulogne, ca. 1625–26, oil on canvas

Valentin de Boulogne Lute Player, ca. 1625–26 The Met

Winter landscape painting with rocky stream lined by orange leafed trees.

John Henry Twachtman Icebound, c. 1889 Art Institute of Chicago

Rabbit Warren at Pontoise, Snow, Camille Pissarro, 1879, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Rabbit Warren at Pontoise, Snow, 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

The Banks of the Marne in Winter, Camille Pissarro, 1866, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Banks of the Marne in Winter, 1866 Art Institute of Chicago

Maine Coast, Winslow Homer, 1896, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Maine Coast, 1896 The Met

Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen, Camille Pissarro, 1896, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen, 1896 The Met

The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning, Camille Pissarro, 1897, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Boulevard Montmartre on a Winter Morning, 1897 The Met

Marine: The Waterspout, Gustave Courbet, 1870, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Marine: The Waterspout, 1870 The Met

Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, Diego Velázquez, probably 1624, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, probably 1624 The Met

Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, Eastman Johnson, c. 1881, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, c. 1881 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Boy with a Cat—Morning, Thomas Gainsborough, 1787, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough A Boy with a Cat—Morning, 1787 The Met

The Sea, Gustave Courbet, 1865 or later, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Sea, 1865 or later The Met

Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan, 1633 The Met

Shown from about the knees up, a pale, smooth-skinned woman in a fur-lined yellow jacket looks out at us as she sits writing at a table in this vertical painting. The woman’s body faces the table to our left.

Johannes Vermeer A Lady Writing, c. 1665 National Gallery of Art

Woodland Road, Meindert Hobbema, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Meindert Hobbema Woodland Road, ca. 1670 The Met

Brace's Rock, Eastern Point, Gloucester, Fitz Henry Lane, c. 1864, oil on canvas

Fitz Henry Lane Brace's Rock, Eastern Point, Gloucester, c. 1864 National Gallery of Art

A young woman in a dark hat and coat with light ruffled collar sits reading a large periodical held up in her gloved hands. Flowers and foliage are suggested behind her.

Édouard Manet Woman Reading, 1880–82 Art Institute of Chicago

A Brook in the Forest, Gustave Courbet, ca. 1868–77, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet A Brook in the Forest, ca. 1868–77 The Met

Joseph Anthony Jr., Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1795–98, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Joseph Anthony Jr., ca. 1795–98 The Met

Sleep, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, ca. 1867–70, oil on canvas

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Sleep, ca. 1867–70 The Met

Mount Starr King, Yosemite, Albert Bierstadt, 1866, oil on canvas on panel-back stretcher

Albert Bierstadt Mount Starr King, Yosemite, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

Boys in a Dory, Winslow Homer, 1873, watercolor washes and gouache over graphite underdrawing on medium rough textured white wove paper

Winslow Homer Boys in a Dory, 1873 The Met

Portrait of an Old Man, El Greco, ca. 1595–1600, oil on canvas

El Greco Portrait of an Old Man, ca. 1595–1600 The Met

Allée of Chestnut Trees, Alfred Sisley, 1878, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley Allée of Chestnut Trees, 1878 The Met

Ignacio Garcini y Queralt (1752–1825), Brigadier of Engineers, Francisco de Goya, 1804, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Ignacio Garcini y Queralt (1752–1825), Brigadier of Engineers, 1804 The Met

Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1632, oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family, 1632 The Met

Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot, 1870, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Ville-d'Avray, 1870 The Met

Richard Dana, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1770, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Richard Dana, ca. 1770 The Met

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