Paintings for Pure White Walls (page 26)

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 1,201 to 1,248 of 1,315.

Johannes Vermeer Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664 National Gallery of Art

Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River, Winslow Homer, 1905–10, oil on canvas with chalk

Winslow Homer Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River, 1905–10 The Met

We look slightly down onto a silvery-gray beach nestled in a hilly, curving coastline to our right in this horizontal landscape painting. A flat expanse of beach stretches in front of us to meet the water to our left.

Claude Monet Sainte-Adresse, 1867 National Gallery of Art

Alphonse Promayet (1822–1872), Gustave Courbet, 1851, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Alphonse Promayet (1822–1872), 1851 The Met

David Sears, Jr., Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart David Sears, Jr., ca. 1815 The Met

Waterfall, John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–91, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Waterfall, ca. 1889–91 The Met

This painting is a portrait of a man from the waist up. He is positioned slightly to the left, with his head turned toward us. He has light skin, green eyes, a faint moustache, and a neutral expression.

Francisco de Goya The Duke of Wellington, c. 1812 National Gallery of Art

Thomas Wilmer Dewing Lady with a Lute, 1886 National Gallery of Art

A square white tile, rotated 90 degrees, crossed by black lines intersecting at 90-degree angles. A few of the shapes thus formed—some partial squares, some rectangles—are colored in a single shade of yellow, blue, black, or red.

Piet Mondrian Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray, 1921 Art Institute of Chicago

Opulently dressed light-skinned man and woman drink at a small table. A mirror behind them reflects a crowd. Her blue dress and dark hat dominate.

William Glackens At Mouquin's, 1905 Art Institute of Chicago

A Young Man with a Chain, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1629 or 1632, oil on wood

Rembrandt van Rijn A Young Man with a Chain, c. 1629 or 1632 Cleveland Museum of Art

Gulian Verplanck, John Singleton Copley, 1771, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Gulian Verplanck, 1771 The Met

Shown from about the hips up, a man with peachy skin, wearing an ink-black hat and coat with a bright white collar, looks out at us against a dark background in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Adriaen van Ostade, 1646/1648 National Gallery of Art

The Road from Versailles to Louveciennes, Alfred Sisley, probably 1879, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley The Road from Versailles to Louveciennes, probably 1879 The Met

Madame Auguste Cuoq (Mathilde Desportes, 1827–1910), Gustave Courbet, ca. 1852–57, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Madame Auguste Cuoq (Mathilde Desportes, 1827–1910), ca. 1852–57 The Met

A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot, ca. 1871–74, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, ca. 1871–74 The Met

Shown from the thighs up, a man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a black suit, cape, and hat, stands with one hand on his hip against an elephant-gray background in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Gentleman, 1650/1652 National Gallery of Art

Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain, James McNeill Whistler, 1876, reworked 1885, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Arrangement in Black, No. 3: Sir Henry Irving as Philip II of Spain, 1876, reworked 1885 The Met

The Road from Moret to Saint-Mammès, Alfred Sisley, 1883–85, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley The Road from Moret to Saint-Mammès, 1883–85 The Met

We look slightly down onto a crush of pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, wagons, and streetcars enclosed by a row of densely spaced buildings and skyscrapers opposite us in this horizontal painting.

George Bellows New York, 1911 National Gallery of Art

A light-skinned man with thick black hair and a squared off black beard, dressed in a black jacket over a gray vest and gray trousers, sits facing us in this vertical portrait painting.

Paul Cézanne Antony Valabrègue, 1866 National Gallery of Art

Romaine Lacaux, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1864, oil on fabric

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Romaine Lacaux, 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Crystal Palace, Camille Pissarro, 1871, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Crystal Palace, 1871 Art Institute of Chicago

View of the Port of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, Eugène Boudin, 1891, oil on canvas

Eugène Boudin View of the Port of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, 1891 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Pond (La Mare), Théodore Rousseau, 1855, oil on wood

Théodore Rousseau The Pond (La Mare), 1855 The Met

The Dock of Deauville, Eugène Boudin, 1891, oil on wood panel

Eugène Boudin The Dock of Deauville, 1891 Cleveland Museum of Art

On a Balcony, Mary Cassatt, 1878–79, oil on canvas

Mary Cassatt On a Balcony, 1878–79 Art Institute of Chicago

Pond at Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot, late 1860s, oil on fabric

Camille Corot Pond at Ville-d'Avray, late 1860s Cleveland Museum of Art

Venetian Glass Workers, John Singer Sargent, 1880–82, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Venetian Glass Workers, 1880–82 Art Institute of Chicago

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, Benjamin West, c. 1770, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, c. 1770 Cleveland Museum of Art

Worthington Whittredge, Emanuel Leutze, 1856, oil on canvas

Emanuel Leutze Worthington Whittredge, 1856 The Met

Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway, Joshua Reynolds, 1764, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Anne Dashwood (1743–1830), Later Countess of Galloway, 1764 The Met

From a darkened arena around a boxing ring, we look up at two bare chested men, one with pale, white skin and the other with brown skin, who lock arms in a boxing match in this horizontal painting.

George Bellows Both Members of This Club, 1909 National Gallery of Art

Painting of mother in blue, purple, and green-stripped dress washing child's feet.

Mary Cassatt The Child's Bath, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal, Alfred Sisley, 1885, oil on fabric

Alfred Sisley Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal, 1885 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633, oil on wood

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Woman, 1633 The Met

Trees and a Stream on a Hillside, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1853, oil on board

Jasper Francis Cropsey Trees and a Stream on a Hillside, 1853 Cleveland Museum of Art

Lady in Gray, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883, watercolor and gouache on dark brown wove paper

James McNeill Whistler Lady in Gray, ca. 1883 The Met

Firemen's Washing Day, William P. Chappel, 1870s, oil on slate paper

William P. Chappel Firemen's Washing Day, 1870s The Met

A sparsely painted waterside scene in dark tones with minimal ghostly shapes suggesting ships, yellow glitches of paint for light reflections, and the orb of an orange moon overhead.

James McNeill Whistler Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water, 1872 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Man, Gustave Caillebotte, 1880, oil on canvas

Gustave Caillebotte Portrait of a Man, 1880 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff, Frans Hals, 1625, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Ruff, 1625 The Met

A bouquet of cut flowers in a clear glass vase nearly fills this vertical painting. The vase has straight sides and the rounded bottom is supported by short, round feet.

Édouard Manet Flowers in a Crystal Vase, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a waterfront with boats and buildings in the distance. The shadowy horizon line divides the composition between the gray sky and gray water. The distant shore features faint outlines of buildings.

James McNeill Whistler Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, c. 1864/1868 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Seated Man, Gerard ter Borch, late 1650s or early 1660s, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch Portrait of a Seated Man, late 1650s or early 1660s The Met

Stream and Rocks, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1901–8, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Stream and Rocks, ca. 1901–8 The Met

Shown from the hips up, a man with pale, peachy skin, dressed in a black suit and tall hat, looks at us from in front of a dark brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Gentleman with a Tall Hat and Gloves, c. 1656/1658 National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne, John Singleton Copley, 1766, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne, 1766 The Met

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