Paintings for Warm White Walls (page 18)

Soft and muted

Gentle, low-color paintings that keep a pale room calm. The warmest come first, to answer the cream in the wall. Showing 817 to 864 of 1,315.

We look slightly down onto a stage, at a woman who dances at the center of this square painting. The pale, white skin on her face is tinged with slate-blue shadows and heightened noticeably with pink blush at the cheekbones.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Marcelle Lender Dancing the Bolero in "Chilpéric", 1895-1896 National Gallery 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 Grand Canal above the Rialto, Francesco Guardi, late 1760s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi The Grand Canal above the Rialto, late 1760s 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

A man with pale skin, wearing a black suit and hat, glides toward us on ice skates in this vertical portrait painting. The man’s body faces us but he turns his head to our right as he looks slightly down and off into the distance.

Gilbert Stuart The Skater (Portrait of William Grant), 1782 National Gallery of Art

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

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1878, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), 1878 The Met

Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby, Thomas Lawrence, 1790, oil on canvas

Thomas Lawrence Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby, 1790 The Met

A scene in brown and green tones of people dancing indoors. In the foreground, three women stand near boothed tables while a man sits.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Moulin de la Galette, 1889 Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

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

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

About a dozen people walk and a few ride horses across a bridge spanning river that cuts through a sandy landscape in this horizontal painting.

Jean-Léon Gérôme View of Medinet El-Fayoum, c. 1868/1870 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a seascape. The horizon is visible in the bottom third of the composition, with several ships floating on the water, including a large sailing ship to the left of center.

Eugène Boudin Coast of Brittany, 1870 National Gallery of Art

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

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

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

Abstract painting in various bright colors—yellow, blue, red, green, orange, pink—with lines indicating building-like structures as well as canons in the lower right corner.

Wassily Kandinsky Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons), 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

Wheat Fields, Jacob van Ruisdael, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Wheat Fields, ca. 1670 The Met

From Jerusalem, John Singer Sargent, 1905–6, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

John Singer Sargent From Jerusalem, 1905–6 The Met

Pirna: The Obertor from the South, Bernardo Bellotto, mid-1750s, oil on canvas

Bernardo Bellotto Pirna: The Obertor from the South, mid-1750s The Met

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

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

This is a painting of a cherub with small wings hovering in the sky amidst swirling clouds. The sky is a soft blue with streaks of darker blue tones and a section of gray on the right.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Study for a Ceiling with the Personification of Counsel, before c. 1762 National Gallery of Art

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), Paul Gauguin, 1891, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), 1891 The Met

A bank of flowering bushes, possibly roses, fills most of an enclosed garden in front of a white house in this horizontal landscape painting.

Claude Monet The Artist's Garden in Argenteuil (A Corner of the Garden with Dahlias), 1873 National Gallery of Art

The Banks of the Bièvre near Bicêtre, Henri Rousseau, ca. 1908–09, oil on canvas

Henri Rousseau The Banks of the Bièvre near Bicêtre, ca. 1908–09 The Met

A young girl with pale skin and long brown hair looks at us as she braces a tall, wooden hoop with one hand by her hip in this vertical painting.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Girl with a Hoop, 1885 National Gallery of Art

Breton Brother and Sister, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1871, oil on canvas

William-Adolphe Bouguereau Breton Brother and Sister, 1871 The Met

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

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

Fishmarket, Camille Pissarro, 1902, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Fishmarket, 1902 Cleveland Museum 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

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

A Washerwoman at Eragny, Camille Pissarro, 1893, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro A Washerwoman at Eragny, 1893 The Met

Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child, Giovanni Bellini, early 1460s, tempera on wood

Giovanni Bellini Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Child, early 1460s The Met

This painting shows a grassy landscape from a slightly elevated angle. The horizon is high in the composition, with faint pink-and-yellow mountains or hills under a muted gray-blue sky. Closest to us, light greens and yellows suggest grass.

Édouard Vuillard On the Beach, c. 1907 National Gallery of Art

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

Jules Bastien-Lepage Joan of Arc, 1879 The Met

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

Thomas Cole Clouds, ca. 1838 The Met

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

Shown from the lap up, a cleanshaven man with black hair and dark clothes faces us as he sits with his hands resting together in his lap in this stylized, vertical portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Chaim Soutine, 1918 National Gallery of Art

The Call, Paul Gauguin, 1902, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin The Call, 1902 Cleveland Museum of Art

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532–33, oil on canvas, transferred from wood, with letterpress-printed paper labels

Lucas Cranach the Elder Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, 1532–33 The Met

A garden with two fountains stretches back to a manor house in the distance in this horizontal landscape painting. The horizon comes about a third of the way up the composition, and gray clouds tower in the vivid blue sky above.

Jacob van Ruisdael Country House in a Park, c. 1675 National Gallery of Art

This painting is of a garden landscape in front of a large palace, seen from an elevated perspective.

Bernardo Bellotto Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, c. 1761 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of man, black coat, white collar, hand in book.

Ammi Phillips Cornelius Allerton, 1821–22 Art Institute of Chicago

Café Singer, Edgar Degas, 1879, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Café Singer, 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

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

Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, Édouard Manet, 1880, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, 1880 The Met

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

Camille Corot Ville-d'Avray, 1870 The Met

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