Small Paintings for the Bathroom

Small paintings, made to be seen up close, that print well at home and fit the walls bigger works cannot. Keep sizes modest, 11×14 to 24×36 in (28×35 to 60×90 cm), and choose a print on metal, acrylic or behind sealed glass, because humidity ruins paper over time. Here are 79 paintings for the bathroom, each under 50 cm (20 in) on its long side, with works by Eugène Boudin, John Singer Sargent and Charles-François Daubigny.

All 387 paintings for the bathroom

View of Genoa, Camille Corot 30 × 40 in landscape print (76 × 102 cm), centered 58 in from the floor, 19¾ in above the tub. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Showing 1 to 48 of 79 small paintings

View of Genoa, Camille Corot, 1834, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Camille Corot View of Genoa, 1834 Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

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

Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), Thomas Cole, 1836, oil and pencil on composition board

Thomas Cole Sketch for View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), 1836 The Met

This horizontal, rectangular painting is created entirely with dots and touches of sky and royal blue, butter and sunshine yellow, and spring green.

Georges Seurat Seascape (Gravelines), 1890 National Gallery of Art

A sand-colored riverbank stretches in front of us to meet an arched bridge that spans a pale blue river to our right in this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is loosely painted so many details are indistinct.

Camille Corot Bridge on the Saône River at Mâcon, 1834 National Gallery of Art

We look across the water at two sailing ships with cream-white sails and dark rigging floating in a shimmering, ice-blue river against a distant shore lined with trees, hills, and buildings in this nearly square landscape painting.

Claude Monet Ships Riding on the Seine at Rouen, 1872/1873 National Gallery of Art

Sailboats line a grassy riverbank in this loosely painted horizontal landscape. Vivid blue water stretches before us to meet a verdant bank along the left third of the horizon, which comes less than halfway up the composition.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Regatta at Argenteuil, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Jewel-toned blue, red, yellow, green, and pearl white brushstrokes swirl and stretch in this loosely painted horizontal landscape painting.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Blue River, c. 1890/1900 National Gallery of Art

Moss-green land rising to a tree-topped bluff follows the curve of a sandy beach surrounding a pale blue cove in this horizontal landscape painting.

Camille Corot Beach near Etretat, c. 1872 National Gallery of Art

A wide creek winds between a tree-lined bank to our left and hazy mountains to our right in this horizontal landscape painting. The riverbank curves deeply like a backward capital letter B.

Camille Pissarro A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856 National Gallery of Art

Two dark-skinned women stand facing each other on a dirt path that runs beside a body of water in this horizontal painting. One woman faces us and balances a flat tray loaded with white cloths on her head.

Camille Pissarro Two Women Chatting by the Sea, St. Thomas, 1856 National Gallery of Art

Two horses, one dark brown and one cream white, stand together to our right against a landscape with rolling, sage-green hills and a river or canal in this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas Horses in a Meadow, 1871 National Gallery of Art

Marine, William Merritt Chase, c. 1888, oil on wood

William Merritt Chase Marine, c. 1888 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

Lake George, 1872, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, 1872, 1872 The Met

Lake George, A Reminiscence, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, A Reminiscence, 1872 The Met

Lake George, Free Study, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, Free Study, 1872 The Met

On the Beach at Trouville, Eugène Boudin, 1863, oil on wood

Eugène Boudin On the Beach at Trouville, 1863 The Met

Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Francesco Guardi, 1763, oil on wood

Francesco Guardi Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, 1763 The Met

Venice: The Rialto, Francesco Guardi, 1763, oil on wood

Francesco Guardi Venice: The Rialto, 1763 The Met

Valley of the River Loire, Jules Dupré, 1860, oil on wood

Jules Dupré Valley of the River Loire, 1860 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

This painting shows a landscape with a horizon in the lower third of the composition. On the left side of the painting, there are tall trees along a canal.

Johan Barthold Jongkind The Towpath, 1864 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a coastal scene overlooking a quiet shore. At the bottom of the painting, an open sandy expanse leads to blue waters.

Odilon Redon Village by the Sea in Brittany, c. 1880 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a tranquil river scene with a distant horizon on the left showing rolling landscapes, trees, and small brown buildings across calm water.

Charles-François Daubigny Washerwomen at the Oise River near Valmondois, 1865 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a seaside scene with people sitting on a sandy beach. In the center is a group of three women and one child. The women wear high-necked dresses and tall hats in shades of red, yellow, and pink.

Eugène Boudin On the Beach, Trouville, 1887 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a beach scene with people gathered on the sandy shore, facing away from us, looking towards the water. The horizon is in the center of the image, with the pale green-blue sea meeting the slightly darker blue sky.

Eugène Boudin On the Beach, 1894 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a tranquil lake scene with a low horizon line showing a pale green hill in the background under a pale, cloudy sky. Closer to us, on the right, there is a large, textured rock surrounded by greenery and red flowers.

John Frederick Kensett Landing at Sabbath Day Point, c. 1853 National Gallery of Art

Eight men, women, and children stand or sit in straight-backed, wooden chairs gathered along a sandy beach near low, gently breaking waves with sailboats floating in the ocean beyond in this horizontal landscape painting.

Eugène Boudin Beach at Trouville, 1864/1865 National Gallery of Art

Eleven men, women, and children stand around a freestanding flagpole near a floating dock on a beach in this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is loosely painted, and dozens more people are gathered on the dock.

Eugène Boudin On the Jetty, c. 1869/1870 National Gallery of Art

A row of about a dozen men and women sit, stand, or stroll along a sandy beach beneath a pale blue sky in this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is loosely painted so many of the facial features and other details are indistinct.

Eugène Boudin The Beach, 1877 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a sandy beach under a vast, light blue sky. The horizon is in the center of the painting where the blue sky blends into the blue water.

Eugène Boudin Women on the Beach at Berck, 1881 National Gallery of Art

The painting shows a beach scene with several people gathered on the shore. The people are gathered between four white tent-like structures in the center of the painting.

Eugène Boudin Beach Scene, 1862 National Gallery of Art

The painting features a sandy shore and a calm sea with sailing boats in the distance. At the bottom of the painting, people sit on the sand by the water.

Eugène Boudin Washerwoman near Trouville, c. 1872/1876 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a busy harbor scene with ships and masts rising into the blue-gray sky. The brushstrokes are loose and impressionistic, in shades of soft grey, brown, and blue, with some pops of red and yellow from indistinct objects.

Eugène Boudin The Trawlers, 1885 National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, John Rathbone, 1790–1800, oil on panel

John Rathbone Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, 1790–1800 Art Institute of Chicago

Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, Camille Flers, 1835, oil on fabric

Camille Flers Cottage by the River with Washerwomen, 1835 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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

This painting shows a rowing competition with a large crowd along the riverbank. Tall trees and distant, hazy hills are visible on the horizon. The sky above is a soft, muted gray-blue color.

Émile Lévy Rowing Scene: Crowds Watching from the River Banks, late 19th century National Gallery of Art

Fog off Mount Desert, Frederic Edwin Church, 1850, oil on academy board

Frederic Edwin Church Fog off Mount Desert, 1850 National Gallery of Art

The Banks of the Marne at Charenton, Armand Guillaumin, c. 1895, oil on fabric

Armand Guillaumin The Banks of the Marne at Charenton, c. 1895 Cleveland Museum of Art

Sea Cove, Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1880–90, oil on wood

Albert Bierstadt Sea Cove, ca. 1880–90 The Met

A woman holding a baby stands near a young boy who perches in the tipped-up end of a rowboat that has been pulled onto a sandy beach in this horizontal painting. All the people have light skin.

Winslow Homer Dad's Coming!, 1873 National Gallery of Art

River Boat, Charles-François Daubigny, c. 1860, oil on board

Charles-François Daubigny River Boat, c. 1860 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape on a River, Charles-François Daubigny, 1863, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Landscape on a River, 1863 The Met

Against a distant, hazy, verdant forest, a petal-pink and amethyst-purple orchid grows from a mossy branch close to us, to our left, while three jewel-toned hummingbirds gather around a nest to our right in this horizontal painting.

Martin Johnson Heade Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871 National Gallery of Art

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