Late 19th-Century Paintings for the Bedroom

Here are 53 late 19th-century paintings for the bedroom, painted between 1850 and 1898, with works by George Catlin, John Singer Sargent and Willem Roelofs the Elder; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and seascapes. Soft landscapes, water, evening skies, sleeping figures and quiet interiors, in muted or cool palettes, lower the visual volume of the room.

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Halsey's Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, George Catlin 30 × 40 in landscape print (76 × 102 cm), centered 72¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the headboard. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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The artwork depicts a peaceful landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon divides the sky from the land below, with distant blue hills visible. The sky shows soft blues and gray clouds.

George Catlin Halsey's Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

Boy and Girl in the Dunes, David Adolph Constant Artz, 1870 - 1890, oil on canvas

David Adolph Constant Artz Boy and Girl in the Dunes, 1870 - 1890 Rijksmuseum

Seascape near Heijst, Willem Roelofs the Elder, c. 1868, oil on canvas

Willem Roelofs the Elder Seascape near Heijst, c. 1868 Rijksmuseum

The Kemanglen Sugar Factory near Tegal on Java, Abraham Salm, 1870 - 1875, oil on canvas

Abraham Salm The Kemanglen Sugar Factory near Tegal on Java, 1870 - 1875 Rijksmuseum

Great Silas at Night, Robert C. Minor, 1890, oil on paperboard

Robert C. Minor Great Silas at Night, 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Cornish Headlands, Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1898, oil on canvas

Abbott Handerson Thayer Cornish Headlands, 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Cape Cod, Sand Dune, Herman Hartwich, 1894, oil on canvas

Herman Hartwich Cape Cod, Sand Dune, 1894 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The image shows a landscape with a settlement surrounded by lush greenery and mountains in the distance. The mountains are partly covered by clouds. The painting technique is smooth and gentle, giving the scene a serene atmosphere.

George Catlin A Crow Village and the Salmon River Mountains, 1855/1869 National Gallery of Art

Leadville, Colorado, Harriet A. Harris, n.d., ca. 1880, oil on canvas

Harriet A. Harris, n.d. Leadville, Colorado, ca. 1880 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape with Goatherd, John Singer Sargent, 1890–1891, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Landscape with Goatherd, 1890–1891 The Met

Landscape in the Environs of The Hague, Willem Roelofs the Elder, c. 1870 - c. 1875, oil on canvas

Willem Roelofs the Elder Landscape in the Environs of The Hague, c. 1870 - c. 1875 Rijksmuseum

Brittany Landscape, H. Bolton Jones, 1877, oil on canvas

H. Bolton Jones Brittany Landscape, 1877 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Nantucket Sand Dune, C. Morgan McIlhenney, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

C. Morgan McIlhenney Nantucket Sand Dune, ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, John Singer Sargent, 1885, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, 1885 The Met

The Lonesome Bay, Arthur Hawksley, 1886, oil on canvas

Arthur Hawksley The Lonesome Bay, 1886 Rijksmuseum

(Landscape with Red Roof Building), Carl Newman, ca. 1880-1910, oil on canvas

Carl Newman (Landscape with Red Roof Building), ca. 1880-1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Nocturne, John La Farge, ca. 1885, watercolor, gouache, and charcoal on off-white wove paper adhered to wove paper

John La Farge Nocturne, ca. 1885 The Met

Cliffs at Deir el Bahri, Egypt, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Cliffs at Deir el Bahri, Egypt, 1890–91 The Met

American Pasturage - Prairies of the Platte, George Catlin, 1861/1869, oil on card mounted on paperboard

George Catlin American Pasturage - Prairies of the Platte, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

A Frozen Canal near the River Maas, Andreas Schelfhout, 1867, oil on canvas

Andreas Schelfhout A Frozen Canal near the River Maas, 1867 Rijksmuseum

Boston Harbor, Charles Manger, ca. 1860-1869, oil on canvas

Charles Manger Boston Harbor, ca. 1860-1869 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, Paul Guigou, c. 1865, oil on wood panel

Paul Guigou Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, c. 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

Novembre, Etaples, Walter Gay, ca. 1885, oil on canvas

Walter Gay Novembre, Etaples, ca. 1885 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Housatonic Valley, Alexander H. Wyant, ca. 1880-1890, oil on canvas

Alexander H. Wyant Housatonic Valley, ca. 1880-1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The painting depicts a serene village scene near a body of water with trees and thatched structures on the horizon.

George Catlin Painting the Lengua Chief, 1854/1869 National Gallery of Art

Untitled (houses and trees), Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1898, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Untitled (houses and trees), 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The image shows three full-body figures standing together. On the left is a female figure holding a feather, in a decorated dress. In the center is a male figure with long, ornamented hair and a beaded robe, holding a fur piece and shield.

George Catlin Three Minatarree Indians, 1861 National Gallery of Art

Meadow near Oosterbeek, Albert Gerard Bilders, 1860, oil on canvas

Albert Gerard Bilders Meadow near Oosterbeek, 1860 Rijksmuseum

Spanish Landscape, John Singer Sargent, 1879–80, oil on wood

John Singer Sargent Spanish Landscape, 1879–80 The Met

The Bridge Over the IJssel River at Doesburg, Willem Roelofs the Elder, 1889

Willem Roelofs the Elder The Bridge Over the IJssel River at Doesburg, 1889 Rijksmuseum

Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado, William Henry Holmes, 1874, watercolor and pencil on paper

William Henry Holmes Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado, 1874 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The image depicts a person standing beside a black horse. The person has long dark hair with feathers, wearing skin trousers, moccasins, a quiver, and a bow slung across their back.

George Catlin A Cheyenne Warrior Resting His Horse, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

Tulip Fields, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1890 - 1922, oil on panel

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof Tulip Fields, 1890 - 1922 Rijksmuseum

Niagara Falls, Harry Fenn, 1862, watercolor

Harry Fenn Niagara Falls, 1862 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Torre di Schiavi, Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss, 1865, oil on canvas

Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss Torre di Schiavi, 1865 Smithsonian American Art Museum

A Bleaching Field, Jacob Maris, 1870, oil on canvas

Jacob Maris A Bleaching Field, 1870 Rijksmuseum

Untitled (landscape, boat moored near bank with man walking), Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1896, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Untitled (landscape, boat moored near bank with man walking), 1896 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile, 1890–91 The Met

White Cow, Willem Maris, c. 1880 - c. 1910, oil on panel

Willem Maris White Cow, c. 1880 - c. 1910 Rijksmuseum

'At sundown', Arthur Hawksley, 1889, oil on canvas

Arthur Hawksley 'At sundown', 1889 Rijksmuseum

Arrival of the Boats, Jacob Maris, 1884, oil on canvas

Jacob Maris Arrival of the Boats, 1884 Rijksmuseum

Winter in the Scheveningen Woods, Anton Mauve, 1870 - 1888, oil on canvas

Anton Mauve Winter in the Scheveningen Woods, 1870 - 1888 Rijksmuseum

Kanawha River Valley, Samuel Colman, ca. 1888-1890, oil on canvas

Samuel Colman Kanawha River Valley, ca. 1888-1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Children of the Sea, Jozef Israëls, 1872, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls Children of the Sea, 1872 Rijksmuseum

Boat with a Pollard Willow, Matthijs Maris, 1863

Matthijs Maris Boat with a Pollard Willow, 1863 Rijksmuseum

Sunset, Edward Mitchell Bannister, ca. 1875-1880, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Sunset, ca. 1875-1880 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Vegetable Garden, Anton Mauve, c. 1885 - c. 1888, oil on canvas

Anton Mauve The Vegetable Garden, c. 1885 - c. 1888 Rijksmuseum

This painting shows a group of potted pansies. There is a large basket filled with yellow pansies on the left, surrounded by at least four smaller terracotta pots on the right containing purple, white, blue, and orange pansies.

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