Tonalist Paintings for the Bedroom

Here are 50 Tonalist paintings for the bedroom, painted between 1849 and 1915, with works by George Inness, James McNeill Whistler and Dwight William Tryon; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and forests and trees. Soft landscapes, water, evening skies, sleeping figures and quiet interiors, in muted or cool palettes, lower the visual volume of the room.

All 1,113 paintings for the bedroom

Every Tonalist painting, for any room

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water, James McNeill Whistler 24 × 36 in landscape print (61 × 91 cm), centered 69¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the headboard. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

Try your wall color

Default greige

Showing 1 to 48 of 50 Tonalist paintings

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

Trouville (Grey and Green, the Silver Sea), James McNeill Whistler, 1865, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Trouville (Grey and Green, the Silver Sea), 1865 Art Institute of Chicago

Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach, James McNeill Whistler, 1863, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach, 1863 Art Institute of Chicago

Violet and Silver—The Deep Sea, James McNeill Whistler, 1893, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Violet and Silver—The Deep Sea, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey, George Inness, ca. 1891, oil and crayon or charcoal on canvas

George Inness Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey, ca. 1891 The Met

Evening, New Bedford Harbor, Dwight William Tryon, 1890, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Evening, New Bedford Harbor, 1890 The Met

Moonlight, Dwight William Tryon, 1887, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Moonlight, 1887 The Met

Moonrise at Sunset, Dwight William Tryon, 1890, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Moonrise at Sunset, 1890 The Met

Niagara Falls, George Inness, 1885, oil on wood

George Inness Niagara Falls, 1885 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Midsummer Moonrise, Dwight William Tryon, 1892, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Midsummer Moonrise, 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Brooklyn Bridge, Henry Ward Ranger, 1899, oil on canvas

Henry Ward Ranger Brooklyn Bridge, 1899 Art Institute of Chicago

The Fall Season, Bruce Crane, oil on canvas

Bruce Crane The Fall Season, Smithsonian American Art Museum

A Winter Sky, George Inness, 1866, oil on canvas

George Inness A Winter Sky, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

We look slightly down at a woman with pale skin and two men with ruddy complexions sitting at a table near a railing overlooking a boat-clogged waterway in this horizontal painting.

James McNeill Whistler Wapping, 1860-1864 National Gallery of Art

Dawn—Early Spring, Dwight William Tryon, 1894, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Dawn—Early Spring, 1894 The Met

This painting depicts a sunlit forest with densely packed trees. Sunlight filters through the leaves, casting a warm glow and illuminating shades of green with hints of yellow and gold.

Henry Ward Ranger Spring Woods, c. 1910 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts a view overlooking a valley with a river in the distance. The almost-cloudless sky is painted in shades of light blue with faint pink near the horizon.

George Inness View of the Tiber near Perugia, 1872-1874 National Gallery of Art

Evening at Medfield, Massachusetts, George Inness, 1875, oil on canvas

George Inness Evening at Medfield, Massachusetts, 1875 The Met

Landscape, George Inness, 1888, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, 1888 Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting displays a dark green field stretching into the distance. A line of trees and small, indistinct structures can be seen near the center of the painting.

George Inness Harvest Moon, 1891 National Gallery of Art

The Old Mill, George Inness, 1849, oil on canvas

George Inness The Old Mill, 1849 Art Institute of Chicago

We look across and down into a valley with a person sitting near a tall tree and a train puffing smoke beyond, all enclosed by a band of mountains in the distance in this horizontal landscape painting.

George Inness The Lackawanna Valley, c. 1856 National Gallery of Art

Across the Campagna, George Inness, 1872, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

George Inness Across the Campagna, 1872 The Met

Olive Trees at Tivoli, George Inness, 1873, gouache, watercolor, and graphite on blue wove paper with colored fibers

George Inness Olive Trees at Tivoli, 1873 The Met

November, Dwight William Tryon, 1904-1905, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon November, 1904-1905 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Wheat Field, George Inness, c. 1875–77, oil on canvas

George Inness The Wheat Field, c. 1875–77 Cleveland Museum of Art

Autumn Meadows, George Inness, 1869, oil on canvas

George Inness Autumn Meadows, 1869 The Met

This painting shows a slightly elevated viewpoint looking out across a green landscape towards a reflective body of water. In the green sky, the pale-yellow moon glows brightly, illuminating the scene.

Ralph Albert Blakelock Moonlight, 1886/1895 National Gallery of Art

A shaft of warm light from our left pierces a dark wood filled with tall trees in this horizontal landscape painting. The light falls on a stout white trunk and a portion of the moss-green forest floor near the center of the composition.

George Inness Sunset in the Woods, 1891 National Gallery of Art

Pine Grove of the Barberini Villa, George Inness, 1876, oil on canvas

George Inness Pine Grove of the Barberini Villa, 1876 The Met

This painting depicts a rural landscape with a shepherdess tending to a flock of sheep on a tree-lined dirt path. She is facing away from us and wears a blue skirt with a white shirt and a white bonnet covering her hair.

George Inness Hillside at Étretat, 1876 National Gallery of Art

Landscape, George Inness, 1884 or 1889, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, 1884 or 1889 The Met

September Afternoon, George Inness, 1887, oil on canvas

George Inness September Afternoon, 1887 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Necklace, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, ca. 1907, oil on wood

Thomas Wilmer Dewing The Necklace, ca. 1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum

This painting depicts a vast countryside from an elevated point of view. At the bottom of the painting is a wide brown and green field that appears to be growing wheat or a similar crop.

George Inness Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, 1867 National Gallery of Art

The Sprout Lot, J. Francis Murphy, 1915, oil on canvas

J. Francis Murphy The Sprout Lot, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Peace and Plenty, George Inness, 1865, oil on canvas

George Inness Peace and Plenty, 1865 The Met

Landscape, George Inness, c. 1852, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, c. 1852 National Gallery of Art

A heronǳ silhouette sits amongst the brush in a golden hued forest.

George Inness The Home of the Heron, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Moonlight, Indian Encampment, Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1885-1889, oil on canvas

Ralph Albert Blakelock Moonlight, Indian Encampment, 1885-1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Scene on the Mersey, James McNeill Whistler, 1869, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

James McNeill Whistler Scene on the Mersey, 1869 The Met

Elf Ground, George Inness, ca. 1860, oil on canvas

George Inness Elf Ground, ca. 1860 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sundown, George Inness, 1884, oil on canvas

George Inness Sundown, 1884 Smithsonian American Art Museum

This painting shows a green landscape from an elevated viewpoint. In the distance, light blue water meets a pale-yellow sky, and the sun casts a golden glow over the landscape.

George Inness Lake Albano, Sunset, c. 1874 National Gallery of Art

Sunrise, George Inness, 1887, oil on canvas

George Inness Sunrise, 1887 The Met

Sunset, Navarro Ridge, California Coast, Ralph Albert Blakelock, ca. 1870-1879, oil on canvas

Ralph Albert Blakelock Sunset, Navarro Ridge, California Coast, ca. 1870-1879 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Wood Chopper, George Inness, 1849, oil on canvas

George Inness The Wood Chopper, 1849 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Yellow Room, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1883–84, watercolor and gouache on paperboard

Tonalist Paintings for the Bedroom

More for the bedroom

Other styles for the bedroom

Guides

More for the bedroom

Other styles for the bedroom

Guides

Rooms that share paintings