Early 20th-Century Paintings for the Dining Room

Here are 34 early 20th-century paintings for the dining room, painted between 1900 and 1937, with works by John Singer Sargent, H. Lyman Saÿen and Kenyon Cox; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and work and labor. Because people are seated, hang the center of the painting a little lower than usual, around 54 to 57 in (137 to 145 cm) from the floor.

All 769 paintings for the dining room

Every early 20th-century painting, for any room

A Laren Scene, Jozef Israëls 36 × 48 in portrait print (91 × 122 cm), centered 63¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the dining table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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34 early 20th-century paintings

A Laren Scene, Jozef Israëls, 1905, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls A Laren Scene, 1905 Rijksmuseum

The Harvest Moon, Charles Melville Dewey, ca. 1908, oil on canvas

Charles Melville Dewey The Harvest Moon, ca. 1908 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa), Kenyon Cox, 1905-1906, oil on canvas

Kenyon Cox The Progress of Civilization: Hunting, Herding, Agriculture (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa), 1905-1906 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa), Kenyon Cox, 1905-1906, oil on canvas

Kenyon Cox The Progress of Civilization: The Forge, Commerce, and Education (mural study, State Capitol, Des Moines, Iowa), 1905-1906 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Decoration, Florence Standish Whiting, ca. 1933-1934, oil on canvas

Florence Standish Whiting Decoration, ca. 1933-1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Abundance of Today (mural study, Clarksville, Tennessee Post Office), F. Luis Mora, ca. 1937-1938, tempera on fiberboard

F. Luis Mora Abundance of Today (mural study, Clarksville, Tennessee Post Office), ca. 1937-1938 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Still Life with Artichoke, II, Alfred H. Maurer, ca. 1929, oil on paperboard

Alfred H. Maurer Still Life with Artichoke, II, ca. 1929 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Last Supper, H. Siddons Mowbray, 1915-1925, oil on canvas

H. Siddons Mowbray The Last Supper, 1915-1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Cylindrical, C-shaped, and triangular forms are painted with flat areas of vivid pink, purple, navy, royal, and light blue, turquoise, white, black, and gray in this abstract, horizontal painting.

Patrick Henry Bruce Peinture/Nature Morte, c. 1924 National Gallery of Art

Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1903, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Pansies, 1903 The Met

Mountain Gorge, Colorado, William Henry Holmes, 1923, watercolor

William Henry Holmes Mountain Gorge, Colorado, 1923 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Magnolia Blossoms, Josephine Joy, ca. 1935-1941, oil on canvas

Josephine Joy Magnolia Blossoms, ca. 1935-1941 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Lace Makers, Bruges, Harriet Blackstone, 1912, oil on paperboard

Harriet Blackstone Lace Makers, Bruges, 1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Field with Young Trees in the Foreground, Piet Mondrian, c. 1907, oil on paper laid on board

Piet Mondrian Field with Young Trees in the Foreground, c. 1907 Cleveland Museum of Art

Alpine Pool, John Singer Sargent, 1907, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Alpine Pool, 1907 The Met

Camouflaged Field in France, John Singer Sargent, 1918, watercolor, gouache, graphite, and wax crayon on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Camouflaged Field in France, 1918 The Met

Open Valley, Dolomites, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1913–14, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Open Valley, Dolomites, ca. 1913–14 The Met

Stable at Cuenca, John Singer Sargent, 1903, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Stable at Cuenca, 1903 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Admiral Sir David Beatty, Lord Beatty, Cecilia Beaux, ca. 1920, oil on canvas

Cecilia Beaux Admiral Sir David Beatty, Lord Beatty, ca. 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Georges Clemenceau, Cecilia Beaux, 1920, oil on canvas

Cecilia Beaux Georges Clemenceau, 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Wooded View near Barbizon, Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1900, oil on canvas

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch Wooded View near Barbizon, 1900 Rijksmuseum

Peasant Girl, Alice Pike Barney, 1900, oil on wood

Alice Pike Barney Peasant Girl, 1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of H. Siddons Mowbray, Henry Salem Hubbell, 1910, oil on canvas

Henry Salem Hubbell Portrait of H. Siddons Mowbray, 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Self-Portrait, Malvin Gray Johnson, 1934, oil on canvas

Malvin Gray Johnson Self-Portrait, 1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Garden, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Garden, ca. 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Self-Portrait, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910-1913, encaustic on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Self-Portrait, 1910-1913 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Thundershower, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1917-1918, tempera on wood

H. Lyman Saÿen The Thundershower, ca. 1917-1918 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape, Carl Newman, ca. 1909-1914, oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard

Carl Newman Landscape, ca. 1909-1914 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Newman's House, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Newman's House, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Autumn Tangle, William Henry Holmes, 1920, watercolor

William Henry Holmes Autumn Tangle, 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Oaks and Rocks--San Luis Obispo, Edward Bruce, 1930, oil and wax on canvas mounted on paperboard

Edward Bruce Oaks and Rocks--San Luis Obispo, 1930 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice", Kenyon Cox, ca. 1913, oil on canvas

Kenyon Cox Study for Mosaic, Wisconsin State Capital, "Justice", ca. 1913 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Cardinal Mercier, Cecilia Beaux, 1919, oil on canvas

Cecilia Beaux Cardinal Mercier, 1919 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Composition, Andree Rexroth, ca. 1935-1943, pencil and watercolor on paper

Andree Rexroth Composition, ca. 1935-1943 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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