Tonalist Paintings for the Dining Room

Here are 40 Tonalist paintings for the dining room, painted between 1856 and 1915, with works by George Inness, Thomas Wilmer Dewing and James McNeill Whistler; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and groups and gatherings. Narrow walls between windows suit portrait formats; a sideboard wall takes a horizontal work about two thirds of the sideboard's width.

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Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, George Inness 24 × 36 in landscape print (61 × 91 cm), centered 51¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the dining table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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40 Tonalist paintings

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 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

Spring, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, 1890, oil on canvas

Thomas Wilmer Dewing Spring, 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

Summer, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Thomas Wilmer Dewing Summer, ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Niagara, George Inness, 1889, oil on canvas

George Inness Niagara, 1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sundown, George Inness, 1884, oil on canvas

George Inness Sundown, 1884 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Georgia Pines, George Inness, 1890, oil on wood

George Inness Georgia Pines, 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

In the Garden, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, 1892-1894, oil on canvas

Thomas Wilmer Dewing In the Garden, 1892-1894 Smithsonian American Art Museum

A Reading, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, 1897, oil on canvas

Thomas Wilmer Dewing A Reading, 1897 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Harvest Time, George Inness, 1864, oil on canvas

George Inness Harvest Time, 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art

Connecticut Woods, Henry Ward Ranger, 1899, oil on canvas

Henry Ward Ranger Connecticut Woods, 1899 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Bradbury's Mill Pond, no. 2, Henry Ward Ranger, 1903, oil on canvas

Henry Ward Ranger Bradbury's Mill Pond, no. 2, 1903 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

The Artist in His Studio, James McNeill Whistler, 1865–66, oil on paper mounted on panel

James McNeill Whistler The Artist in His Studio, 1865–66 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

Valparaiso Harbor, James McNeill Whistler, 1866, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Valparaiso Harbor, 1866 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Approaching Storm from the Alban Hills, George Inness, 1871, oil on canvas

George Inness Approaching Storm from the Alban Hills, 1871 Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape, George Inness, 1888, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, 1888 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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

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

George Inness Evening at Medfield, Massachusetts, 1875 The Met

Sunrise, George Inness, 1887, oil on canvas

George Inness Sunrise, 1887 The Met

Moonlight, Dwight William Tryon, 1887, oil on wood

Dwight William Tryon Moonlight, 1887 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

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

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

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

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

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

Dwight William Tryon Midsummer Moonrise, 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Lady in White (No. 2), Thomas Wilmer Dewing, ca. 1910, oil on canvas

Thomas Wilmer Dewing Lady in White (No. 2), ca. 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Music, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, ca. 1895, oil on canvas

Thomas Wilmer Dewing Music, ca. 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

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

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

The Fall Season, Bruce Crane, oil on canvas

Bruce Crane The Fall Season, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Dawn, Thomas Wilmer Dewing, 1892, watercolor

Thomas Wilmer Dewing Dawn, 1892 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

George Inness Peace and Plenty, 1865 The Met

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

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

George Inness Across the Campagna, 1872 The Met

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

George Inness Landscape, 1884 or 1889 The Met

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

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

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