Home Gym Paintings: Dancers, Horses, Sails and Storms

Movement and nerve: dancers, horses, sails and storms in bold color.

A gym wall wants energy. Dancers, horses at speed, rowers, boats under sail, breaking waves and storm skies all carry motion, and high contrast and saturated color hold their own against mirrors and equipment. Go medium to large, 24×36 in (60×90 cm) or more, and hang higher than usual if the wall is behind a bike or treadmill so the picture is at eye level when you are on the machine.

At the Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 17½ × 20 in landscape print (44 × 51 cm), centered 58 in from the floor. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Painting, heavy in tones of blue-green and burnt orange, depicting a bar scene at night. The men wear top hats and many are bearded; the women are dressed in voluminous gowns and decorative hats.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec At the Moulin Rouge, 1892–95 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of a crowd of well-dressed light-skinned people in an open, snowy field surrounded by large rolling hills.

George Bellows Love of Winter, 1914 Art Institute of Chicago

Dense and varied landscape with open fields, groves of bushy trees, and a row of thin conifers. A light-blue river tranverses the canvas, and a church steeple emerges from the trees at left of center.

Édouard Vuillard Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods, 1899 Art Institute of Chicago

A Hunting Scene, Piero di Cosimo, ca. 1494–1500, tempera and oil transferred to Masonite

Piero di Cosimo A Hunting Scene, ca. 1494–1500 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini, Unknown artist, 1494?, tempera on wood

Unknown artist Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini, 1494? The Met

Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, Jules Tavernier, 1878, oil on canvas

Jules Tavernier Dance in a Subterranean Roundhouse at Clear Lake, California, 1878 The Met

Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1663–65, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Leisure Time in an Elegant Setting, ca. 1663–65 The Met

Painting of four women with blue shawls walking near red fence.

Paul Gauguin Arlésiennes (Mistral), 1888 Art Institute of Chicago

Four women with musical instruments lounge in a massive garden courtyard.

Carl Blechen The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, 1834 Art Institute of Chicago

Wrestlers in a Circus, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1909, oil on canvas

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Wrestlers in a Circus, 1909 Cleveland Museum of Art

Painting of four figures in blue, red, brown dresses playing croquet.

Winslow Homer Croquet Scene, 1866 Art Institute of Chicago

The Triumph of Fame; (reverse) Impresa of the Medici Family and Arms of the Medici and Tornabuoni Families, Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi, ca. 1449, tempera, silver, and gold on wood

Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi The Triumph of Fame; (reverse) Impresa of the Medici Family and Arms of the Medici and Tornabuoni Families, ca. 1449 The Met

Large painting of ancient arch ruins, statues, humans are small in comparison.

Hubert Robert The Fountains, 1787–88 Art Institute of Chicago

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow, Thomas Cole, 1836, oil on canvas

Thomas Cole View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow, 1836 The Met

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801), Joshua Reynolds, 1782, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801), 1782 The Met

Two girls in acrobatic uniforms stand in an arena, one holds oranges.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg), 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Large painting of soldier asleep outdoors surrounded by two women and a cupid.

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Armida Encounters the Sleeping Rinaldo, c. 1742–45 Art Institute of Chicago

King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami, Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c.1535, ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Islamic King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c.1535 Art Institute of Chicago

The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama, Basawan, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Basawan The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595 Art Institute of Chicago

Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering), Antoine Watteau, 1718–21, oil on panel

Antoine Watteau Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering), 1718–21 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Philip IV, Diego Velázquez, c. 1632, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Portrait of Philip IV, c. 1632 Art Institute of Chicago

In the Waves (Dans les Vagues), Paul Gauguin, 1889, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin In the Waves (Dans les Vagues), 1889 Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1639, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), c. 1639 Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm, Thomas Cole, 1838, oil on canvas

Thomas Cole View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm, 1838 Cleveland Museum of Art

Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest, Eugène Delacroix, 1858, oil on fabric

Eugène Delacroix Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest, 1858 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Mountain Ford, Thomas Cole, 1846, oil on canvas

Thomas Cole The Mountain Ford, 1846 The Met

After the Hunt, Gustave Courbet, ca. 1859, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet After the Hunt, ca. 1859 The Met

A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens A Forest at Dawn with a Deer Hunt, ca. 1635 The Met

The Triumph of Henry IV, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1630, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens The Triumph of Henry IV, ca. 1630 The Met

The Chariot of Aurora, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760s, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Chariot of Aurora, 1760s The Met

A band of indigenous Americans ride horses toward and through a herd of buffalo, which spreads along a river that winds through plains to mountains in the deep distance in this horizontal landscape painting.

Albert Bierstadt The Last of the Buffalo, 1888-1889 National Gallery of Art

A young man with a peachy, ruddy complexion lies on his stomach in a wooden rowboat on a river, reaching forward to grasp the horn of a stag almost completely submerged in the rippling water with one hand.

Winslow Homer Hound and Hunter, 1892 National Gallery of Art

On the Road, Jules Dupré, 1856, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré On the Road, 1856 Art Institute of Chicago

Carmencita, William Merritt Chase, 1890, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Carmencita, 1890 The Met

Cows Crossing a Ford, Jules Dupré, 1836, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré Cows Crossing a Ford, 1836 The Met

A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1665–75, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, ca. 1665–75 The Met

The Trotter, Charles S. Humphreys, c. 1860, oil on canvas

Charles S. Humphreys The Trotter, c. 1860 National Gallery of Art

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

The image shows a group of individuals on horseback in a landscape with hills in the distance. The perspective is from above, providing a panoramic view of the scene.

George Catlin Camanchee Horsemanship, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting with a central focus on a bison being pursued by a figure on horseback. The scene is set in a grassy prairie under a cloudy sky.

George Catlin Buffalo Chase, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

The image displays a landscape with rolling plains and sloping hills in the background. A rider on a galloping horse is depicted aiming a firearm at birds in flight. The painting features detailed brushwork capturing movement.

George Catlin Ostrich Chase, Buenos Aires - Auca, 1854/1869 National Gallery of Art

The painting depicts an equestrian scene with people and horses in a green landscape. There are several people on horseback, and others standing by horses. Some people are also sitting in horse-drawn carriages.

John Ferneley Heaton Park Races, 1829 National Gallery of Art

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, Albert Bierstadt, 1863, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863 The Met

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1540, oil, originally on wood, transferred to masonite

Lucas Cranach the Elder Hunting near Hartenfels Castle, 1540 Cleveland Museum of Art

Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, Benjamin West, 1809, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, 1809 The Met

Painting of two fishermen in small wooden boat on rocky seas.

Winslow Homer The Herring Net, 1885 Art Institute of Chicago

A band of several galloping horses and riders move across the center of this vertical painting. The color palette is dominated by blended earthy brown, green, and pale pink.

Edgar Degas Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey, 1866, reworked 1880-1881 and c. 1897 National Gallery of Art

Snap the Whip, Winslow Homer, 1872, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Snap the Whip, 1872 The Met

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