Calming Paintings for a Home Office, page 2

We look across a river at a long, flat bridge that runs parallel to a hazy, city skyline in the distance in this horizontal painting.

Camille Pissarro Charing Cross Bridge, London, 1890 National Gallery of Art

We look across a rocky, grass-covered promontory at a crumbling, round brick tower overlooking topaz-blue water in this horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Cole Italian Coast Scene with Ruined Tower, 1838 National Gallery of Art

View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein, Bernardo Bellotto, c. 1760, oil on canvas

Bernardo Bellotto View of Pirna with the Fortress of Sonnenstein, c. 1760 Art Institute of Chicago

The White Bridge, John Henry Twachtman, after 1895, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman The White Bridge, after 1895 Art Institute of Chicago

A seascape painted in pastel tones, light-colored houses with red chimneys and light-green shutters in the foreground. The scene is set on a rocky, green hillside overlooking a blue sea with small sailboats.

Childe Hassam New England Headlands, 1899 Art Institute of Chicago

Valley of the Sédelle at Pont Charraud: White Frost, Armand Guillaumin, c.1903–1911, oil on fabric

Armand Guillaumin Valley of the Sédelle at Pont Charraud: White Frost, c.1903–1911 Cleveland Museum of Art

View of Bordeaux, from the Quai des Chartrons, Eugène Boudin, 1874, oil on fabric

Eugène Boudin View of Bordeaux, from the Quai des Chartrons, 1874 Cleveland Museum of Art

Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance, Fitz Henry Lane, c. 1846–47, oil on canvas

Fitz Henry Lane Harbor of Boston, with the City in the Distance, c. 1846–47 Cleveland Museum of Art

View near Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1853, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey View near Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, 1853 The Met

Lake George, New York, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Lake George, New York, 1872 The Met

The Golden State Entering New York Harbor, Fitz Henry Lane, 1854, oil on canvas

Fitz Henry Lane The Golden State Entering New York Harbor, 1854 The Met

The Red Bridge, Julian Alden Weir, 1895, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir The Red Bridge, 1895 The Met

The Villa Loredan, Paese, Francesco Guardi, early 1780s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi The Villa Loredan, Paese, early 1780s The Met

The Island of San Michele, Venice, Francesco Guardi, 1770s, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi The Island of San Michele, Venice, 1770s The Met

View from the Quai d'Orsay, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1854, oil on canvas, mounted on wood

Johan Barthold Jongkind View from the Quai d'Orsay, 1854 The Met

From a point of view over the water, we look across a bustling canal at a bridge, which is flanked by rows of buildings to each side in this horizontal painting.

Francesco Guardi View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice, c. 1775-1780 National Gallery of Art

This painting is of a garden landscape in front of a large palace, seen from an elevated perspective.

Bernardo Bellotto Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, c. 1761 National Gallery of Art

A six-story, narrow building stands alone in an otherwise unoccupied lot under the deck of a high bridge, with a river and cityscape in the background in this horizontal painting.

George Bellows The Lone Tenement, 1909 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a wooden table or buffet with a basket of fruit, a vase of pink and white flowers, a book, and a small tray holding a teacup, saucer, and two oranges in this horizontal still life painting.

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life, 1866 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a riverside with a cream-colored bridge cutting horizontally across the scene in front of a bustling city. The bridge is decorated with flags that have stripes of red, white, and blue.

Armand Guillaumin The Bridge of Louis Philippe, 1875 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a seascape with large sailing ships and smaller vessels. To the right of center is a large ship with several tall masts and many billowing white sails.

Fitz Henry Lane New York Harbor, 1852 National Gallery of Art

This painting displays an elevated view of a bustling port town. In the center, a tall tree with dense green foliage stands out against a light blue sky with fluffy white clouds.

Jurgan Frederick Huge Composite Harbor Scene with Castle, c. 1875 National Gallery of Art

Bay of New York, Sunset, Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century, oil on canvas

Thomas Chambers Bay of New York, Sunset, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

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

A square white tile, rotated 90 degrees, crossed by black lines intersecting at 90-degree angles. A few of the shapes thus formed—some partial squares, some rectangles—are colored in a single shade of yellow, blue, black, or red.

Piet Mondrian Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red, and Gray, 1921 Art Institute of Chicago

Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1742–45, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Armida Abandoned by Rinaldo, c. 1742–45 Art Institute of Chicago

View of Genoa, Camille Corot, 1834, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Camille Corot View of Genoa, 1834 Art Institute of Chicago

A sand-colored riverbank stretches in front of us to meet an arched bridge that spans a pale blue river to our right in this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is loosely painted so many details are indistinct.

Camille Corot Bridge on the Saône River at Mâcon, 1834 National Gallery of Art

Monte Pincio, Rome, Camille Corot, 1840–50, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Monte Pincio, Rome, 1840–50 Art Institute of Chicago

Snow at Louveciennes, Camille Pissarro, c. 1870, oil on panel

Camille Pissarro Snow at Louveciennes, c. 1870 Art Institute of Chicago

Courtyard, Tétouan, Morocco, John Singer Sargent, 1879–80, oil on wood

John Singer Sargent Courtyard, Tétouan, Morocco, 1879–80 The Met

Moorish Buildings in Sunlight, John Singer Sargent, 1879–80, oil on wood

John Singer Sargent Moorish Buildings in Sunlight, 1879–80 The Met

This horizontal landscape painting shows a cluster of tan and rust-brown buildings set on a tiny island at the center of a wide brownish-gray river.

Camille Corot The Island and Bridge of San Bartolomeo, Rome, 1825/1828 National Gallery of Art

A Roadside Tavern, Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1863, oil on canvas

Johan Barthold Jongkind A Roadside Tavern, 1863 Art Institute of Chicago

Castel San Elmo (from Cropsey Album), Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1848, graphite, white gouache, and watercolor on dark buff-colored wove paper

Jasper Francis Cropsey Castel San Elmo (from Cropsey Album), 1848 The Met

Green Door, Santa Maria della Salute, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1904, watercolor, graphite, gouache, and wax crayon on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Green Door, Santa Maria della Salute, ca. 1904 The Met

Gardanne, Paul Cézanne, 1885–86, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Gardanne, 1885–86 The Met

Rue de l'Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), Camille Pissarro, 1898, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Rue de l'Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), 1898 The Met

We look up at the exterior of a church that soars the height of this vertical painting.

Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, 1894 National Gallery of Art

Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight, 1894 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down across a sun-drenched plaza with people scattered among ruins, buildings, and around a free-standing column in this vertical landscape painting. The people we can see have light skin.

Canaletto English Landscape Capriccio with a Column, c. 1754 National Gallery of Art

Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre, Vincent van Gogh, Early 1887, oil on canvas, mounted on pressboard

Vincent van Gogh Terrace and Observation Deck at the Moulin de Blute-Fin, Montmartre, Early 1887 Art Institute of Chicago

Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, James McNeill Whistler, 1885, gouache and watercolor on off-white wove paper, mounted on academy board

James McNeill Whistler Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, 1885 The Met

Street, Tangier, John Singer Sargent, 1895, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Street, Tangier, 1895 The Met

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Young Girl Reading, c. 1888 National Gallery of Art

Abstract line composition of black lines at right angles forming quadrants including a gray square at upper left and a gray rectangle and red rectangle at lower right, against a white background.

Piet Mondrian Composition (No. 1) Gray-Red, 1935 Art Institute of Chicago

View of the Port of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, Eugène Boudin, 1891, oil on canvas

Eugène Boudin View of the Port of Saint-Valéry-sur-Somme, 1891 Cleveland Museum of Art