Early 20th-Century Paintings for a Home Office

Here are 57 early 20th-century paintings for a home office, painted between 1900 and 1945, with works by H. Lyman Saÿen, John Singer Sargent and Carroll Beckwith; the subjects they return to most are architecture, and landscapes. An office painting should settle you rather than distract you, and it will often sit behind you on video calls, so it should also read well at a glance.

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Cabin in the Cotton, Horace Pippin 24 × 40 in landscape print (61 × 102 cm), centered 51¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the desk. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Painting of a cabin set below a dark blue sky and fluffy white clouds. Behind it is a field of many small white dots. In front, a dark-skinned woman sits and a dark-skinned child plays among roaming chickens and dogs in a fenced-in yard.

Horace Pippin Cabin in the Cotton, c. 1931–37 Art Institute of Chicago

Figure in Hammock, Florida, John Singer Sargent, 1917, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Figure in Hammock, Florida, 1917 The Met

Padre Sebastiano, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1904–6, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Padre Sebastiano, ca. 1904–6 The Met

Oostzijdse Mill along the River Gein by Moonlight, Piet Mondrian, c. 1903, oil on canvas

Piet Mondrian Oostzijdse Mill along the River Gein by Moonlight, c. 1903 Rijksmuseum

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

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

This is a painting of a pastoral scene with animals, a watermill, and a bridge. The artwork features a rural landscape with lush greenery and a serene setting.

Charles Georges Dufresne Judgment of Paris, 1925 National Gallery of Art

View of Zoutelande, Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig, 1910 - 1912, oil on canvas

Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig View of Zoutelande, 1910 - 1912 Rijksmuseum

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

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

Grey Day, Walter Granville-Smith, 1919, oil on canvas

Walter Granville-Smith Grey Day, 1919 Smithsonian American Art Museum

At Madrid Coal Mine, New Mexico, Carl Redin, 1934, oil on canvas

Carl Redin At Madrid Coal Mine, New Mexico, 1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Irish Cottage, Josephine Joy, ca. 1935-1938, oil on canvas

Josephine Joy Irish Cottage, ca. 1935-1938 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Untitled Landscape, Preston Dickinson, ca. 1918, oil on canvas

Preston Dickinson Untitled Landscape, ca. 1918 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rooftops and Clouds, Paris, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910-1912, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Rooftops and Clouds, Paris, 1910-1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Blue Trees, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915-1916, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Blue Trees, 1915-1916 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Winds, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915-1916, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Winds, 1915-1916 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Décor Plat, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Décor Plat, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Grape Arbor, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Grape Arbor, ca. 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

House on the Ridge, Chauncey F. Ryder, ca. 1920, oil on canvas

Chauncey F. Ryder House on the Ridge, ca. 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gouache, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1916, opaque watercolor and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard

H. Lyman Saÿen Gouache, ca. 1916 Smithsonian American Art Museum

San Diego Mission, Josephine Joy, ca. 1935-1939, oil on fiberboard

Josephine Joy San Diego Mission, ca. 1935-1939 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Flight into Egypt, H. Siddons Mowbray, ca. 1915, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard

H. Siddons Mowbray The Flight into Egypt, ca. 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rooftops, Alice Pike Barney, ca. 1900, oil on fiberboard

Alice Pike Barney Rooftops, ca. 1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Houses and Landscape, Preston Dickinson, ca. 1918, oil on canvas

Preston Dickinson Houses and Landscape, ca. 1918 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Quebec, Preston Dickinson, ca. 1925, oil on canvas

Preston Dickinson Quebec, ca. 1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon, Henry Bacon, ca. 1909-1912, watercolor

Henry Bacon Central Metope of the Frieze of Phidias, Parthenon, ca. 1909-1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape, Maxime Emile Louis Maufra, French, 1911, watercolor on paper

Maxime Emile Louis Maufra, French Landscape, 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape, Paris, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1912-1914, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Landscape, Paris, 1912-1914 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Palace of the Popes and Pont d'Avignon, Carroll Beckwith, 1911, oil on wood

Carroll Beckwith The Palace of the Popes and Pont d'Avignon, 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Chase's Pond, Walt Kuhn, 1945, oil on paperboard

Walt Kuhn Chase's Pond, 1945 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, Abbott Handerson Thayer, ca. 1905-1909, oil on wood

Abbott Handerson Thayer Sunrise or Sunset, study for book, Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1905-1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, Abbott Handerson Thayer, ca. 1905-1909, oil on wood

Abbott Handerson Thayer Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1905-1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, Abbott Handerson Thayer, ca. 1905-1909, oil on wood

Abbott Handerson Thayer The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1905-1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum

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

Venetian Passageway, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1905, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Venetian Passageway, ca. 1905 The Met

Betty Wertheimer, John Singer Sargent, 1908, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Betty Wertheimer, 1908 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Furbelows, Albert Sterner, 1941, oil on fiberboard

Albert Sterner Furbelows, 1941 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Shipping (mural study), Griffith Baily Coale, 1929, oil on canvas

Griffith Baily Coale Shipping (mural study), 1929 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Arcade of the Grand Trianon, Versailles, Carroll Beckwith, 1913, oil on canvas

Carroll Beckwith Arcade of the Grand Trianon, Versailles, 1913 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Spillway, Ashokan Dam, Arnold Wiltz, 1934, oil on canvas

Arnold Wiltz Spillway, Ashokan Dam, 1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Palazzo Barberini, Rome, Carroll Beckwith, ca. 1910, oil on wood

Carroll Beckwith Palazzo Barberini, Rome, ca. 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum

St. Isidor, Rome, Carroll Beckwith, 1911, oil on wood

Carroll Beckwith St. Isidor, Rome, 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum

White Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, Abbott Handerson Thayer, ca. 1905-1909, oil on wood

Abbott Handerson Thayer White Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom, ca. 1905-1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Notre Dame, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1907, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Notre Dame, ca. 1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Locksmith's Shop, Sir Aston Webb, English, 1924, watercolor on paper

Sir Aston Webb, English Locksmith's Shop, 1924 Smithsonian American Art Museum

St. Germain des Pres, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1909-1912, oil on wood

H. Lyman Saÿen St. Germain des Pres, 1909-1912 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

Spirit of Christmas, Carl Newman, ca. 1915-1920, oil and tempera on fiberboard

Carl Newman Spirit of Christmas, ca. 1915-1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Winter in Amsterdam, George Hendrik Breitner, c. 1900 - c. 1901, oil on canvas

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