Late 19th-Century Paintings for a Home Office

Here are 38 late 19th-century paintings for a home office, painted between 1850 and 1898, with works by Edward Mitchell Bannister, John Singer Sargent and William E. Norton; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and architecture. Architecture, bridges, harbors, library and study interiors, and calm geometric or early abstract compositions give the wall order; muted palettes keep the room focused.

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The Princess of Orange Visiting the Work-shop of Bartholomeus van der Helst, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten 30 × 40 in landscape print (76 × 102 cm), centered 54¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the desk. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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38 late 19th-century paintings

The Princess of Orange Visiting the Work-shop of Bartholomeus van der Helst, Hendrik Jacobus Scholten, c. 1850 - c. 1870, oil on panel

Hendrik Jacobus Scholten The Princess of Orange Visiting the Work-shop of Bartholomeus van der Helst, c. 1850 - c. 1870 Rijksmuseum

Corner of a Garden with Nasturtiums, Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst, 1891, oil on panel

Richard Nicolaüs Roland Holst Corner of a Garden with Nasturtiums, 1891 Rijksmuseum

The Kemanglen Sugar Factory near Tegal on Java, Abraham Salm, 1870 - 1875, oil on canvas

Abraham Salm The Kemanglen Sugar Factory near Tegal on Java, 1870 - 1875 Rijksmuseum

Windmill beside a frozen river, Andreas Schelfhout, 1860 - 1862, oil on panel

Andreas Schelfhout Windmill beside a frozen river, 1860 - 1862 Rijksmuseum

Winter Scene, with a City in the Distance, Charles Leickert, 1850, oil on canvas

Charles Leickert Winter Scene, with a City in the Distance, 1850 Rijksmuseum

Old Mesilla Plaza, Leon Trousset, ca. 1885-1886, oil on canvas

Leon Trousset Old Mesilla Plaza, ca. 1885-1886 Smithsonian American Art Museum

(Landscape with Red Roof Building), Carl Newman, ca. 1880-1910, oil on canvas

Carl Newman (Landscape with Red Roof Building), ca. 1880-1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Leadville, Colorado, Harriet A. Harris, n.d., ca. 1880, oil on canvas

Harriet A. Harris, n.d. Leadville, Colorado, ca. 1880 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Novembre, Etaples, Walter Gay, ca. 1885, oil on canvas

Walter Gay Novembre, Etaples, ca. 1885 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Torre di Schiavi, Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss, 1865, oil on canvas

Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss Torre di Schiavi, 1865 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Drinking Pool (man in cart with oxen at pool), Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1895, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister The Drinking Pool (man in cart with oxen at pool), 1895 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape near Newport, R. I., Edward Mitchell Bannister, ca. 1877-1878, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Landscape near Newport, R. I., ca. 1877-1878 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Untitled (houses and trees), Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1898, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Untitled (houses and trees), 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Street in the Pueblo of Oraibi, Tusayan, Arizona, De Lancey Gill, 1888, watercolor and pencil on paper

De Lancey Gill Street in the Pueblo of Oraibi, Tusayan, Arizona, 1888 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado, William Henry Holmes, 1874, watercolor and pencil on paper

William Henry Holmes Folded Strata, a Great Geological Arch, Colorado, 1874 Smithsonian American Art Museum

House and Courtyard, John Singer Sargent, 1895–1903 (?), watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent House and Courtyard, 1895–1903 (?) The Met

Firemen's Washing Day, William P. Chappel, 1870s, oil on slate paper

William P. Chappel Firemen's Washing Day, 1870s The Met

Meadow Landscape on the Spaarne, Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof, 1890 - 1919

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof Meadow Landscape on the Spaarne, 1890 - 1919 Rijksmuseum

Windmill on a Pond, Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël, c. 1860 - c. 1903, oil on canvas

Paul Joseph Constantin Gabriël Windmill on a Pond, c. 1860 - c. 1903 Rijksmuseum

'At sundown', Arthur Hawksley, 1889, oil on canvas

Arthur Hawksley 'At sundown', 1889 Rijksmuseum

Marine Study, Franklin D. Briscoe, 1860-1900, oil on paperboard

Franklin D. Briscoe Marine Study, 1860-1900 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape, Walter Paris, 1883, watercolor and pencil on paper

Walter Paris Landscape, 1883 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Sailing Ship--off Coast of Maine, William E. Norton, 1876, oil on canvas

William E. Norton Sailing Ship--off Coast of Maine, 1876 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Maine Coast, William E. Norton, 1875, oil on canvas

William E. Norton Maine Coast, 1875 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Drying Blankets over Canoes, Theodore J. Richardson, ca. 1890-1914, watercolor on paper, mounted on colored paper

Theodore J. Richardson Drying Blankets over Canoes, ca. 1890-1914 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Bridge Over the IJssel River at Doesburg, Willem Roelofs the Elder, 1889

Willem Roelofs the Elder The Bridge Over the IJssel River at Doesburg, 1889 Rijksmuseum

Boat with a Pollard Willow, Matthijs Maris, 1863

Matthijs Maris Boat with a Pollard Willow, 1863 Rijksmuseum

Untitled (landscape, boat moored near bank with man walking), Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1896, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Untitled (landscape, boat moored near bank with man walking), 1896 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Chinese Fishmonger, Theodore Wores, 1881, oil on canvas

Theodore Wores The Chinese Fishmonger, 1881 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), John Singer Sargent, 1893, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), 1893 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker), Cecilia Beaux, 1898, oil on canvas

Cecilia Beaux Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker), 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill, Gerard Bilders, 1864, oil on canvas

Gerard Bilders Jacob van Ruisdael Sketching a Watermill, 1864 Rijksmuseum

The Osjessluis near Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, Charles Rochussen, 1855, oil on panel

Charles Rochussen The Osjessluis near Kalverstraat in Amsterdam, 1855 Rijksmuseum

Boston Harbor, Charles Manger, ca. 1860-1869, oil on canvas

Charles Manger Boston Harbor, ca. 1860-1869 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Untitled (five cows in pasture), Edward Mitchell Bannister, ca. 1884-1886, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Untitled (five cows in pasture), ca. 1884-1886 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Peter Bell Smith, John J. Porter, 1859, oil on canvas

John J. Porter Peter Bell Smith, 1859 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, Paul Guigou, c. 1865, oil on wood panel

Paul Guigou Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles, c. 1865 Cleveland Museum of Art

HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits, jonkheer Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest, 1864, oil on canvas

jonkheer Jacob Eduard van Heemskerck van Beest HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits, 1864 Rijksmuseum

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