Small Paintings for a Home Office

Small paintings, made to be seen up close, that print well at home and fit the walls bigger works cannot. 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. Here are 64 paintings for a home office, each under 50 cm (20 in) on its long side, with works by Camille Corot, Francesco Guardi and John Singer Sargent.

All 403 paintings for a home office

A City Park, William Merritt Chase 24 × 36 in landscape print (61 × 91 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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Small painting of woman in pink and black sitting on park bench.

William Merritt Chase A City Park, c. 1887 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

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

Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris, Henri Rousseau, c. 1893/95, oil on canvas

Henri Rousseau Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris, c. 1893/95 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Landscape with Cottages, John Constable, 1809–10, oil on canvas

John Constable Landscape with Cottages, 1809–10 Art Institute of Chicago

Heavy daubs of pigment form a crowded scene of roughly defined, finely dressed individuals in a brightly color park along a riverbank.

Georges Seurat Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884", 1884 Art Institute of Chicago

Outskirts of Paris, Henri Rousseau, c. 1897–1905, oil on fabric

Henri Rousseau Outskirts of Paris, c. 1897–1905 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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

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

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

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

Sulking, Edgar Degas, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Sulking, ca. 1870 The Met

View of the Seine, Georges Seurat, 1882–83, oil on wood

Georges Seurat View of the Seine, 1882–83 The Met

Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, Canaletto, early 1740s, oil on canvas

Canaletto Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon, early 1740s The Met

A pale-skinned woman sits at a table leaning over an open book in a brightly lit room in this loosely painted, horizontal scene.

Camille Corot Woman Reading in the Studio, c. 1868 National Gallery of Art

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

Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Francesco Guardi, 1763, oil on wood

Francesco Guardi Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, 1763 The Met

Venice: The Rialto, Francesco Guardi, 1763, oil on wood

Francesco Guardi Venice: The Rialto, 1763 The Met

The painting depicts a tranquil lake scene with a low horizon line showing a pale green hill in the background under a pale, cloudy sky. Closer to us, on the right, there is a large, textured rock surrounded by greenery and red flowers.

John Frederick Kensett Landing at Sabbath Day Point, c. 1853 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a rocky green ravine with a gray stream running through it, surrounded by thick foliage and large boulders. An arched stone bridge crosses over the stream in the center of the painting.

Théodore Rousseau Mountain Stream in the Auvergne, 1830 National Gallery of Art

Ruined Archway, Francesco Guardi, 1775–93, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Ruined Archway, 1775–93 Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

Village in Brittany, Charles-François Daubigny, 1844, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Charles-François Daubigny Village in Brittany, 1844 Art Institute of Chicago

The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky, Jules Dupré, c. 1860, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky, c. 1860 Art Institute of Chicago

Pair of Paintings: The Colonnade of Saint Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave and The Grotto of Posillipo, Hubert Robert, c.1769, oil on canvas

Hubert Robert Pair of Paintings: The Colonnade of Saint Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave and The Grotto of Posillipo, c.1769 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

Honoré Daumier In Church, 1855/1857 National Gallery of Art

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

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

Painted dark colored portrait of man, hands in prayer.

Rogier van der Weyden Portrait of Jean Gros (recto); Coat of Arms of Jean Gros (verso), 1460–64 Art Institute of Chicago

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

A Shaded Avenue, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1775, oil on wood

Jean-Honoré Fragonard A Shaded Avenue, ca. 1775 The Met

Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, Peter Paul Rubens, 1597, oil on copper

Peter Paul Rubens Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer, 1597 The Met

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

The Sheepshearers, Jean-François Millet, c. 1857–61, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Sheepshearers, c. 1857–61 Art Institute of Chicago

Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1880–90, oil on wood

James McNeill Whistler Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading, ca. 1880–90 The Met

A Village Street: Dardagny, Camille Corot, 1852, 1857, or 1863, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Village Street: Dardagny, 1852, 1857, or 1863 The Met

A bearded and balding man with deeply tanned skin, dressed only in a strip of robin’s egg-blue fabric around his shoulders and hips, sits reading a book on a rock at the entrance to a craggy cave, in front of a landscape in this vertical…

Giovanni Bellini Saint Jerome Reading, 1505 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the knees up, a pale, smooth-skinned woman in a fur-lined yellow jacket looks out at us as she sits writing at a table in this vertical painting. The woman’s body faces the table to our left.

Johannes Vermeer A Lady Writing, c. 1665 National Gallery of Art

This drawing shows the faint outline of a domed building. The representation is minimalistic, with few details of the building shown besides the dome and vertical lines that might suggest columns.

Thomas Cole Sketch for Ohio State Capitol Design, c. 1838 National Gallery of Art

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

Thomas Eakins Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Banjo Player, probably 1877 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a grand building with elaborate arches, columns, statues, and staircases, in front of which is a courtyard filled with people facing away from us.

Francesco Guardi Temporary Tribune in the Campo San Zanipolo, Venice, 1782 or after National Gallery of Art

The Colonnade of Saint Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave, Hubert Robert, c.1769, oil on canvas

Hubert Robert The Colonnade of Saint Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave, c.1769 Cleveland Museum of Art

Capriccio: The Lagoon, Francesco Guardi, After 1770, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Capriccio: The Lagoon, After 1770 Art Institute of Chicago

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