Landscape Paintings for a Kids' Room

Open country, mountains, rivers and the sea: views that give a wall distance and air. A child's room can take color and energy the rest of the house cannot. Here are 30 paintings for a kids' room, each a landscape, seascape, mountain or river view, with works by Jean-François Millet, Jules Dupré and François Boucher.

All 255 paintings for a kids' room

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, George Caleb Bingham 30 × 40 in landscape print (76 × 102 cm), centered 72¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the headboard. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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30 landscape paintings

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, George Caleb Bingham, 1845, oil on canvas

George Caleb Bingham Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, 1845 The Met

A tired-looking brown and white cow lies down on a patch of dry earth, a dark-brown bull and cow standing behind her against an overcast sky.

Paulus Potter Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow, 1647 Art Institute of Chicago

Dozens of figures in a brown field filled with discarded corn silks form two rows and sit across from each other husking corn, a farm in the background.

Eastman Johnson Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket, 1876 Art Institute of Chicago

The Keeper of the Flock, Jean-François Millet, 1871–74, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Keeper of the Flock, 1871–74 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Jules Dupré On the Road, 1856 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Jules Dupré Cows Crossing a Ford, 1836 The Met

Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, John Rathbone, 1790–1800, oil on panel

John Rathbone Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, 1790–1800 Art Institute of Chicago

Sun drenches a landscape with trees, grassy hills, and rocky cliffs in this horizonal painting.

Jean-Victor Bertin Shepherd with His Flock, c. 1820 National Gallery of Art

The Falls of Niagara, Edward Hicks, ca. 1825, oil on canvas

Edward Hicks The Falls of Niagara, ca. 1825 The Met

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino, François Boucher, early 1730s, oil on canvas

François Boucher Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino, early 1730s The Met

View of Delphi with a Procession, Claude Lorrain, 1673, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain View of Delphi with a Procession, 1673 Art Institute of Chicago

In the Auvergne, Jean-François Millet, c. 1866–69, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet In the Auvergne, c. 1866–69 Art Institute of Chicago

Vibrant colored painting of beachscape with figures, structure, and ox pulled cart.

Wassily Kandinsky Painting with Troika, January 18, 1911 Art Institute of Chicago

Peasants Bringing Home a Calf Born in the Fields, Jean-François Millet, 1864, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Peasants Bringing Home a Calf Born in the Fields, 1864 Art Institute of Chicago

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, Jean-François Millet, 1872–73, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, 1872–73 The Met

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

Thomas Cole The Mountain Ford, 1846 The Met

Delaware Water Gap, George Inness, 1861, oil on canvas

George Inness Delaware Water Gap, 1861 The Met

The artwork depicts a peaceful landscape viewed from an elevated perspective. The horizon divides the sky from the land below, with distant blue hills visible. The sky shows soft blues and gray clouds.

George Catlin Halsey's Bluff - Sioux Indians on the March, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

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

Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?), François Boucher, 1747, oil on canvas

François Boucher Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?), 1747 Art Institute of Chicago

Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair), William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1855, oil on fabric

William-Adolphe Bouguereau Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair), 1855 Cleveland Museum of Art

Arion on a Sea Horse, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1855, oil on fabric

William-Adolphe Bouguereau Arion on a Sea Horse, 1855 Cleveland Museum of Art

Vibrantly colored geometric painting of a central white and blue waterfall with birds visible through it. A stylized red jungle cat and black wild boar drink at bottom right.

Franz Marc The Bewitched Mill, 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

Tahitian Landscape, Paul Gauguin, 1892, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin Tahitian Landscape, 1892 The Met

Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm, Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1836–37, oil on canvas

Joseph Mallord William Turner Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm, 1836–37 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape with Cattle at Limousin, Jules Dupré, 1837, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré Landscape with Cattle at Limousin, 1837 The Met

A woman holding a baby stands near a young boy who perches in the tipped-up end of a rowboat that has been pulled onto a sandy beach in this horizontal painting. All the people have light skin.

Winslow Homer Dad's Coming!, 1873 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a rowing competition with a large crowd along the riverbank. Tall trees and distant, hazy hills are visible on the horizon. The sky above is a soft, muted gray-blue color.

Émile Lévy Rowing Scene: Crowds Watching from the River Banks, late 19th century National Gallery of Art

The Fishing Boat, Gustave Courbet, 1865, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Fishing Boat, 1865 The Met

Approaching Storm, Eugène Boudin, 1864, oil on cradled panel

Eugène Boudin Approaching Storm, 1864 Art Institute of Chicago

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