Large Paintings for the Kitchen

Paintings with real scale: big canvases that still read from across the room when you print them large. Kitchen walls are short, busy and often warm from the stove, so the right painting is small, bright and easy to live with. Here are 18 paintings for the kitchen, each at least 100 cm (39 in) on its long side, with works by Henri Matisse, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes and Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

All 143 paintings for the kitchen

The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder 30 × 40 in landscape print (76 × 102 cm), centered 54¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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18 large paintings

The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565, oil on oak

Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Harvesters, 1565 The Met

Still life of geranium plant, fruit, water pitcher, and two cats.

Henri Matisse Still Life with Geranium, 1906 Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life—Violin and Music, William Michael Harnett, 1888, oil on canvas

William Michael Harnett Still Life—Violin and Music, 1888 The Met

Allegory of Autumn, François Boucher, 1753, oil on canvas

François Boucher Allegory of Autumn, 1753 The Met

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Girl with a Basket of Oranges, c. 1889 National Gallery of Art

A jumble of pewter plates and a pitcher, glass goblets, a gold chalice, a brass candlestick, and other vessels along with lemons, olives, and the remains of a mince pie are arranged on a cream-white tablecloth bunched on a dark green…

Willem Claesz Heda Banquet Piece with Mince Pie, 1635 National Gallery of Art

Apples, Henri Matisse, 1916, oil on canvas

Henri Matisse Apples, 1916 Art Institute of Chicago

The White Tablecloth, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, c. 1731–32, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The White Tablecloth, c. 1731–32 Art Institute of Chicago

Large painting of young woman in white dress sitting next to crib.

Jacques-Louis David Madame de Pastoret and Her Son, 1791–92 Art Institute of Chicago

The Shepherd's Song, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1891, oil on canvas

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes The Shepherd's Song, 1891 The Met

Gold folded tall screen with red flowers, green maize plants.

Unknown artist Maize and Cockscombs, mid 17th century Art Institute of Chicago

Two Young Peasant Women, Camille Pissarro, 1891–92, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Two Young Peasant Women, 1891–92 The Met

For the Little One, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1896, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase For the Little One, ca. 1896 The Met

This painting shows two women seated on yellow-gold chairs in a room. The woman on the left appears young, with short brown hair and light skin.

Édouard Vuillard Women Sewing, c. 1912 National Gallery of Art

Piping Shepherds, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1643–44, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp Piping Shepherds, ca. 1643–44 The Met

This painting shows a group of people engaged in various activities within a wide green landscape. In the background are distant white-and-blue mountains and a blue sky with soft gray clouds.

Francesco Guardi Erminia and the Shepherds, 1750/1755 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a group of people, mostly men, engaged in laborious activities outdoors. The people are minimally clothed, with small pieces of cloth wrapped around their waists.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Work, c. 1863 National Gallery of Art

About a dozen women and men, all with pale or suntanned skin, work in a field harvesting grain in this horizontal painting. The women wear long skirts and aprons, and some wear cloths tied around their heads.

Jules Breton The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed), 1860 National Gallery of Art

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