Vertical Paintings for the Laundry Room

Portrait-format paintings, taller than they are wide, for narrow walls, the space between windows and beside a door. Laundry rooms are where a painting can be witty. Here are 32 paintings for the laundry room, each taller than it is wide, with works by Camille Pissarro, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas.

All 60 paintings for the laundry room

Madame de Pastoret and Her Son, Jacques-Louis David 36 × 48 in portrait print (91 × 122 cm), centered 63¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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32 vertical paintings

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

Jean Renoir Sewing, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1899–1900, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Jean Renoir Sewing, 1899–1900 Art Institute of Chicago

The Laundress, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1877–79, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Laundress, 1877–79 Art Institute of Chicago

Washerwoman, Study, Camille Pissarro, 1880, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Washerwoman, Study, 1880 The Met

A Washerwoman at Eragny, Camille Pissarro, 1893, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro A Washerwoman at Eragny, 1893 The Met

Edgar Degas Woman Ironing, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887 National Gallery of Art

Joseph Rodefer DeCamp The Seamstress, 1916 National Gallery of Art

A Woman Ironing, Edgar Degas, 1873, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas A Woman Ironing, 1873 The Met

Woman Mending, Camille Pissarro, 1895, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Woman Mending, 1895 Art Institute of Chicago

This painting shows a woman seated on a wooden chair, facing the right with her head slightly tilted down. She is focused on the thin silver needles she holds in her hands.

Edmund Charles Tarbell Josephine Knitting, 1916 National Gallery of Art

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

The Laundress, Honoré Daumier, 186[3?], oil on oak

Honoré Daumier The Laundress, 186[3?] The Met

Shown from the waist up, a woman with pale skin and brown hair, wearing a dark corset and white fabric over her shoulders, looks down at needlework in her hands in this vertical painting.

Diego Velázquez The Needlewoman, c. 1640/1650 National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Mary Arthur, Thomas Eakins, 1900, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Mrs. Mary Arthur, 1900 The Met

A woman and child stand in an enclosed courtyard in this vertical painting.

Pieter de Hooch Woman and Child in a Courtyard, 1658/1660 National Gallery of Art

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, Jean-François Millet, 1856, oil on wood

Jean-François Millet Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, 1856 The Met

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1627, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627 The Met

A Peasant Girl Knitting, Jules Breton, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Jules Breton A Peasant Girl Knitting, ca. 1870 The Met

The Proposal, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1872, oil on canvas

William-Adolphe Bouguereau The Proposal, 1872 The Met

Young Peasant Having Her Coffee, Camille Pissarro, 1881, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Young Peasant Having Her Coffee, 1881 Art Institute of Chicago

A young woman with pale, peach skin wearing a white apron over an ankle-length navy-blue dress stands in a dining room in this vertical painting. The painting is created using loose brushstrokes throughout.

Berthe Morisot In the Dining Room, 1886 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up a pale-skinned young girl sits in a grassy landscape in this vertical painting. The girl and surroundings are painted with visible strokes and dashes of mostly vivid greens and blues, which give the scene a soft look.

Camille Pissarro Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat, 1881 National Gallery of Art

An older man with ruddy, peachy skin stands in the lower right of this vertical painting holding a large, green, leafy cabbage. He is shown from the hips up and faces our left with his body angled slightly toward us.

Camille Pissarro The Gardener - Old Peasant with Cabbage, 1883-1895 National Gallery of Art

A Fisherman, Eastman Johnson, 1865, brown inks on tan-color sized canvas

Eastman Johnson A Fisherman, 1865 The Met

This painting features a woman standing, with her body slightly turned to the right and her head facing downward. She has light skin, pink cheeks, and dark hair partially covered by a red-and-white patterned head scarf.

Camille Pissarro Peasant Woman, 1880 National Gallery of Art

A young woman, holding a knife and vegetable in her lap and wearing a clay-brown jacket over a long, poppy-red skirt, sits on a wooden ladderback chair angled to our right in the center of this vertical painting.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The Kitchen Maid, 1738 National Gallery of Art

Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver, John Singer Sargent, c. 1879, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver, c. 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The Scullery Maid, c. 1738 National Gallery of Art

Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace, Vincent van Gogh, 1885, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Peasant Woman Cooking by a Fireplace, 1885 The Met

The Dispatch of the Messenger, François Boucher, 1765, oil on canvas

François Boucher The Dispatch of the Messenger, 1765 The Met

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, Gerard ter Borch, ca. 1650–51, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51 The Met

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Small Paintings 24
Horizontal Paintings 27

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Dining Room 43 shared
Kitchen 36 shared
Staircase 10 shared
Bedroom 8 shared

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