Bold, Colorful Paintings for the Living Room

Saturated, confident color for a wall that should wake the room up. Palettes that lean warm or neutral sit well with wood, linen and leather, and a painting with one strong accent color gives you a cue for cushions and a rug. Here are 37 paintings for the living room, each with strong, saturated color, with works by Gustave Courbet, George Inness and Sanford Robinson Gifford.

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The Veteran in a New Field, Winslow Homer 24 × 36 in landscape print (61 × 91 cm), centered 55¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the sofa. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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37 bold, colorful paintings

The Veteran in a New Field, Winslow Homer, 1865, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer The Veteran in a New Field, 1865 The Met

Young Ladies of the Village, Gustave Courbet, 1851–52, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Young Ladies of the Village, 1851–52 The Met

A heronǳ silhouette sits amongst the brush in a golden hued forest.

George Inness The Home of the Heron, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Thomas Cole The Mountain Ford, 1846 The Met

Harvest Scene, Winslow Homer, ca. 1873, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Harvest Scene, ca. 1873 The Met

Painted in golden tones of butter and harvest yellow, tawny brown, and olive green, this horizontal landscape painting has a low wall stretching diagonally from the lower right corner off to our left, dividing a river to our right from a…

Joseph Mallord William Turner Mortlake Terrace, 1827 National Gallery of Art

A few pale brown buildings with terracotta red roofs are nestled among hills at the base of a towering, icy-blue mountain in this horizontal landscape painting.

Paul Cézanne Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from near Gardanne, c. 1887 National Gallery of Art

A Home in the Wilderness, Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1866, oil on canvas

Sanford Robinson Gifford A Home in the Wilderness, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1867, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey Pompton Plains, New Jersey, 1867 The Met

Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1864, oil on canvas

Jasper Francis Cropsey Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, 1864 The Met

Tivoli, Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1870, oil on canvas

Sanford Robinson Gifford Tivoli, 1870 The Met

Sunrise, George Inness, 1887, oil on canvas

George Inness Sunrise, 1887 The Met

Long Island Farmhouses, William Sidney Mount, 1862–63, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Long Island Farmhouses, 1862–63 The Met

This painting shows a woodland scene with tall trees surrounding a small, still pond. The trees and grassy ground are painted in shades of olive-green, rusty orange, yellow ochre, and dark brown.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Frog Pond, 1876 National Gallery of Art

Weary Wayfarers, Jean-Charles Cazin, 1888, oil on canvas

Jean-Charles Cazin Weary Wayfarers, 1888 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a coastal scene with a perspective from the water. There are dark, billowing gray clouds above the horizon, and the sky is pale orange.

Thomas Chambers Threatening Sky, Bay of New York, mid 19th century National Gallery of Art

The Camp Meeting, Worthington Whittredge, 1874, oil on canvas

Worthington Whittredge The Camp Meeting, 1874 The Met

Wooded Landscape, Gustave Courbet, 1860–65, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Wooded Landscape, 1860–65 Art Institute of Chicago

Dense canopies enclose a forested interior along a stream in this horizontal landscape painting.

Gustave Courbet The Stream (Le Ruisseau du Puits-Noir; vallée de la Loue), 1855 National Gallery of Art

A person rides a horse away from us on a narrow dirt path curving through a forest dominated by golden yellow trees in this vertical landscape painting.

Camille Corot The Forest of Coubron, 1872 National Gallery of Art

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove), Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1862, oil on canvas

Sanford Robinson Gifford A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove), 1862 The Met

The painting depicts a forest floor under tall trees, with a grassy path leading into the distance. The sky is obscured by dense green foliage and tree limbs.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Forest Scene, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Garden Scene, Jean-François Millet, 1854, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Garden Scene, 1854 The Met

A man with pale white skin sits and a man with light brown skin stands in front of a cave-like, rocky outcropping in this vertical portrait painting.

Benjamin West Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a green landscape from an elevated viewpoint. In the distance, light blue water meets a pale-yellow sky, and the sun casts a golden glow over the landscape.

George Inness Lake Albano, Sunset, c. 1874 National Gallery of Art

Figures and a Dog in a Landscape, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1852, oil on wood

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Figures and a Dog in a Landscape, 1852 The Met

Return from the Fields, Jean-François Millet, c. 1846–47, oil on fabric

Jean-François Millet Return from the Fields, c. 1846–47 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Hunting Scene, Piero di Cosimo, ca. 1494–1500, tempera and oil transferred to Masonite

Piero di Cosimo A Hunting Scene, ca. 1494–1500 The Met

Ship in Full Sail, T. Davies, 1827, oil on canvas

T. Davies Ship in Full Sail, 1827 National Gallery of Art

Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), Eastman Johnson, 1872, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Winding Yarn (Interior of a Nantucket Kitchen), 1872 Cleveland Museum of Art

Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest, Eugène Delacroix, 1858, oil on fabric

Eugène Delacroix Greek Cavalry Men Resting in Forest, 1858 Cleveland Museum of Art

Prayer in the Mosque, Jean-Léon Gérôme, by 1874, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Prayer in the Mosque, by 1874 The Met

A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1665–75, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, ca. 1665–75 The Met

Isabella of Bourbon, Wife of Philip IV of Spain, Diego Velázquez, c. 1632, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Isabella of Bourbon, Wife of Philip IV of Spain, c. 1632 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman, Corneille de Lyon, c. 1540, oil on wood

Corneille de Lyon Portrait of a Woman, c. 1540 Cleveland Museum of Art

Hamlet and His Mother, Eugène Delacroix, 1849, oil on canvas

Eugène Delacroix Hamlet and His Mother, 1849 The Met

Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family, Eastman Johnson, 1864, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family, 1864 The Met

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