Early 20th-Century Paintings for the Living Room

Here are 99 early 20th-century paintings for the living room, painted between 1900 and 1945, with works by John Singer Sargent, H. Lyman Saÿen and William Henry Holmes; the subjects they return to most are landscapes, and architecture. The living room is where a single large painting does the most work.

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Cabin in the Cotton, Horace Pippin 24 × 40 in landscape print (61 × 102 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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Painting of a cabin set below a dark blue sky and fluffy white clouds. Behind it is a field of many small white dots. In front, a dark-skinned woman sits and a dark-skinned child plays among roaming chickens and dogs in a fenced-in yard.

Horace Pippin Cabin in the Cotton, c. 1931–37 Art Institute of Chicago

Field with Young Trees in the Foreground, Piet Mondrian, c. 1907, oil on paper laid on board

Piet Mondrian Field with Young Trees in the Foreground, c. 1907 Cleveland Museum of Art

Brook and Meadow, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1907, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Brook and Meadow, ca. 1907 The Met

Camouflaged Field in France, John Singer Sargent, 1918, watercolor, gouache, graphite, and wax crayon on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Camouflaged Field in France, 1918 The Met

Open Valley, Dolomites, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1913–14, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Open Valley, Dolomites, ca. 1913–14 The Met

Oostzijdse Mill along the River Gein by Moonlight, Piet Mondrian, c. 1903, oil on canvas

Piet Mondrian Oostzijdse Mill along the River Gein by Moonlight, c. 1903 Rijksmuseum

The painting depicts a rocky coastline dotted with color. The horizon is high in the scene, and a strip of pale-yellow sky is visible at the very top of the painting.

Henry Golden Dearth Flecks of Foam, c. 1911/1912 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a pastoral scene with animals, a watermill, and a bridge. The artwork features a rural landscape with lush greenery and a serene setting.

Charles Georges Dufresne Judgment of Paris, 1925 National Gallery of Art

Wooded View near Barbizon, Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1900, oil on canvas

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch Wooded View near Barbizon, 1900 Rijksmuseum

View of Zoutelande, Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig, 1910 - 1912, oil on canvas

Ferdinand Hart Nibbrig View of Zoutelande, 1910 - 1912 Rijksmuseum

September, William A. Coffin, ca. 1907, oil on canvas

William A. Coffin September, ca. 1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Harvest Moon, Charles Melville Dewey, ca. 1908, oil on canvas

Charles Melville Dewey The Harvest Moon, ca. 1908 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Pasture Lot, Carleton Wiggins, 1907, oil on canvas

Carleton Wiggins The Pasture Lot, 1907 Smithsonian American Art Museum

October Breezes, Albert P. Lucas, ca. 1908-1909, oil on canvas

Albert P. Lucas October Breezes, ca. 1908-1909 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Circe, Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City 1924, 1910, oil on canvas

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City 1924 Circe, 1910 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Monhegan Headlands, William S. Robinson, 1911, oil on canvas

William S. Robinson Monhegan Headlands, 1911 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Grey Day, Walter Granville-Smith, 1919, oil on canvas

Walter Granville-Smith Grey Day, 1919 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Wanderlusters' Rest, William Henry Holmes, 1915, oil on canvas

William Henry Holmes The Wanderlusters' Rest, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Low Tide (recto of 1929.6.79B), John Noble, ca. 1925-1929, oil on canvas

John Noble Low Tide (recto of 1929.6.79B), ca. 1925-1929 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Mountain Gorge, Colorado, William Henry Holmes, 1923, watercolor

William Henry Holmes Mountain Gorge, Colorado, 1923 Smithsonian American Art Museum

In Southern France, Alice Pike Barney, ca. 1905-1906, oil on canvas

Alice Pike Barney In Southern France, ca. 1905-1906 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Spillway, Ashokan Dam, Arnold Wiltz, 1934, oil on canvas

Arnold Wiltz Spillway, Ashokan Dam, 1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

At Madrid Coal Mine, New Mexico, Carl Redin, 1934, oil on canvas

Carl Redin At Madrid Coal Mine, New Mexico, 1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Road in the Cuyamacas, Charles Reiffel, ca. 1933-1934, oil on canvas

Charles Reiffel Road in the Cuyamacas, ca. 1933-1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Ashokan Reservoir, Charles Rosen, ca. 1934, oil on canvas

Charles Rosen Ashokan Reservoir, ca. 1934 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Shipping (mural study), Griffith Baily Coale, 1929, oil on canvas

Griffith Baily Coale Shipping (mural study), 1929 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Abundance of Today (mural study, Clarksville, Tennessee Post Office), F. Luis Mora, ca. 1937-1938, tempera on fiberboard

F. Luis Mora Abundance of Today (mural study, Clarksville, Tennessee Post Office), ca. 1937-1938 Smithsonian American Art Museum

In the Cascade Mountains, Edward Bruce, 1931, oil on canvas

Edward Bruce In the Cascade Mountains, 1931 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Irish Cottage, Josephine Joy, ca. 1935-1938, oil on canvas

Josephine Joy Irish Cottage, ca. 1935-1938 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Watercolor no. 6, Blue Coast, Allen Tucker, 1936, watercolor

Allen Tucker Watercolor no. 6, Blue Coast, 1936 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Garden, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Garden, ca. 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rooftops and Clouds, Paris, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910-1912, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Rooftops and Clouds, Paris, 1910-1912 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Scheherazade, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Scheherazade, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Thundershower, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1917-1918, tempera on wood

H. Lyman Saÿen The Thundershower, ca. 1917-1918 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Blue Trees, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915-1916, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Blue Trees, 1915-1916 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Winds, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915-1916, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Winds, 1915-1916 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Décor Plat, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Décor Plat, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape, Carl Newman, ca. 1909-1914, oil on canvas mounted on fiberboard

Carl Newman Landscape, ca. 1909-1914 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Grape Arbor, H. Lyman Saÿen, ca. 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Grape Arbor, ca. 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Valley Falls I, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Valley Falls I, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Abstract Landscape, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915-1916, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Abstract Landscape, 1915-1916 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Newman's House, H. Lyman Saÿen, 1915, oil on canvas

H. Lyman Saÿen Newman's House, 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

House on the Ridge, Chauncey F. Ryder, ca. 1920, oil on canvas

Chauncey F. Ryder House on the Ridge, ca. 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Autumn Tangle, William Henry Holmes, 1920, watercolor

William Henry Holmes Autumn Tangle, 1920 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Landscape, Alfred H. Maurer, ca. 1925, oil on paperboard

Alfred H. Maurer Landscape, ca. 1925 Smithsonian American Art Museum

San Diego Mission, Josephine Joy, ca. 1935-1939, oil on fiberboard

Josephine Joy San Diego Mission, ca. 1935-1939 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Flight into Egypt, H. Siddons Mowbray, ca. 1915, oil on canvas mounted on paperboard

H. Siddons Mowbray The Flight into Egypt, ca. 1915 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rooftops, Alice Pike Barney, ca. 1900, oil on fiberboard

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