Paintings for the Living Room: Famous Works That Fit Above a Sofa (page 19)

The room where a painting earns its place: big enough to anchor the sofa wall and interesting enough to look at every day.

Showing 865 to 912 of 954 paintings

Irregular, geometric shapes in burnt orange, pale peach, light blue, forest and mint green, brown, taupe, gray, and black are layered and spread across this horizontal, abstract painting. They are mostly flat planes of color.

Juan Gris Glass and Checkerboard, c. 1917 National Gallery of Art

The Banks of the Marne at Charenton, Armand Guillaumin, c. 1895, oil on fabric

Armand Guillaumin The Banks of the Marne at Charenton, c. 1895 Cleveland Museum of Art

Ruined Archway, Francesco Guardi, 1775–93, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Ruined Archway, 1775–93 Art Institute of Chicago

We look across an ochre-yellow field to a band of pearl-white buildings under an azure-blue sky in this horizontal landscape painting. Flecks of red in the lower right corner could be flowers.

Odilon Redon Breton Village, c. 1890 National Gallery of Art

The Baptism of Christ, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530s, oil on wood

Lucas Cranach the Elder The Baptism of Christ, 1530s Cleveland Museum of Art

Gray Day on the Bay, William Merritt Chase, c. 1886, oil on wood

William Merritt Chase Gray Day on the Bay, c. 1886 Cleveland Museum of Art

Wild Boars in the Snow, Rosa Bonheur, c. 1872–77, oil on wood panel

Rosa Bonheur Wild Boars in the Snow, c. 1872–77 Cleveland Museum of Art

Study of Palm Trees, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1855/56, oil on canvas, laid down on board

Jean-Léon Gérôme Study of Palm Trees, 1855/56 The Met

Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, Frederic Leighton, ca. 1886, oil and gold on canvas

Frederic Leighton Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, ca. 1886 The Met

Jewel-toned blue, red, yellow, green, and pearl white brushstrokes swirl and stretch in this loosely painted horizontal landscape painting.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Blue River, c. 1890/1900 National Gallery of Art

A pair of arched cave openings yawn in a steep, rocky cliff face that fills this horizontal painting.

Gustave Courbet La Grotte de la Loue, 1864 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a young girl sitting in a wooden chair, facing the right. She has pale skin, rosy cheeks, a slightly upturned nose, and long, brown hair put up behind her head. She is wearing a pale green dress and black shoes.

Eastman Johnson The Pets, 1856 National Gallery of Art

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

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

The Lovesick Maiden, Jan Steen, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Jan Steen The Lovesick Maiden, ca. 1660 The Met

This is a painting of an outdoor scene with a group of people gathered in front of a blue-gray wooden building with a dark door and two windows. Sunflowers grow on either side of the entrance, stretching up to the windows.

Winslow Homer Sketch of a Cottage Yard, c. 1876 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

Sulking, Edgar Degas, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Sulking, ca. 1870 The Met

Interior with a Young Couple, Pieter de Hooch, probably ca. 1662–65, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Interior with a Young Couple, probably ca. 1662–65 The Met

Paying the Hostess, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Paying the Hostess, ca. 1670 The Met

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

The Hermit (Il solitario), John Singer Sargent, 1908, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent The Hermit (Il solitario), 1908 The Met

Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptians Raising Water from the Nile, 1890–91 The Met

This painting shows a waterfront with boats and buildings in the distance. The shadowy horizon line divides the composition between the gray sky and gray water. The distant shore features faint outlines of buildings.

James McNeill Whistler Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf, c. 1864/1868 National Gallery of Art

We look up at the exterior of a church that soars the height of this vertical painting.

Claude Monet Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight, 1894 National Gallery of Art

Neptune and the Winds, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760s, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Neptune and the Winds, 1760s The Met

Abstract line composition of black lines at right angles forming quadrants including a gray square at upper left and a gray rectangle and red rectangle at lower right, against a white background.

Piet Mondrian Composition (No. 1) Gray-Red, 1935 Art Institute of Chicago

A light-skinned, blond Virgin Mary in blue holds a child, his arms reaching around her neck and face upturned toward hers. At left, an angel looks on.

Sandro Botticelli Virgin and Child with an Angel, 1475–85 Art Institute of Chicago

Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on fabric

Vincent van Gogh Two Poplars in the Alpilles near Saint-Rémy, 1889 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot, ca. 1871–74, oil on canvas

Camille Corot A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, ca. 1871–74 The Met

The Forest at Pontaubert, Georges Seurat, 1881, oil on canvas

Georges Seurat The Forest at Pontaubert, 1881 The Met

Seven people with cream-white skin crowd together, sitting at or standing among tables in an interior space in this vertical painting. The composition is dominated by shades of blue and pale green.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec A Corner of the Moulin de la Galette, 1892 National Gallery of Art

A woman with light skin sits facing us across a marble-topped table in a café in this vertical painting. Her body is angled slightly to our right, and she rests her right elbow, on our left, on the table.

Édouard Manet Plum Brandy, c. 1877 National Gallery of Art

A young, pale-skinned woman sits with her back to us as she looks at a painting on an easel in a studio in this vertical painting.

Camille Corot Corot's Studio: Woman Seated Before an Easel, a Mandolin in her Hand, c. 1868 National Gallery of Art

Set in a valley carpeted in sage green, about a dozen armed men, on foot and horseback, close to us, line up and face off against an attack advancing from the back left in this vertical painting.

Eugène Delacroix Arabs Skirmishing in the Mountains, 1863 National Gallery of Art

Beyond a dense screen of stylized, dark brown tree trunks, bending branches, and sage and moss-green leaves, a man and woman ride side-by-side on horseback and embrace in this vertical landscape painting. Both people have pale skin.

Henri Rousseau Rendezvous in the Forest, 1889 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Agnolo Bronzino, c. 1550, oil on wood

Agnolo Bronzino Portrait of a Woman, c. 1550 Cleveland Museum of Art

Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767–1818), Joshua Reynolds, 1789, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Mrs. Lewis Thomas Watson (Mary Elizabeth Milles, 1767–1818), 1789 The Met

Horseneck Falls, John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–1900, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Horseneck Falls, ca. 1889–1900 The Met

Waterfall, John Henry Twachtman, ca. 1889–91, oil on canvas

John Henry Twachtman Waterfall, ca. 1889–91 The Met

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

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

Mary Campbell Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, c. 1815, oil on wood

Gilbert Stuart Mary Campbell Stuart, c. 1815 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers, Thomas Gainsborough, 1769, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Portrait of George Pitt, First Baron Rivers, 1769 Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Man and Woman in an Inn, Frans Hals, 1623, oil on canvas

Frans Hals Young Man and Woman in an Inn, 1623 The Met

Dr. James Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, c. 1815, oil on wood

Gilbert Stuart Dr. James Stuart, c. 1815 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox, William Hogarth, 1729, oil on canvas

William Hogarth The Wedding of Stephen Beckingham and Mary Cox, 1729 The Met

A bearded man with light skin, wearing a black costume and holding a plumed hat, stands in front of mottled brown background in this vertical portrait painting.

Édouard Manet The Tragic Actor (Rouvière as Hamlet), 1866 National Gallery of Art

The Music Lesson, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1670, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch The Music Lesson, c. 1670 Art Institute of Chicago

Two women with pale skin look out at us from the other side of a rectangular window opening with a shadowy interior behind them in this vertical painting.

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Two Women at a Window, c. 1655/1660 National Gallery of Art