Vertical Paintings for the Living Room

Portrait-format paintings, taller than they are wide, for narrow walls, the space between windows and beside a door. The living room is where a single large painting does the most work. Here are 171 paintings for the living room, each taller than it is wide, with works by Camille Corot, Paul Cézanne and Camille Pissarro.

All 954 paintings for the living room

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), Paul Gauguin 36 × 48 in portrait print (91 × 122 cm), centered 67¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the sofa. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), Paul Gauguin, 1891, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary), 1891 The Met

By the Seashore, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir By the Seashore, 1883 The Met

Early Morning, Tarpon Springs, George Inness, 1892, oil on canvas

George Inness Early Morning, Tarpon Springs, 1892 Art Institute of Chicago

St. George on white horse, piercing green, gold dragon

Bernat Martorell Saint George and the Dragon, 1434–35 Art Institute of Chicago

Large painting of ancient arch ruins, statues, humans are small in comparison.

Hubert Robert The Fountains, 1787–88 Art Institute of Chicago

View of Toledo, El Greco, ca. 1599–1600, oil on canvas

El Greco View of Toledo, ca. 1599–1600 The Met

Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens"), Édouard Vuillard, 1894, distemper on fabric

Édouard Vuillard Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens"), 1894 Cleveland Museum of Art

Merry Company on a Terrace, Jan Steen, ca. 1670, oil on canvas

Jan Steen Merry Company on a Terrace, ca. 1670 The Met

Painting of a small stream in the middle of the woods. In the center of the painting, there is a small waterfall over a large boulder.

Albert Bierstadt Mountain Brook, 1863 Art Institute of Chicago

Garden View, Brooklyn, Fidelia Bridges, ca. 1867, watercolor and gouache, with traces of graphite underdrawing, on tan hot-pressed wove paper

Fidelia Bridges Garden View, Brooklyn, ca. 1867 The Met

A tired-looking brown and white cow lies down on a patch of dry earth, a dark-brown bull and cow standing behind her against an overcast sky.

Paulus Potter Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow, 1647 Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Sano di Pietro, ca. 1440, tempera and gold on wood

Sano di Pietro Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, ca. 1440 The Met

Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in the Conservatory, Paul Cézanne, 1891, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in the Conservatory, 1891 The Met

The Flowering Orchard, Vincent van Gogh, 1888, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh The Flowering Orchard, 1888 The Met

Poplars, Eragny, Camille Pissarro, 1895, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Poplars, Eragny, 1895 The Met

Woman in the Garden of Monsieur Forest, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1889–91, oil on canvas

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Woman in the Garden of Monsieur Forest, 1889–91 The Met

A road or path curves away from us, past a tall formation, perhaps rocks, to our left, and into a valley filled with trees and a low hill beyond in this stylized, vertical landscape.

Paul Cézanne The Bend in the Road, 1900/1906 National Gallery of Art

A pale-skinned young man with a carrot-red beard and hair faces us, straddling a green chair in a sunny outdoor setting in this vertical painting. The scene is loosely painted so his features are indistinct.

Édouard Manet George Moore in the Artist's Garden, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

Venetian Passageway, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1905, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Venetian Passageway, ca. 1905 The Met

Woman in a Garden, Berthe Morisot, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot Woman in a Garden, 1882–83 Art Institute of Chicago

A small child stands facing us on a sun-dappled path that runs up the center of a garden dominated by towering yellow and burnt-orange sunflowers in this loosely painted, vertical scene.

Claude Monet The Artist's Garden at Vétheuil, 1881 National Gallery of Art

New England Scenery, Thomas Cole, 1839, oil on canvas

Thomas Cole New England Scenery, 1839 Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Martin and the Beggar, El Greco, c. 1597–c. 1600, oil on canvas

El Greco Saint Martin and the Beggar, c. 1597–c. 1600 Art Institute of Chicago

Souvenir of Italy, Camille Corot, 1855–60, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Souvenir of Italy, 1855–60 Art Institute of Chicago

Sunrise on the Matterhorn, Albert Bierstadt, after 1875, oil on canvas

Albert Bierstadt Sunrise on the Matterhorn, after 1875 The Met

Gardanne, Paul Cézanne, 1885–86, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Gardanne, 1885–86 The Met

The House with the Cracked Walls, Paul Cézanne, 1892–94, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne The House with the Cracked Walls, 1892–94 The Met

Tahitian Landscape, Paul Gauguin, 1892, oil on canvas

Paul Gauguin Tahitian Landscape, 1892 The Met

Rue de l'Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), Camille Pissarro, 1898, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Rue de l'Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), 1898 The Met

Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise, Camille Pissarro, probably 1878, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Côte des Grouettes, near Pontoise, probably 1878 The Met

The Flight into Egypt, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1767–70, oil on canvas

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo The Flight into Egypt, ca. 1767–70 The Met

Young Woman with Ibis, Edgar Degas, 1857–58; reworked 1860–62, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Young Woman with Ibis, 1857–58; reworked 1860–62 The Met

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

Shown from the waist up behind a stone ledge, a young woman nestles a nude baby against her chest in this vertical painting.

Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child in a Landscape, c. 1480/1485 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a woman sits facing our left as she cradles a child in her lap in this vertical painting. A ginger-brown parapet spanning the lower edge of the composition separates them from us, and they have pale skin.

Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child in a Landscape, c. 1490/1500 National Gallery of Art

Two pale-skinned women sit together surrounded by five sheep and a dog in a lush forest in this vertical painting. The woman to our right sits slightly above the other, with her arm draped around the shoulders of her companion.

François Boucher The Love Letter, 1750 National Gallery of Art

We look across a placid pond at sandstone-white buildings with brown and terracotta-red roofs nestled within a grove of green trees and plants in this vertical landscape painting.

Paul Cézanne House of Père Lacroix, 1873 National Gallery of Art

A woman sits among loosely painted, crescent-shape blades of emerald and lemon-lime green grass, under tall trees in this vertical scene. The brushstrokes are unconnected and visible, so many of the details difficult to make out.

Claude Monet Woman Seated under the Willows, 1880 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down across a sun-drenched plaza with people scattered among ruins, buildings, and around a free-standing column in this vertical landscape painting. The people we can see have light skin.

Canaletto English Landscape Capriccio with a Column, c. 1754 National Gallery of Art

Sun pours across a landscape with trees and plants growing around and on an arched stone ruin, a bridge and river, and, in the distance, buildings along a flat-topped hill carpeted with grass in this vertical painting.

Canaletto English Landscape Capriccio with a Palace, c. 1754 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a young woman wearing a white gown and bonnet sits in front of a balcony railing on a sunny day, holding a small dog on her lap in this vertical portrait painting.

Mary Cassatt Young Girl at a Window, c. 1883-1884 National Gallery of Art

The image is a portrait painting of a woman. She is seated with her body turned slightly to the right, while her head is facing forward towards the viewer. She has a gentle expression with slightly raised eyebrows.

Henry Raeburn Mrs. George Hill, c. 1790/1800 National Gallery of Art

Vibrantly colored geometric painting of a central white and blue waterfall with birds visible through it. A stylized red jungle cat and black wild boar drink at bottom right.

Franz Marc The Bewitched Mill, 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair), William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1855, oil on fabric

William-Adolphe Bouguereau Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair), 1855 Cleveland Museum of Art

Ecce Agnus Dei, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1655, oil on canvas

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Ecce Agnus Dei, c. 1655 Art Institute of Chicago

A snowy street with a horse and carriage is flanked to each side by tall buildings in this vertical painting. The overcast scene is loosely painted with visible brushstrokes throughout, so some details are difficult to make out.

Robert Henri Snow in New York, 1902 National Gallery of Art

Forest Stream with Vista, Asher Brown Durand, 1872, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand Forest Stream with Vista, 1872 Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with a Church by a Torrent, Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1670, oil on canvas

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with a Church by a Torrent, c. 1670 Cleveland Museum of Art

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