Horizontal Paintings for a Nursery

Wide paintings that sit naturally above a sofa, a bed, a sideboard or a tub. Nursery paintings are chosen for softness: animals and birds, gardens and meadows, boats on calm water, and children at play, all in light palettes with low saturation. Here are 135 paintings for a nursery, each wider than it is tall, with works by John Singer Sargent, Camille Pissarro and Claude Monet.

All 205 paintings for a nursery

A City Park, William Merritt Chase 24 × 36 in landscape print (61 × 91 cm), centered 51¼ in from the floor, 8 in above the console table. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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Small painting of woman in pink and black sitting on park bench.

William Merritt Chase A City Park, c. 1887 Art Institute of Chicago

A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey, India, c. 1705–1710, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

India A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey, c. 1705–1710 Art Institute of Chicago

The Shepherd's Song, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1891, oil on canvas

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes The Shepherd's Song, 1891 The Met

Haystacks: Autumn, Jean-François Millet, ca. 1874, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Haystacks: Autumn, ca. 1874 The Met

Long scroll ink painting depicting people with their animals and belongings crossing a river.

Unknown artist Yang Pu Moving His Family, Yuan dynasty (1279–1368) 元朝 Art Institute of Chicago

View of Genoa, Camille Corot, 1834, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Camille Corot View of Genoa, 1834 Art Institute of Chicago

Poppy Field (Giverny), Claude Monet, 1890–91, oil on canvas

Claude Monet Poppy Field (Giverny), 1890–91 Art Institute of Chicago

The Place du Havre, Paris, Camille Pissarro, 1893, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Place du Havre, Paris, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Pushing for Rail, Thomas Eakins, 1874, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Pushing for Rail, 1874 The Met

Landscape with Goatherd, John Singer Sargent, 1890–1891, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Landscape with Goatherd, 1890–1891 The Met

A Cowherd at Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-Oise, Camille Pissarro, 1874, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro A Cowherd at Valhermeil, Auvers-sur-Oise, 1874 The Met

The Public Garden at Pontoise, Camille Pissarro, 1874, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Public Garden at Pontoise, 1874 The Met

The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon, Camille Pissarro, 1899, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon, 1899 The Met

The Garden of the Tuileries on a Spring Morning, Camille Pissarro, 1899, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Garden of the Tuileries on a Spring Morning, 1899 The Met

Camille Pissarro The Garden of the Tuileries on a Winter Afternoon, 1899 The Met

The Gardener, Georges Seurat, 1882–83, oil on wood

Georges Seurat The Gardener, 1882–83 The Met

A tree with emerald-green leaves and laden with white blossoms grows in a dirt field, and is silhouetted against a vibrant blue sky in this horizontal landscape painting. The scene is loosely painted with visible dabs and strokes.

Camille Pissarro Orchard in Bloom, Louveciennes, 1872 National Gallery of Art

A woman bends double to tend a garden that stretches before us in front of two houses in this horizontal landscape painting.

Camille Pissarro The Artist's Garden at Eragny, 1898 National Gallery of Art

Painted in mostly in jewel tones of topaz and aquamarine blue, and sage, spring, and pine green, a meadow is enclosed by a wooden fence, against a landscape of gently rolling hills under a vibrant sky in this horizontal painting.

Alfred Sisley Meadow, 1875 National Gallery of Art

River Scene, Asher Brown Durand, 1854, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand River Scene, 1854 The Met

Hackensack Meadows, Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1890, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on off-white wove paper

Jasper Francis Cropsey Hackensack Meadows, 1890 The Met

Warm sunlight bathes a scene with a herd of five golden tan, ivory, or chocolate-brown cows lying or standing on a low hill near four people on foot and on horseback in this horizontal landscape painting.

Aelbert Cuyp Landscape with Herdsmen, mid 1650s National Gallery of Art

Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, John Rathbone, 1790–1800, oil on panel

John Rathbone Landscape with Fisherman and Washerwoman, 1790–1800 Art Institute of Chicago

The image shows four adults and one child seated on the ground within an oval frame. The child is on the far left, lying down with a bow and arrow.

George Catlin The Sioux Chief with Several Indians, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

The image shows three individuals against a natural background. On the left, a man is seated on the ground, his body wrapped in a beige cloth. He has long, dark hair and a solemn expression, holding a long pipe.

George Catlin Old Menomonie Chief with Two Young Beaux, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

The image shows a group of Native American men gathered closely together in a dance formation. They are positioned facing slightly towards the right, with their full bodies visible.

George Catlin Bear Dance - K'nisteneux, 1861 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a large bull standing in a grassy plain. The bull is seen from the side, facing the right. Its head is a rich brown color, while its body and legs are swirled with patches of white and brown.

H. Call Prize Bull, 1876 National Gallery of Art

A bank of flowering bushes, possibly roses, fills most of an enclosed garden in front of a white house in this horizontal landscape painting.

Claude Monet The Artist's Garden in Argenteuil (A Corner of the Garden with Dahlias), 1873 National Gallery of Art

Two horses, one dark brown and one cream white, stand together to our right against a landscape with rolling, sage-green hills and a river or canal in this horizontal painting.

Edgar Degas Horses in a Meadow, 1871 National Gallery of Art

Eight cows bathed in warm sunlight stand and lie on a riverbank carpeted in mossy green in this horizontal painting. The cows are amber, ginger, or tawny brown, bone white, or black, and all have short, curving horns.

Aelbert Cuyp River Landscape with Cows, 1645/1650 National Gallery of Art

Study for Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts, Winslow Homer, 1869 (?), oil on wood

Winslow Homer Study for Eagle Head, Manchester, Massachusetts, 1869 (?) The Met

Three figures stand side by side in an outdoor setting. The person on the left is facing forward, holding a shield. They have long dark hair with feathers and wear a fringed outfit.

George Catlin Two Nezperce Warriors and a Boy, 1855/1869 National Gallery of Art

The image shows a group of five individuals - four standing and one seated in the foreground. The standing individuals have varied hand positions; two hold long pipes, and one appears to hold a bow and arrow.

George Catlin Chief and Members of the Konza Tribe, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

A man stands and a woman sits near a herd of seven cows under a light-drenched sky in this horizontal landscape painting. The herd gathers on a grassy rise just beyond some large boulders and twiggy branches.

Aelbert Cuyp Herdsmen Tending Cattle, 1655/1660 National Gallery of Art

Versailles, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1900–1905, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Versailles, 1900–1905 The Met

Sahurs Meadows in Morning Sun, Alfred Sisley, 1894, oil on canvas

Alfred Sisley Sahurs Meadows in Morning Sun, 1894 The Met

Newburyport Meadows, Martin Johnson Heade, ca. 1876–81, oil on canvas

Martin Johnson Heade Newburyport Meadows, ca. 1876–81 The Met

Winter landscape painting with rocky stream lined by orange leafed trees.

John Henry Twachtman Icebound, c. 1889 Art Institute of Chicago

Bullfight, Édouard Manet, 1865–66, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Bullfight, 1865–66 Art Institute of Chicago

Salt Meadow in October, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Salt Meadow in October, 1872 The Met

Orchard, Édouard Vuillard, 1897, oil on board

Édouard Vuillard Orchard, 1897 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows a bowl of red raspberries resting on a surface. The bowl is pale blue with blue details on the rim, and it is surrounded by a pile of pale peaches and pears, red plums, and green and purple grapes.

Charles V. Bond Still Life: Fruit, Bird, and Dwarf Pear Tree, 1856 National Gallery of Art

Mount Washington, Winslow Homer, 1869, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Mount Washington, 1869 Art Institute of Chicago

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1639, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), c. 1639 Cleveland Museum of Art

High Point: Shandaken Mountains, Asher Brown Durand, 1853, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand High Point: Shandaken Mountains, 1853 The Met

Lion on the Watch, Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1885, oil on wood panel

Jean-Léon Gérôme Lion on the Watch, c. 1885 Cleveland Museum of Art

Sun drenches a landscape with trees, grassy hills, and rocky cliffs in this horizonal painting.

Jean-Victor Bertin Shepherd with His Flock, c. 1820 National Gallery of Art

The Pool at Jas de Bouffan, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1885–86, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne The Pool at Jas de Bouffan, ca. 1885–86 The Met

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