Impressionist Paintings for the Staircase

Here are 129 Impressionist paintings for the staircase, painted between 1857 and 1933, with works by Édouard Manet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas; the subject they return to most is portraits. The stairwell is the one place where paintings should not hang level with each other.

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Woman Reading, Édouard Manet 16 × 20 in portrait print (41 × 51 cm), centered 58 in above the stair line. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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A young woman in a dark hat and coat with light ruffled collar sits reading a large periodical held up in her gloved hands. Flowers and foliage are suggested behind her.

Édouard Manet Woman Reading, 1880–82 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a woman in white with a bonnet perched on an architectural feature painting something to her right, a spouting water fountain, greenery, and a an ornate, low white fence behind her.

John Singer Sargent The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy, 1907 Art Institute of Chicago

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

Pierre-Auguste Renoir By the Seashore, 1883 The Met

Impressionist painting of two girls on balcony, bright flower hat, knitting basket.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Two Sisters (On the Terrace), 1881 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of mother in blue, purple, and green-stripped dress washing child's feet.

Mary Cassatt The Child's Bath, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Two girls in acrobatic uniforms stand in an arena, one holds oranges.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg), 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

The Spanish Singer, Édouard Manet, 1860, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Spanish Singer, 1860 The Met

Opulently dressed light-skinned man and woman drink at a small table. A mirror behind them reflects a crowd. Her blue dress and dark hat dominate.

William Glackens At Mouquin's, 1905 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Dora Wheeler, William Merritt Chase, 1882–83, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Portrait of Dora Wheeler, 1882–83 Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Lady in 1866, Édouard Manet, 1866, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Young Lady in 1866, 1866 The Met

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?), Edgar Degas, 1865, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?), 1865 The Met

From low on a hillside, we look up at a light-skinned woman and boy standing in tall grass against a sunny blue sky in this vertical painting.

Claude Monet Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son, 1875 National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony), John Singer Sargent, 1880, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony), 1880 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Dr. William McNeill Whistler, James McNeill Whistler, 1871–73, oil on panel

James McNeill Whistler Portrait of Dr. William McNeill Whistler, 1871–73 Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Mending, Camille Pissarro, 1895, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Woman Mending, 1895 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman with a Black Fichu, Édouard Manet, c. 1878, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Portrait of a Woman with a Black Fichu, c. 1878 Art Institute of Chicago

Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1876, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Alfred Sisley, 1876 Art Institute of Chicago

Mrs. Charles Deering (Marion Denison Whipple), John Singer Sargent, 1888, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Mrs. Charles Deering (Marion Denison Whipple), 1888 Art Institute of Chicago

Lucie Berard (Child in White), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Lucie Berard (Child in White), 1883 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Léon Clapisson, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Léon Clapisson, 1883 Art Institute of Chicago

Painted portrait of a seated young light-skinned girl with brown hair in a gauzy white dress and hat, eyes downcast, holding a basket.

Berthe Morisot Young Girl with Hat, 1892 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of a light-skinned woman dressed in a gauzy white gown with black trim playing an upright paino.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Woman at the Piano, 1875–76 Art Institute of Chicago

Jean Renoir Sewing, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1899–1900, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Jean Renoir Sewing, 1899–1900 Art Institute of Chicago

On a Balcony, Mary Cassatt, 1878–79, oil on canvas

Mary Cassatt On a Balcony, 1878–79 Art Institute of Chicago

Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade), Édouard Manet, 1862–72, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Boy with Pitcher (La Régalade), 1862–72 Art Institute of Chicago

The Laundress, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1877–79, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Laundress, 1877–79 Art Institute of Chicago

The Artist in His Studio, James McNeill Whistler, 1865–66, oil on paper mounted on panel

James McNeill Whistler The Artist in His Studio, 1865–66 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin), Edgar Degas, 1879, distemper, metallic paint, and pastel, on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait after a Costume Ball (Portrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin), 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Young Peasant Having Her Coffee, Camille Pissarro, 1881, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Young Peasant Having Her Coffee, 1881 Art Institute of Chicago

Café Singer, Edgar Degas, 1879, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Café Singer, 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi, Edgar Degas, c. 1875, oil on fabric

Edgar Degas Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi, c. 1875 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Man, Gustave Caillebotte, 1880, oil on canvas

Gustave Caillebotte Portrait of a Man, 1880 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Old Italian Woman, Edgar Degas, 1857, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Old Italian Woman, 1857 The Met

The Collector of Prints, Edgar Degas, 1866, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Collector of Prints, 1866 The Met

Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), Edgar Degas, 1868, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), 1868 The Met

Portrait of a Woman in Gray, Edgar Degas, ca. 1865, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait of a Woman in Gray, ca. 1865 The Met

Portrait of a Young Woman, Edgar Degas, ca. 1885, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait of a Young Woman, ca. 1885 The Met

Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), Édouard Manet, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), 1882–83 The Met

Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), Édouard Manet, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), 1882–83 The Met

Washerwoman, Study, Camille Pissarro, 1880, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Washerwoman, Study, 1880 The Met

Marguerite-Thérèse (Margot) Berard (1874–1956), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Marguerite-Thérèse (Margot) Berard (1874–1956), 1879 The Met

Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880–1971), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1914, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Tilla Durieux (Ottilie Godeffroy, 1880–1971), 1914 The Met

A Young Girl with Daisies, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1889, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir A Young Girl with Daisies, 1889 The Met

Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, Édouard Manet, 1880, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Madame Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829–1906) at Bellevue, 1880 The Met

Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth, Edgar Degas, ca. 1875, oil colors freely mixed with turpentine on canvas

Edgar Degas Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth, ca. 1875 The Met

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Head of a Young Girl, c. 1890 National Gallery of Art

Édouard Manet Portrait of a Lady, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned young woman wearing a white dress sits smiling gently at us in this vertical portrait painting. Blended strokes of pearl white, cool green, and muted blue create an overall soft, almost blurred look.

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