Late 19th-Century Paintings for the Staircase

Here are 31 late 19th-century paintings for the staircase, painted between 1851 and 1898, with works by Henri Fantin-Latour, John Singer Sargent and Jozef Israëls; the subjects they return to most are portraits, and flowers. The stairwell is the one place where paintings should not hang level with each other.

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Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent 20 × 38 in portrait print (51 × 97 cm), centered 58 in above the stair line. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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31 late 19th-century paintings

Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent, 1883–84, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), 1883–84 The Met

Egyptian Woman, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptian Woman, 1890–91 The Met

Egyptian Woman with Earrings, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptian Woman with Earrings, 1890–91 The Met

Portrait of Johanna Maria Parvé, Wife of Hendrik André Cornelis Tierens, Bastiaan de Poorter, 1857, oil on canvas

Bastiaan de Poorter Portrait of Johanna Maria Parvé, Wife of Hendrik André Cornelis Tierens, 1857 Rijksmuseum

Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands, Nicolaas Pieneman, 1856, oil on canvas

Nicolaas Pieneman Portrait of William III, King of the Netherlands, 1856 Rijksmuseum

'Old Isaac', Jozef Israëls, 1896, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls 'Old Isaac', 1896 Rijksmuseum

Louis Jacques Veltman (1817-1907). Actor, Jozef Israëls, 1893, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls Louis Jacques Veltman (1817-1907). Actor, 1893 Rijksmuseum

Study of Sijtje van Bemmel (1880-1963), Jozef Israëls, 1896, oil on panel

Jozef Israëls Study of Sijtje van Bemmel (1880-1963), 1896 Rijksmuseum

Sientje Nijkerk-Servaas at the age of 90, 1857, Jozef Israëls, 1857, oil on canvas

Jozef Israëls Sientje Nijkerk-Servaas at the age of 90, 1857, 1857 Rijksmuseum

Man with Monocle, Alice Pike Barney, ca. 1887-1889, oil on canvas

Alice Pike Barney Man with Monocle, ca. 1887-1889 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Martha, Alice Pike Barney, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Alice Pike Barney Martha, ca. 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Alice Barney in Whites and Browns, Pierre Troubetzkoy, 1898, oil on canvas

Pierre Troubetzkoy Alice Barney in Whites and Browns, 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Woman with Red Hair, Albert Herter, 1894, oil on canvas

Albert Herter Woman with Red Hair, 1894 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Charles Downing Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Son, Oliver Ingraham Lay, ca. 1881-1883, oil on canvas

Oliver Ingraham Lay Charles Downing Lay, Portrait of the Artist's Son, ca. 1881-1883 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Helene, Carl Newman, 1896, oil on canvas

Carl Newman Portrait of the Artist's Wife, Helene, 1896 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing, Thomas Hovenden, 1890, oil on canvas

Thomas Hovenden Portrait of Frank Hamilton Cushing, 1890 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Henry G. Marquand, John Singer Sargent, 1897, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Henry G. Marquand, 1897 The Met

Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), John Singer Sargent, 1893, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Elizabeth Winthrop Chanler (Mrs. John Jay Chapman), 1893 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Madame Lerolle, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1882, oil on fabric

Henri Fantin-Latour Madame Lerolle, 1882 Cleveland Museum of Art

Worthington Whittredge, Emanuel Leutze, 1856, oil on canvas

Emanuel Leutze Worthington Whittredge, 1856 The Met

Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker), Cecilia Beaux, 1898, oil on canvas

Cecilia Beaux Man with the Cat (Henry Sturgis Drinker), 1898 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Peter Bell Smith, John J. Porter, 1859, oil on canvas

John J. Porter Peter Bell Smith, 1859 Smithsonian American Art Museum

The Letter (Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colgate), James Wells Champney, 1881, oil on canvas

James Wells Champney The Letter (Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colgate), 1881 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Miners in the Sierras, Charles Christian Nahl, 1851-1852, oil on canvas mounted on canvas

Charles Christian Nahl Miners in the Sierras, 1851-1852 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Herdsmen with Cows, Edward Mitchell Bannister, 1869, oil on canvas

Edward Mitchell Bannister Herdsmen with Cows, 1869 Smithsonian American Art Museum

Asters and Fruit on a Table, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1868, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Asters and Fruit on a Table, 1868 The Met

Roses in a Vase, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1878, oil on fabric

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Vase, 1878 Cleveland Museum of Art

Still Life with Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1874, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Pansies, 1874 The Met

Still Life with Roses and Fruit, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1863, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Roses and Fruit, 1863 The Met

Roses in a Bowl, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1883, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Bowl, 1883 The Met

Potted Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1883, oil on canvas

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