Staircase Paintings: Portraits and Views That Climb with the Steps (page 6)

A climbing series: small portraits and landscapes that follow the line of the steps.

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A dark-haired, disembodied head of a haloed man with pale, peach skin floats against a red and yellow background in this vertical portrait.

Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait, 1889 National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the knees up, a young woman sits in a chair angled to our right but she turns her face to look at us in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Vincent van Gogh La Mousmé, 1888 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a tightly corseted dress looks off to our left in this vertical pastel drawing. The portrait is loosely sketched with blended areas, giving it a soft look.

Édouard Manet Madame Michel-Lévy, 1882 National Gallery of Art

This vertical portrait painting shows the head and shoulders of a person with pale peach skin and an auburn, cheek-length bob hairstyle. The person has high cheek bones, deep pink lips, and an angular, pointed chin.

Amedeo Modigliani Madame Kisling, c. 1917 National Gallery of Art

A long-haired, small white dog with tawny-brown ears and spots sits on a garnet-red cushion in this loosely painted vertical portrait. The dog looks just to our left with large, round, black eyes under perked eyebrows.

Édouard Manet A King Charles Spaniel, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

Berthe Morisot The Artist's Sister at a Window, 1869 National Gallery of Art

The head and floppy ears of a dog with a delicate muzzle are loosely painted in this vertical portrait. The dog’s head is cocked to our left, and it looks at us with large, glistening black eyes.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Head of a Dog, 1870 National Gallery of Art

Child with Brown Hair, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1887/1888, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Brown Hair, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

A white dog spotted with caramel-brown and with long, floppy ears sits in a garden setting near a green park bench in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec The Artist's Dog Flèche, c. 1881 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a portrait of a person with dark hair styled neatly in an updo with soft waves over their forehead.

Thomas Eakins Harriet Husson Carville (Mrs. James G. Carville), 1904 National Gallery of Art

Painted in muted lime green, plum purple, buttercup yellow, slate and royal blue, the head and shoulders of a man with peach-colored skin sitting in front of a window looks at us in this stylized, vertical portrait.

Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière, 1888 or 1889 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a man with peachy skin and long, brown curly hair and goatee stands in front of a window opening onto a moonlit sky in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Member of the Haarlem Civic Guard, c. 1636/1638 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a young man with a plump, pale-skinned face hooks one elbow over the back of a wooden chair and looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

Frans Hals Portrait of a Young Man, 1646/1648 National Gallery of Art

The face of a young man with peachy-colored skin and dark hair fills this vertical painting. The man is lit from our left but is angled to slightly to our right, so his face is mostly in shadow.

Edgar Degas Self-Portrait with White Collar, c. 1857 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned young girl wearing an ink-black garment with a cream-white collar and a coral-red sash and necklaces holds a terrier dog as she looks at us in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singer Sargent Miss Beatrice Townsend, 1882 National Gallery of Art

Mrs. Henry Hill (Anna Barrett), John Singleton Copley, c. 1765–70, pastel on paper mounted on linen

John Singleton Copley Mrs. Henry Hill (Anna Barrett), c. 1765–70 Art Institute of Chicago

Herself, Robert Henri, 1913, oil on canvas

Robert Henri Herself, 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

Himself, Robert Henri, 1913, oil on canvas

Robert Henri Himself, 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair, Henry Raeburn, 1810–20, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Portrait of a Man with Gray Hair, 1810–20 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1851, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Portrait of a Woman, 1851 Art Institute of Chicago

Joseph Gerrish, John Singleton Copley, 1770, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Joseph Gerrish, 1770 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1665, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch Portrait of a Woman, c. 1665 Cleveland Museum 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

Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, Eastman Johnson, c. 1881, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, c. 1881 Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of an Italian Woman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1847, oil on fabric

Jean-Léon Gérôme Head of an Italian Woman, c. 1847 Cleveland Museum of Art

Self-Portrait, Armand Guillaumin, c. 1872–74, oil on canvas

Armand Guillaumin Self-Portrait, c. 1872–74 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Hugh Hope, Henry Raeburn, c. 1810, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Portrait of Hugh Hope, c. 1810 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1774, oil on canvas

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, 1774 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, 1867, oil on canvas

Frédéric Bazille Portrait of Renoir, 1867 Cleveland Museum of Art

Edward Guthrie Kennedy, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Edward Guthrie Kennedy, ca. 1895 The Met

Roland, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1902, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase Roland, ca. 1902 The Met

Gulian Verplanck, John Singleton Copley, 1771, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Gulian Verplanck, 1771 The Met

Mrs. John Winthrop, John Singleton Copley, 1773, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Mrs. John Winthrop, 1773 The Met

Samuel Verplanck, John Singleton Copley, 1771, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Samuel Verplanck, 1771 The Met

Jonathan Sturges, Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1840, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand Jonathan Sturges, ca. 1840 The Met

Luman Reed, Asher Brown Durand, 1835, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand Luman Reed, 1835 The Met

Mrs. Winfield Scott, Asher Brown Durand, 1831, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand Mrs. Winfield Scott, 1831 The Met

A Fisherman, Eastman Johnson, 1865, brown inks on tan-color sized canvas

Eastman Johnson A Fisherman, 1865 The Met

Sanford Robinson Gifford, Eastman Johnson, 1880, oil on academy board

Eastman Johnson Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1880 The Met

Catherine Brooks Hall, William Sidney Mount, ca. 1830, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Catherine Brooks Hall, ca. 1830 The Met

Gideon Tucker, William Sidney Mount, 1830, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Gideon Tucker, 1830 The Met

Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, William Sidney Mount, 1852, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, 1852 The Met

Martin Euclid Thompson, William Sidney Mount, 1830, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Martin Euclid Thompson, 1830 The Met

Mrs. Gideon Tucker, William Sidney Mount, 1830, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Mrs. Gideon Tucker, 1830 The Met

Elie Williams, Charles Willson Peale, 1789, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Elie Williams, 1789 The Met

Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood), Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1771, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Margaret Strachan (Mrs. Thomas Harwood), ca. 1771 The Met

Portrait of a Gentleman, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1775 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1775 The Met