Post-Impressionist Paintings for the Staircase

Here are 38 Post-Impressionist paintings for the staircase, painted between 1866 and 1906, with works by Vincent van Gogh, Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin; the subjects they return to most are portraits, and self-portraits. The stairwell is the one place where paintings should not hang level with each other.

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Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana), Paul Gauguin 24 × 36 in portrait print (61 × 91 cm), centered 58 in above the stair line. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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38 Post-Impressionist paintings

A young girl with medium skin wears a striking dress of black and white stripes with a short lace collar. Behind her is backdrop featuring symbols and native figures. Mangos sit beside her.

Paul Gauguin Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana), 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of a placid-looking, light-skinned woman in a maroon dress, seated in a chair with yellow upholstery, hands folded.

Paul Cézanne Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair, 1888–90 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting of a red-haired, bearded man with light skin, painted in short brushstrokes and multicolored dots. The background is likewise a mass of small, closely spaced colored dots, these in green, blue, and red-orange.

Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait, 1887 Art Institute of Chicago

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), Vincent van Gogh, 1887, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), 1887 The Met

Madame Roulin and Her Baby, Vincent van Gogh, 1888, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Madame Roulin and Her Baby, 1888 The Met

Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red Dress, Paul Cézanne, 1888–90, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red Dress, 1888–90 The Met

The Two Disciples at the Tomb, Henry Ossawa Tanner, c. 1906, oil on canvas

Henry Ossawa Tanner The Two Disciples at the Tomb, c. 1906 Art Institute of Chicago

Woman Mending, Camille Pissarro, 1895, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Woman Mending, 1895 Art Institute of Chicago

Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, 1890, oil on linen canvas

Paul Gauguin Woman in Front of a Still Life by Cezanne, 1890 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse), Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse), 1889 Art Institute of Chicago

Polynesian Woman with Children, Paul Gauguin, 1901, oil on linen canvas

Paul Gauguin Polynesian Woman with Children, 1901 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Jeanne Wenz, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1886, oil on canvas

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Portrait of Jeanne Wenz, 1886 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

Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist's Uncle, as a Monk, Paul Cézanne, 1866, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist's Uncle, as a Monk, 1866 The Met

Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist's Uncle, Paul Cézanne, 1866, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Antoine Dominique Sauveur Aubert (born 1817), the Artist's Uncle, 1866 The Met

Gustave Boyer (b. 1840) in a Straw Hat, Paul Cézanne, 1870–71, oil on paper, laid down on canvas

Paul Cézanne Gustave Boyer (b. 1840) in a Straw Hat, 1870–71 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

L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911), Vincent van Gogh, 1888–89, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh L'Arlésienne: Madame Joseph-Michel Ginoux (Marie Julien, 1848–1911), 1888–89 The Met

Albert (René) Grenier (1858–1925), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1887, oil on wood

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Albert (René) Grenier (1858–1925), 1887 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

La Berceuse (Woman Rocking a Cradle; Augustine-Alix Pellicot Roulin, 1851–1930), Vincent van Gogh, 1889, oil on canvas

Vincent van Gogh La Berceuse (Woman Rocking a Cradle; Augustine-Alix Pellicot Roulin, 1851–1930), 1889 The Met

Seated Peasant, Paul Cézanne, ca. 1892–96, oil on canvas

Paul Cézanne Seated Peasant, ca. 1892–96 The Met

The Streetwalker, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, ca. 1890–91, oil on cardboard

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec The Streetwalker, ca. 1890–91 The Met

Shown from the chest up, a man with short, orange hair and green-tinted, pale skin looks at us, wearing a vivid blue painter's smock in this vertical portrait painting.

Vincent van Gogh Self-Portrait, 1889 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woman from the chest up, with her head slightly turned to the right. She has fair skin, red lips, and brown hair in an updo.

Paul Gauguin Madame Alexandre Kohler, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

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

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

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

Vincent van Gogh Self-portrait, 1887 Rijksmuseum

This painting shows the upper half of a woman's body, focusing on her face, head, and large hat. The woman's body is slightly turned toward the right, but she is looking directly at us.

Édouard Vuillard Madame Bonnard, 1895/1900 National Gallery of Art

The head of a pale-skinned man nearly fills this shadowy, vertical portrait painting. His shoulders angle to our right, and his dark eyes cut back to look at us.

Édouard Vuillard Self-Portrait, Aged 21, 1889 National Gallery of Art

Self-portrait, Émile Bernard, 1897, oil on canvas

Émile Bernard Self-portrait, 1897 Rijksmuseum

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

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

Seven people with cream-white skin crowd together, sitting at or standing among tables in an interior space in this vertical painting. The composition is dominated by shades of blue and pale green.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec A Corner of the Moulin de la Galette, 1892 National Gallery of Art

A man and woman standing with their backs to us face a room where others stand or pose in this vertical painting.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec Quadrille at the Moulin Rouge, 1892 National Gallery of Art

Two pale-skinned women are shown from the waist up behind a counter in an interior space in this nearly square painting.

Édouard Vuillard Woman in a Striped Dress, 1895 National Gallery of Art

A vase holding mostly white flowers sits on a floral-patterned cloth in this vertical still life painting. The ice-blue vase has a narrow foot, tall, slightly tapering sides, round shoulders, and a long neck flanked by handles.

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