Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Helene Schjerfbeck
An intimate and luminous 19th-century self-portrait by Helene Schjerfbeck, featuring soft brushwork and a contemplative expression.
Art for the Bedroom
Quieter paintings and soft palettes suited to a slower, calmer pace.
Soft color, gentle subjects, and quieter compositions help create a slower, more restful mood.
Figure Studies
The Front Parlor
William McGregor Paxton
A masterfully lit scene of quiet domesticity by American painter William McGregor Paxton.
Figure Studies
Woman Viewed from Behind (Visit to a Museum)
Edgar Degas
This evocative Impressionist painting by Edgar Degas captures a candid, contemplative moment of a woman visiting a museum gallery.
Figure Studies
Josephine Knitting
Edmund Charles Tarbell
A serene American Impressionist scene capturing a quiet moment of domestic life in soft, filtered light.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
After the Bath
Anders Zorn
A luminous and painterly impressionist study of a nude figure in a natural, light-drenched coastal setting.