Figure Studies
Childhood
Hermann Sondermann
A tender 19th-century painting of a child playing with a toy horse in a rustic interior.
Art for the Nursery
Soft, airy works that keep the room calm, gentle, and light.
Gentle color, lighter forms, and a soothing pace make these works feel calm, tender, and easy to live with.
Figure Studies
A Mother with her Child
Louis Bernard Coclers
This charming 1794 genre painting depicts an intimate and tender domestic moment between a mother and her child.
Pastoral Scenes
The French Farmyard
Winslow Homer
A charming 19th-century scene of childhood innocence captured in a rustic French courtyard.
Equestrian & Animals
Zebras
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
An expressive wildlife study featuring three zebras rendered with energetic brushwork and a vivid palette.