Pastoral Scenes
Country Boys
Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky
A nostalgic and luminous scene of rural childhood by celebrated Russian realist painter Nikolay Bogdanov-Belsky.
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
Girl with a Baby Among Birch Trees
Paula Modersohn-Becker
A tender, earthy-toned depiction of a young girl and infant, captured with the bold, textural brushwork of early German Modernism.
Pastoral Scenes
Sunshine on a Spring Day in Front of the Family House at Charlottenburg
Jens Birkholm
A bright and nostalgic Danish genre scene capturing a family enjoying a sunny spring day outdoors.
Figure Studies
Italian Woman at the Cradle
Johann Baptist Kirner
A tender 19th-century domestic scene depicting a mother and child in a sunlit Italian interior.
Figure Studies
Girl with Rabbit
Paula Modersohn-Becker
A tender and earthy portrait of a young girl cradling a rabbit, rendered in the distinctive Expressionist style of Paula Modersohn-Becker.
Old World Portraits
Enfant au Hochet (Child with a Rattle)
Giuseppe Bonito
An elegant 18th-century portrait of a young child in a shimmering, lace-trimmed gown.