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National Gallery of Art

10,102 works

Interior scene with a woman in a dark blue dress before a yellow curtain and floral wallpaper, holding a small round mirror.

The Yellow Curtain

Edouard Vuillard, c. 1893

Still life of pink roses in a brown pitcher beside books and a paint box on a table, against a pale blue wall.

The Artist's Paint Box and Moss Roses

Edouard Vuillard, 1898

Painting of horsemen and hounds chasing across a field toward a farm with a pond in the foreground.

Hunting Scene with a Pond

Unknown artist, 18th century

Oil painting of six children dancing in a ring on grass under trees, holding hands and smiling.

Children Playing in a Park

Hugues Merle, c. 1860

Painting of hounds chasing across a field with riders on horses, trees, and a harbor with sailing ships on the right.

Hunting Scene with a Harbor

Unknown artist, 18th century

Painting of a crowded racecourse with horses, riders, carriages and spectators beneath large trees and a cloudy sky.

Heaton Park Races

John Ferneley, 1829

Loose oil sketch of a sandy beach with grassy bank and trees on the left, grey clouds and calm sea under a pale sky.

Beach near Etretat

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1872

Small painting of pink roses and white blossoms with green leaves in a golden vase on a dark background.

Roses in a Vase

Unknown artist, 1880/1900

Painting of a woman with a parasol on a grassy seaside bank, with sailboats on the calm water under a pale sky.

Woman by the Seaside

Unknown artist, 19th century

Painting of well-dressed spectators with parasols on a grassy slope watching horses and carriages on a racecourse.

Race Course at Longchamps

Unknown artist, c. 1870

Painting of fishermen pulling a rowboat ashore by a rocky cliff, with sailboats on rough sea under cloudy sky.

Seashore with Fishermen

Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1781/1782

Painting of a crowded orange-sailed ferry on choppy water, with tall ships and a hazy city under a cloudy sky.

Rotterdam Ferry-Boat

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1833

Painting of three women and a boy in an ornate parlor with red curtains, patterned rugs, and a vase of tulips.

Family Group

William Glackens, 1910/1911

Painting of a winged angel guiding a golden boat with a child down a river past cliffs, cave, flowers and a sunset.

The Voyage of Life: Childhood

Thomas Cole, 1842

Hazy winter cityscape with snowy rooftops, bare trees in a park, and a domed tower under a pale blue sky.

Madison Square, Snow

Allen Tucker, 1904

Painting of a child in a golden boat on a river, guided by an angel, with mountains and a white palace in the distance.

The Voyage of Life: Youth

Thomas Cole, 1842

Painting of an old man in a golden boat on dark water, with a white angel descending beside him under a stormy sky.

The Voyage of Life: Old Age

Thomas Cole, 1842

Painting of a young woman in a green gown being touched by a grinning old man in a red hood, with a jester watching at left.

Ill-Matched Lovers

Quinten Metsys, c. 1520/1525

Dusky river scene with a stone bridge, silhouetted towers, a moored barge and a figure on the quay under a pink sky.

The Seine

Henry Ossawa Tanner, c. 1902

Painting of the white steam towboat John Birkbeck with a black smokestack and flags, moving across rippling water.

Towboat "John Birkbeck"

James Bard, 1854

Painting of a lively country dance in a plank-floored room with a fiddler, dancing couple, dogs, and onlookers beside a brick

Country Dance

Martin Edgar Ferrill, 1883

Painting of a man in a red robe standing in a golden boat on rapids beside rocky cliffs under a stormy, glowing sky.

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

Thomas Cole, 1842

Painting of a bay trotting horse pulling a red sulky driven by a man in a cap along a racetrack with a flag.

Budd Doble Driving Goldsmith Maid at Belmont Driving Park

Charles S. Humphreys, 1876

Polar bear attacking a seal on ice floes in a green sea, with a ship and icebergs on the horizon.

Law of the Wild

Charles S. Raleigh, 1881

Painting of a southern coastal town with a Victorian house, a sailboat on calm water, a pier, and palm-lined islands.

Southern Resort Town

Dana Smith, c. 1880

Naive painting of many horses grazing and running across a green pasture with a rider, snowy mountains, and a sun in the sky.

Spring on the Range

Unknown artist, fourth quarter 19th century

Painting of figures cooking over a campfire beside a conical tepee, with a river, forest and hills behind.

Indians Cooking Maize

Unknown artist, second half 19th century

Winter scene with a mounted officer, soldiers, an American flag, a log cabin and a horse-drawn sleigh in snow.

Washington at Valley Forge

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of a riverbank with trees, a white house and small boats, with their reflections in calm water.

At the Water's Edge

Paul Cézanne, c. 1890

Painting of nude figures in a wooded landscape with clouds, with an embracing couple at center and trees framing the scene.

The Battle of Love

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880