Muted Tones

The palette stays soft and subdued throughout, with figures, streets, gardens and quiet still lifes rendered in gentle, dusty tones rather than anything bold. Portraits, riverside views and studies of fruit or moths share this same hushed restraint, giving a calm, unforced mood. Muted tones like these settle easily into a living room or spa.

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A dark blue vase containing yellow sunflowers, red and pink flowers, and green foliage against a pale beige background.
Odilon Redon
Vase De Fleurs

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A coastal village with stone buildings sits along a sandy beach beside calm blue-green water under a pale blue sky.
Odilon Redon
Village by the Sea in Brittany
1880 · oil on cardboard on hardboard

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Japanese woodblock print depicting figures crossing an arched bridge over a river with autumn maple leaves in greens, blues, and earth tones.
Katsushika Hokusai
Autumn Maple Leaves on the Tsutaya River
Woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a hillside landscape with blooming cherry trees, figures in traditional dress, buildings, water, and Mount Fuji in the distance.
Katsushika Hokusai
Goten-yama Hill, at Shinagawa on the Tokaido
1830 · Color woodblock print

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A large brown lobster with long antennae dominates the composition, accompanied by smaller shrimp rendered in pale gray and brown tones against a light blue background.
Andō Hiroshige
Shrimp and lobster
1835 · Woodcut

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Five river trout arranged diagonally across blue water with Japanese calligraphy and red seals on a light blue background.
Andō Hiroshige
River Trout
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting two bowls with New Year foods, chopsticks, and calligraphic text in black ink on cream paper, featuring red, blue, and white colors.
Teisai Hokuba
Bowl of New Year Food
1808 · color woodblock print

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Ukiyo-e print depicting fireworks exploding above boats on a river with a wooden bridge, predominantly featuring gray, blue, and gold tones.
Utagawa Hiroshige
Fireworks at Ryōgoku (Ryōgoku hanabi), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)
1858 · Color woodblock print; oban

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A celestial map depicts the northern hemispheres with mythological figures, cherubs, and zodiac symbols in red, blue, gold, and gray tones.
Andreas Cellarius
Spherical scenography of both the celestial and terrestrial northern hemispheres, Plate 25, from Harmonia Macrocosmica
Hand coloured engraving

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A six-panel folding screen depicting white and red flowers with green foliage and bamboo stalks against a pale cream background.
Kano Shigenobu
Bamboo and Poppies II
pair of six-panel screens; ink, color and gold on paper

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A celestial diagram showing Earth's position within concentric spheres, surrounded by allegorical figures in clouds, rendered in muted blues, greens, and earth tones.
Andreas Cellarius
Plate 11 from Harmonia Macrocosmica

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Antique celestial map with hemispheric star charts surrounded by cherubs, classical figures, and astronomical instruments in earth tones and jewel colors.
Andreas Cellarius
Plate 28 from Harmonia Macrocosmica

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Flowering apple trees with white blossoms stand in a green meadow with scattered rocks beneath a blue sky.
John Leslie Breck
Apple Trees
1889 · oil

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A bridge spans over dark blue water with industrial buildings and cityscape in yellow-green tones beneath a pale sky.
George Wesley Bellows
The Bridge, Blackwell’s Island
oil

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Japanese woodblock print depicting an actor holding a decorative umbrella and sword, wearing dark robes with gold and blue accents against a gray background with palm trees.
Utagawa Toyokuni
An actor in the role of Hachiman Taro Yoshiie
1847 · Color woodblock print

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A Japanese woodblock print depicts a sumo wrestler wearing a striped robe and blue hakama, holding a pipe, with calligraphy on the right.
Utagawa Toyokuni
The sumo wrestler Musashino Monta
1848 · Woodcut

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A still life painting of colorful flowers arranged in a gray bowl on a dark surface, with a mountainous landscape visible in the background.
Severin Roesen
Still Life with Flowers and a Landscape
1857

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Japanese woodblock print depicting multiple women in elaborate kimonos preparing food in an interior space with gridded windows and warm earth tones.
Kitagawa Utamaro
House of Ichizuke

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Japanese woodblock print depicting three women in elaborate kimonos against a blue background with decorative floral patterns and calligraphic text.
Utagawa Toyokuni
Tale of the Courtesan Kokonoe

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Japanese woodblock print depicting an actor in blue patterned kimono holding a sword, surrounded by handwritten calligraphy text.
Utagawa Toyokuni
The Actor Onoe Kikugoro III in the Role of Oboshi Yuranosuke

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A still life painting displaying white grapes, peaches, watermelon, berries, and vine leaves arranged around a wicker basket against a dark background.
Severin Roesen
Still Life with Fruit
1852 · oil

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A woman in blue and red patterned clothing gazes into a hand mirror, surrounded by Japanese text on a gray background.
Utagawa Toyokuni
White
1844 · Woodcut

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A floral still life arrangement with colorful flowers in a vase, accompanied by grapes, fruit, and a wine glass against a dark background.
Severin Roesen
Victorian Bouquet
1850 · oil

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Still life arrangement featuring grapes, apples, and citrus fruits with ornate goblet and white plate against dark background.
Severin Roesen
Still Life with Fruit and Sliced Lemon
1854 · oil

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