Pastels

Soft, chalky color runs through these scenes of coastlines, gardens and quiet countryside, with hazy skies and gentle light rather than sharp contrast. Water, cliffs, trees and open fields recur, giving a relaxed, airy mood throughout. The blush, sage and pale blue tones sit lightly on white or cream walls, suiting a living room, spa, or hotel guest room.

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Japanese woodblock print depicting a woman with elaborate black hair ornaments and a patterned garment against a cream background.
Kitagawa Utamaro
Courtesan Representing the Hagi
Color woodblock print

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Japanese woodblock print depicting visitors viewing pink cherry blossoms in a temple garden with traditional architecture, rendered in greens, pinks, and earth tones.
Miki Suizan
Cherry Blossoms at Omuro
1924 · Color woodblock print

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Three women in colorful kimono walk along a hillside path beneath blooming cherry trees overlooking a blue river valley.
Miki Suizan
Mt. Arashi in Spring
1924 · Color woodblock print

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A botanical illustration depicts a red cockscomb flower with green leaves, accompanied by a praying mantis and small insects, against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Cockscomb with praying mantis
hand-colored engraving

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A Chinese pheasant with yellow, red, and blue plumage perches among purple peonies and red flowers against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Purple peony with Chinese pheasant
hand-colored engraving

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A blue-winged yellow bird perches among branches of pink flowering cherry blossoms with green needle-like leaves against a pale background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Flowering cherry with blue winged yellow bird
hand-colored engraving

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A botanical illustration depicting red and white lotus flowers with green stems and leaves, accompanied by a small brown frog in water.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Red lotus with frog
hand-colored engraving

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A small brown bird perches among branches of pink and white clustered flowers with green leaves against a pale background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Pink Viburnum with bird
hand-colored engraving

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A young girl in a white dress with a floral garland stands against a pink background decorated with small flowers and objects.
Gustav Klimt
Girl in White
1912 · oil

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Colored illustration showing six ornate fish specimens arranged on a page with French text labels, featuring vibrant patterns in pink, yellow, blue, and green.
Louis Renard
Fish
1754 · hand-colored engraving

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Two cyclists ride bicycles on a road beneath a blue sky in this 1906 French advertising poster with red and brown text.
Circa 1906 French Poster for Marque Diamant
1906

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A woman in flowing white and colorful skirts holds a fan against a yellow background, advertising Folies Bergère entertainment.
Pal
Folies Bergere Poster
1898

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Art Nouveau poster featuring a stylized female figure with raised arms surrounded by sunflowers, in red, gold, and purple tones.
Adolphe Louis Charles Crespin
Exposition d'Art Poster
1898

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A 1898 Art Nouveau poster depicting women in period dress gathered around a central figure, rendered in soft greens, pinks, yellows, and blacks.
A. Trinquier-Trianon
Folies-Bergere: Les Demoiselles du Vingtieme Siecle Poster
1898

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Art Nouveau poster featuring a woman with golden hair holding flowers, surrounded by flowing organic forms in yellow, green, and muted tones.
Fernand Toussaint
Le Sillon Poster
1895

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A 1900 French travel poster featuring a woman with a red parasol on a beach, with seaside activities and architectural vignettes in muted tones.
Henri Gray
Wimereux Travel Poster
1900

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A cottage with a wooden gate and surrounding vegetation rendered in muted purples, greens, and beige tones in an overhead perspective.
Robert Polhill Bevan
Morning, The South Downs

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A rural homestead with grazing cattle, buildings, and large trees rendered in greens, purples, and earth tones.
Robert Polhill Bevan
The Homestead
1910 · Oil on canvas

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A blue bird with a pink breast perches on a gnarled branch of yellow jasmine flowers beside a grey scholar's rock.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Yellow jasmine with bird and scholar's rock
hand-colored engraving

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Two figures in pink and brown clothing connected by a string sit on chairs against a pale blue background with a horse portrait above.
Florine Stettheimer
Portrait of Marcel Duchamp and Rose Sélavy
1923 · Oil on canvas laid down on board

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Botanical illustration featuring orange dahlias with green leaves, blue rocks, grass, and a dragonfly against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Orange Dahlia with dragonfly
hand-colored engraving

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A delicate floral arrangement of delphiniums and columbine flowers in a clear vase against a white background with red-brown borders.
Florine Stettheimer
Delphinums and Columbine
1923 · oil

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A crowded interior scene with multiple figures in colorful clothing scattered throughout a room with furniture, artwork on walls, and still life elements rendered in pastels and bold hues.
Florine Stettheimer
Studio Party (Soirée)
oil

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A floral still life featuring colorful blooms in a vase with a coiled snake, surrounded by faint figures and architectural elements in muted tones.
Florine Stettheimer
Birthday Bouquet (Flowers with Snake)
1932 · oil

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