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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Delicate watercolor painting depicting floating figures suspended beneath drooping trees with a sun and colorful banner against a pale background.
Florine Stettheimer
Music
1920 · oil

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Botanical illustration of arrowhead plant with white flowers and broad leaves, alongside aquatic insects and underwater vegetation in green and blue tones.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Arrowhead
hand-colored engraving

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Botanical illustration of Aristea plant with blue flowers, green striped leaves, brown bulb, and two insects against cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Aristea
hand-colored engraving

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A blue bird perches on a weathered tree stump beside red flowers and green foliage against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Caesalpinia pulcherrima with blue bird
hand-colored engraving

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A botanical illustration of nasturtium plants featuring round green leaves and red flowers against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Nasturtium
hand-colored engraving

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A white egret stands among aquatic plants, rocks, and yellow water crowfoot flowers against a pale cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Water crowfoot with egret
hand-colored engraving

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A blue and iridescent bird perches on a blue rock surrounded by green foliage and red berries in a botanical illustration.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Smilax with bird
hand-colored engraving

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A purple-bellied blue-winged bird perches on a branch beside a flowering vine with white and purple blossoms and green leaves.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Purple bellied blue winged bird with purple flowering vine
hand-colored engraving

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Botanical illustration of tuberose plant with white flowers and green leaves against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Tuberose
hand-colored engraving

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A surreal Christmas scene with a yellow decorated tree surrounded by figures in an urban landscape rendered in pastel pink, yellow, and blue tones.
Florine Stettheimer
Christmas
1930 · oil

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A young woman with dark hair wearing a white draped garment stands against large white wings in muted earth tones.
Abbott Handerson Thayer
Angel
1887 · oil

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Abstracted head portrait with oval cream form, geometric rectangle outline, orange wash at top, red circular mark on right side, and peach-toned neck below.
Paul Klee
Untitled (Kopf)
1934 · Watercolor on paper

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A geometric circle divided vertically into black and white halves on a cream-colored background.
Hilma af Klint
The Current Standpoint of the Mahatmas
1920 · oil

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Abstract geometric composition featuring rectangles and lines in green, blue, red, yellow, orange, and brown on a textured beige background.
Wassily Kandinsky
Abstract Construction, from Will Grohmann's book "Kandinsky"
1930 · Gouache over black ink and red ink, over preliminary drawing in graphite

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Kandinsky's 1930 etching features abstract geometric forms including lines, triangles, and angular shapes scattered across a beige paper background.
Wassily Kandinsky
First Etching from Will Grohmann's book "Kandinsky"
1930 · Etching

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Botanical illustration featuring a large flowering plant with green leaves and white flowers, surrounded by smaller plants and geometric color charts on cream paper.
Hilma af Klint
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Botanical illustration featuring green leafy branches with yellow flowers and geometric cross symbols on a cream background.
Hilma af Klint
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Botanical study page displaying various flowering plants and catkins with detailed illustrations in watercolor featuring purples, yellows, and greens.
Hilma af Klint
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Wooden dock with moored boats in soft pink and grey tones under misty atmospheric conditions.
Kirsten Söderlind
Finches Dock

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Two geometric compositions featuring circles and diagonal lines: upper sketch in black and white, lower colored version with red spiky circle on blue-grey background.
Hilma af Klint
No. 8 from The Atom Series
1917 · Watercolor, pencil, and metallic paint on paper

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Botanical watercolor illustration of a climbing plant with green heart-shaped leaves and small yellow flowers, accompanied by a color palette strip.
Hilma af Klint
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Abstract geometric composition with blue and yellow curved lines radiating from center on tan background with red circle.
Hilma af Klint
Group V, The Seven-Pointed Star, No. 1 (WUS/Seven-Pointed Star Series)
1908 · Tempera, gouache and graphite on paper, mounted on canvas

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Concentric circles in cream, blue, pink, and red on a black background, divided vertically by a pale line.
Hilma af Klint
Group IX/SUW, The Swan, No 17
1915 · oil

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Watercolor landscape featuring snow-covered pine trees along a frozen lake, rendered in muted browns, purples, and whites.
Hilma af Klint
Pines in Winter Landscape
Watercolor on paper

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