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.

387 works
Sort
Alphabetically, A-ZAlphabetically, Z-A
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
A woman in flowing white and colorful skirts holds a fan against a yellow background, advertising Folies Bergère entertainment.
Pal
Folies Bergere Poster
1898

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
A botanical illustration of nasturtium plants featuring round green leaves and red flowers against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Nasturtium
hand-colored engraving

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
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

From $71.00
Botanical illustration of tuberose plant with white flowers and green leaves against a cream background.
Pierre Joseph Buchoz
Tuberose
hand-colored engraving

From $71.00