Sepia

These sepia tones run through sketches, maps, and studies of figures, interiors, and nature, from bathers to chairs to bamboo and peacocks. The warm browns give everything a worn, vintage quality rather than sharp contrast or bright color. They sit well in a library or study with dark wood and warm white walls.

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Red chalk drawing on tan paper depicting a seated male nude figure with separate studies of arms and legs.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Seated Young Male Nude and Two Arm Studies (recto)
1510 · red chalk on paper

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Red chalk drawing on aged paper depicting multiple human figures arranged around a central nude male body in a lamentation composition.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Study for a Lamentation
1530 · red chalk on paper

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A pen and ink drawing depicting three male figures wearing long cloaks, shown in profile facing left against a beige paper background.
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Three Standing Men in Wide Cloaks Turned to the Left (recto)
1492 · ink on paper

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A figure with a spear stands among tall trees and blue herons in a brown landscape under a pale sky.
Sydney Long
Spirit of the Plains
1897 · oil

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A winding road curves through a landscape with trees on the left and a solitary figure on a hill to the right, rendered in black ink on cream paper.
Edgar Degas
The Road (La route)
1878 · monotype (black ink) on china paper

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A watercolor sketch depicting a bridge and riverside town in muted tones of cream, brown, and blue with atmospheric washes.
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Bridge with Sunlight, possibly Coblenz
1841 · Graphite and watercolour on paper

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Turner's watercolor depicts an angel descending toward a pool with figures below, rendered in soft browns, tans, and muted tones.
Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Angel Troubling the Pool
1845 · Graphite and watercolour on paper

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Albrecht Dürer's watercolor and ink drawing depicts a fortified castle perched on rocky cliffs with green vegetation, tan stone structures, and a pale blue sky.
Albrecht Dürer
Fortified Castle
watercolour on paper

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Pen and ink drawing depicting two tall cypress trees with swirling foliage against a landscape, rendered in brown tones on aged paper.
Vincent van Gogh
Cypresses
1889 · Pen and reed pen and inks and graphite on wove paper

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A tall cypress tree with swirling foliage rendered in brown ink on tan paper, surrounded by undulating clouds and ground.
Vincent van Gogh
Cypresses (Les Cyprès)
1889 · Brown ink and graphite on wove Latune et Cie Balcons paper

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A pen and ink drawing depicting bare trees in an orchard with a distant town skyline, rendered in brown and tan tones on aged paper.
Vincent van Gogh
Orchard with Arles in the Background
1888 · reed pen, pen, ink, and graphite on laid paper

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A young woman with long dark hair wearing a light-colored dress and hat holds flowers while gazing downward against a dark background.
Julia Margaret Cameron
"For I'm to be Queen of the May, Mother, I'm to be Queen of the May"
1875 · Albumen silver

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Two young girls in light draped clothing hold a large dark umbrella or parasol against a neutral background in sepia tones.
Julia Margaret Cameron
[Paul and Virginia]
1864 · Albumen silver

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Sepia-toned photograph depicting three figures in classical dress with a woman in center wearing a veil and ornate garment.
Julia Margaret Cameron
A Holy Family
1872 · Albumen silver

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A nude figure crouches beside a still life arrangement of fruits, vessels, and brushes in muted earth tones and whites.
Edgar Degas
The Tub
1886

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Leonardo da Vinci's unfinished 1481 painting depicts the Adoration of the Magi with figures in earth tones gathered around a central Madonna and Child in an architectural landscape.
Leonardo da Vinci
The Adoration of the Magi
1481

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A crowded indoor Christmas celebration with children playing around a decorated tree, rendered in sepia tones and watercolor.
William James Glackens
Yuletide Revel
ink and w/c wash on paper

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A woman seated before a mirror arranges her hair, rendered in soft tones of cream, pink, and brown in this 1890 print.
Mary Cassatt
The Coiffure
1890 · drypoint and aquatint on laid paper

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A woman in patterned kimono holds a large umbrella on a bridge overlooking a snowy river landscape with temple buildings.
Andō Hiroshige
Eight Views of Edo, Evening Snow at Asakusa, date unknown
woodblock print

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An 1888 painting depicting boats moored at a Sydney waterfront with buildings and a tower under a brown, smoky sky.
Tom Roberts
An autumn morning, Milson's Point, Sydney
1888 · oil

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A traditional East Asian painting depicting several goats and sheep grazing by a river beneath tall cliffs and willow trees in muted earth tones.
Shen Nanpin
Album of Birds and Animals (Sheep and Goats)
ink and color on silk

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A classical ink and watercolor painting depicts three spotted deer standing on rocky terrain beside a waterfall and gnarled tree.
Shen Nanpin
Album of Birds and Animals (Deer)
ink and color on silk

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Two white cranes with black markings stand among gnarled pine trees in a misty landscape rendered in sepia and brown tones.
Shen Nanpin
Album of Birds and Animals (Cranes)
ink and color on silk

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A detailed ink and watercolor painting depicts two mythical qilin creatures on a misty mountainside with a waterfall and vegetation.
Shen Nanpin
Album of Birds and Animals (Qilin)
ink and color on silk

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