Category: Paintings of interiors

Interiors in glorious detail, painted by Russian Parisian Alexander Serebryakov who was also a decorator. Must be why the details are so well done. Lived from 1907 to 1995. Grand nephew of Alexandre Benois who did much design work for the Ballets Russes.

"Interior of Serge Ivanoff’s studio in Paris." 1944.
“Interior of Serge Ivanoff’s studio in Paris.” 1944. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2019 MCH Group | Curiator. Fair use license. via https://curiator.com/art/alexandre-serebriakoff/interior-of-the-studio-serge-ivanov-in-paris
"Small Dining Room, Château de Sainte Mesme." 1983.
“Small Dining Room, Château de Sainte Mesme.” 1983.© Estate of the artist. Image © 2019 MCH Group | Curiator. Fair use license. via https://curiator.com/art/alexandre-serebriakoff/small-dining-room-chateau-de-ste-mesme
"The Dining Room, Château de Sainte Mesme." No date.
“The Dining Room, Château de Sainte Mesme.” No date. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2019 MCH Group | Curiator. Fair use license. via https://curiator.com/art/alexandre-serebriakoff/the-dining-room-chateau-de-ste-mesme
"Red Room of the Castle of Saint-Meme." 1981.
“Red Room of the Castle of Saint-Meme.” 1981. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2019 MCH Group | Curiator. Fair use license. via https://curiator.com/art/alexandre-serebriakoff/le-salon-rouge-du-chateau-de-sainte-mesme-red-room-of-the-castle-of-sa

Paintings of rooms at Versailles with furniture and sculptures but with the people mysteriously absent. French. Maurice Lobre, artist (1862-1951). Intimist style.

Chateau de Versailles, said to be Marie Antoinette's study. 1895.
Chateau de Versailles, said to be Marie Antoinette’s study. 1895. Oil on canvas. © Estate of the artist. Image © 2019 MutualArt Services, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/French-interior–said-to-be-marie-antoin/A9F4161D0308E677
"De Salon du Dauphin in Versailles." 1901.
“De Salon du Dauphin in Versailles.” 1901. © Estate of the artist.Image © 2019 MCH Group | Curiator. Fair use license. via https://curiator.com/art/maurice-lobre/de-salon-du-dauphin-in-versailles
Bibliothèque du dauphin -Lobre- Библиотека дофин
Library of the Dauphin at Versailles. 1903. © Estate of the artist. Collection of the Lviv National Museum, Ukraine. Fair use license. via http://www.collectionchtchoukine.com/artistes/maurice-lobre#jp-carousel-2012

Rooms to time travel back to and hide in. I for one am not returning. French. Charles Giraud, artist (1819-1892).

"Vue d’un salon bourgeois." 1877.
“Vue d’un salon bourgeois.” 1877. Signed and dated “Ch Giraud/1877” on the lower left. Canvas. Image © Drouot-CGU. Fair use license. via https://www.drouot.com/lots/9251784?actionParam=&controllerParam=&fromId=&controller=lot&action=publicShow&id=9251784&lang=en
La Véranda de la princesse Mathilde
“La Véranda de la princesse Mathilde.” circa 1864. In the public domain due to age. via http://godsandfoolishgrandeur.blogspot.com/2017/07/24-rue-de-courcelles-paris-interiors-of.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+GodsAndFoolishGrandeur+(Gods+and+Foolish+Grandeur)
Salon de la princesse Mathilde 1859
“Le Salon de la princesse Mathilde.” 1859. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.walmart.com/ip/Salon-of-Princess-Mathilde-Bonaparte-Rue-de-Courcelles-Paris-1859-Print-Wall-Art-By-Charles-Giraud/566506946
A Salon in the Hotel of Monsieur Basile Parent, Place Vendome, Paris."
“A Salon in the Hotel of Monsieur Basile Parent, Place Vendome, Paris.” 19th c. Image © Bridgeman Berlin. Fair use license. via https://www.art-prints-on-demand.com/a/giraud/asaloninthehotelofmonsieu.html

Rooms to get to try to live up to. Watercolors of various rooms in the Winter Palace, Saint Petersburg, Russia. 1850-late 1870s. Painted by Russian artist Eduard Gau at the decree of the tsar.

The Peter HallI, from the series Interiors of the Winter Palace.1850's. Russian. Watercolor. Edward Petrovich Gau, artist(1807-1887). via englishrussia.com.
“Peter the Great Memorial Hall/ the Small Throne Room,” from the album “Interiors of the Winter Palace.” 1863. Russian. Watercolor. Eduard Hau, artist (1807-1888). Collection of the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. In the public domain due to age. via http://godsandfoolishgrandeur.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-small-throne-room-in-winter-palace.html
Bedroom in the second reserved apartment, from the series Interiors of the Winter Palace.1850's. Russian. Watercolor. Edward Petrovich Gau, artist(1807-1887). via englishrussia.com.
Bedroom in the second reserved apartment of the Winter Palace, bedroom of the future tsar Alexander III from approximately 1852 till 1866 when he married and moved.1874. Russian. Watercolor. Edward Petrovich Gau, artist(1807-1887). In the public domain due to age. via http://winterpalaceresearch.blogspot.com/2016/07/
"The Picket Room" from the series "Interiors of the Winter Palace." 1865.
“The Picket Room” from the series “Interiors of the Winter Palace.” 1865. Russian. Watercolor. Eduard Hau, artist (1807-1888). Collection of the Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hau._Interiors_of_the_Winter_Palace._The_Picket_Room.jpg

Domestic scenes all with flowers from a Britain that’s just a little way back. Jessica Hayllar, artist (1858-1940).Taught by her father who was an artist himself, she often painted domestic scenes and family gatherings.

"Arranging Flowers." 1908. Oil on canvas.
“Arranging Flowers.” 1908. Oil on canvas. Image ©2019 Artnet Worldwide Corporation. Fair use license. via http://www.artnet.com/artists/jessica-hayllar/arranging-flowers-hR0eX4tlRip5rg0jLI80_w2
"Teaching." 1895.
“Teaching.” 1895. In the public domain due to age. via http://figurationfeminine.blogspot.com/2014/04/jessica-hayllar-1858-1940-edith-hayllar.html
"All Better Now." 1896.
“All Better Now.” 1896. Signed and dated ‘Jessica Hayllar/1896’ on the lower left. Private collection. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.facebook.com/female.artists.in.history/photos/a.1388240488127503/1506544729630411/?type=1&theater
"Rhododendrons." No exact date.
“Rhododendrons.” No exact date. In the public domain due to age. via https://www.oceansbridge.com/shop/artists/h/has-hed/jessica-hayllar/rhododendrons-2
"Oriental Poppy and Coleus in a Cloisonné vase, with a fan on a faux bamboo table."
“Oriental Poppy and Coleus in a Cloisonné vase, with a fan on a faux bamboo table.” Inscribed as title on the reverse. Oil on panel. Image © CHRISTIE’S 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/jessica-hayllar-1858-1940-oriental-poppy-and-5318398-details.aspx
Fresh from the Greenhouse. 1885. British. Oil on paper laid down on board. Jessica Hayllar, painter (1858-1940). Signed and dated ‘Jessica Hayllar/1885‘ on the lower left. Further signed and inscribed ‘Fresh from the greenhouse/Jessica Hayllar/Castle Priory, Wallingford/Price £31 10’s‘ on a label on the reverse. Image source: Christies. In the public domain in its country of origin because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jessica_hayllar_fresh_from_the_greenhouse_093027_.jpg though I found it here https://www.instagram.com/dailyart_official/p/DTuS2mtEzEx/?hl=en

Paintings of Russia at home, inside and out, from before World War II. Sergei Arsenievich Vinogradov, artist (1869-1938). Impressionist school.

"At Konstantin Korovin's Place." Before 1938.
“At Konstantin Korovin’s Place.” Before 1938. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sergey_Vinogradov_-_At_Konstantin_Korovin%27s_Place.jpg

"At the dacha." 1932.
“At the dacha.” 1932. Collection of the Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts, Ekaterinburg. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1932_Vinogradov_Auf_der_Datscha_anagoria.JPG

"In a House." Before 1938.
“In a House.” Before 1938. In the public domain in the United States because the artist died over 70 years ago. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sergey_Vinogradov_-_In_a_House.jpg

"Summer Day." Before 1938.
“Summer Day.” Before 1938. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sergey_Vinogradov_-_Summer_Day_(1).jpg

Ideas for your home to push every day back to when any old room designed by Jean Royère was it. Living from 1902 to 1981, he also did design work for the 1960’s steamer “France”. Collections of MAD- Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.

"Projet de salle de séjour." 20th c.
“Projet de salle de séjour.” 20th c. French. Faded pencil. Inventory #48495.18. Image © MAD – Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/projet-de-salle-de-sejour-6

"Projet de Salon." 20th c.
“Projet de Salon.” 20th c. French. Watercolor, gouache and pencil. Inventory #48495.57. Image © MAD – Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/projet-de-salon-0

"Projet de salle à manger pour Madame Beaulac." 20th c.
“Projet de salle à manger pour Madame Beaulac.” 20th c. Faded pencil on paper. Image © MAD – Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. Fair use license. via http://collections.lesartsdecoratifs.fr/projet-de-salle-a-manger-pour-madame-beaulac

Paintings of the insides of houses to make you want to move right in. Henry Alexander (1860-1894). Born in California he was an American painter whose work generally depict individuals within highly detailed interiors.

"Chinese Interior." 19th c.
“Chinese Interior.” 19th c. In the public domain due to age. via https://americangallery19th.wordpress.com/2016/11/17/henry-alexander-1860-1894/

"Chinese Restaurant." 19th c.
“Chinese Restaurant.” 19th c. In the public domain due to age. via https://americangallery19th.wordpress.com/2016/11/17/henry-alexander-1860-1894/

Jugendstil home decor to cozy right up with, especially the second one with the hunting trophies. How else to make your home look like a Bavarian schloss without lifting a finger. From the 1909 art/interior decorating magazine “Innendekoration: mein Heim, mein Stolz ; die gesamte Wohnungskunst in Bild und Wort.” Collection of and digitalized by Heidelberg University Library.

innend"Sleeping room with satin, ebony and iris beads."
“Sleeping room with satin, ebony and iris beads.” Alfred Altherr, architect, Elberfeld. 1909. Page 165. From the journal “Innendekoration: mein Heim, mein Stolz ; die gesamte Wohnungskunst in Bild und Wort.” Image © Heidelberg University Library. Fair use license. Via https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/innendekoration1909/0187/image

Hall, Schloss Neudorf. 1909. Page 262.
“Hall, Schloss Neudorf.”Paul Wurzler-Klopsch, architect, Leipzig. 1909. Page 262. From the journal “Innendekoration: mein Heim, mein Stolz ; die gesamte Wohnungskunst in Bild und Wort.” Image © Heidelberg University Library. Fair use license. Via https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/innendekoration1909/0284/image

"Living room and dining room in Nusshauz," Fritz Zeymer, architect, Wien. 1909. Page t.
“Living room and dining room in Nusshauz,” Fritz Zeymer, architect, Wien. 1909. Page t. From the journal “Innendekoration: mein Heim, mein Stolz ; die gesamte Wohnungskunst in Bild und Wort.” Image © Heidelberg University Library. Fair use license. Via https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/innendekoration1909/0128/image

"Room with a large fireplace niche." Martin Kimbel, Breslau."
“Room with a large fireplace niche.” Martin Kimbel, Breslau. 1909. Page q. Martin Kimbel, designer. From the journal “Innendekoration: mein Heim, mein Stolz ; die gesamte Wohnungskunst in Bild und Wort.” Image © Heidelberg University Library. Fair use license. via https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/innendekoration1909/0089/image

Room with macassar ebony with gold and blue leather. 1909.
Room with macassar ebony with gold and blue leather. 1909. Page u. Carl Brauer, Wien, architect. From the journal “Innendekoration: mein Heim, mein Stolz ; die gesamte Wohnungskunst in Bild und Wort.” Image © Heidelberg University Library. Fair use license. Via https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/innendekoration1909/0129/image

Tables all set and waiting for you to sit down and eat. Austrian. Carl Moll, artist. Part of the Vienna Secession, he lived from 1861 to 1945, taking inspiration from the French Impressionists.

"Speisezimmer I" (Dining Room I). Before 1939.
“Speisezimmer I” (Dining Room I). Before 1939. Oil on canvas. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carl_Moll_-_Speisezimmer_I.jpg

"The Breakfast Table." No date.
“The Breakfast Table.” No date. In the public domain in the United States because the artist has been dead over 70 years. via https://arthive.com/artists/70218~Carl_Moll/works/520423~The_Breakfast_Table#show

"At the Lunch Table." 1901.
“At the Lunch Table.” 1901. Image © 2019 National Gallery of Canada. Fair use license. via https://www.gallery.ca/magazine/your-collection/at-the-ngc/tranquility-and-harmony-carl-molls-painting-of-family-life