soft-hued

But there are soft-hued portraits from Impressionists Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Berthe Morisot, and the familiarly dark-inked poster art of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec turns up, like an old friend from abroad.

Ms. Buechner presented each as a sharply drawn character study: a soft-hued “Snowy Sky,” an impetuous “Hide-and-Seek,” a drowsy reverie for left hand called “Daydreaming.”

Then a young senator from Illinois, Mr. Obama stands before a washy background of blue-and-gray stripes, but Ms. Peyton’s adoring, soft-hued portrait appears shatteringly sad now that the promise so many saw has been annulled.

His new house, a brick two-story built in 1927, has a refined look with soft-hued interiors, wood floors and an updated kitchen with a herringbone-patterned backsplash.

Meanwhile, the Norman’s interior designer, David d’Almada of the British firm Sagrada, has recaptured the glamour of the 1920s, decorating the clean-lined, soft-hued, light-filled spaces with custom furnishings that recall the style of the period: woven-leather benches, for example, and flooring inlaid with brass details.