Fine Art

Switzerland Paintings

Browse free public domain artworks from Switzerland — paintings, illustrations, and museum pieces.

Oil painting of Unterwaldner Bauernhaus by David Alois Schmid, depicting a wooden house in sunlight.

Unterwaldner Bauernhaus

David Alois Schmid

This painting features a detailed portrait by Edouard Vallet.

Exposition Edouard Vallet. Genève Galerie Moos

Edouard Vallet

This painting features vibrant costumes and flags, showcasing cultural elements.

Fahnen & Kostüme – J. Louis Kaiser, Basel

Burkhard Mangold

Oil painting by Peter Birmann depicting a farmer with cattle in a rural landscape

Farmer with Cattle in the Hard near Basel

Peter Birmann

Abstract artwork by Jakob Samuel Weibel, featuring reflections in blue and gold hues.

Ursenbach

Jakob Samuel Weibel

Felsenküste und ruhiges Meer by Ernst Schiess, oil on canvas depicting rocky cliffs and a tranquil sea.

Felsenküste und ruhiges Meer

Ernst Schiess

Paul Klee's 'Head (Kopf) – Bearded Man' features a stylized representation of a bearded man.

Head (Kopf) – Bearded Man (Baertiger Mann)

Paul Klee

Landscape oil painting by Theodor Gsell Fels featuring soft hues and light.

E.‎ ‎T.‎ ‎Compton – Sion

Theodor Gsell Fels

Paul Klee's 'Fish Magic' features whimsical fish in a dreamlike underwater scene.

Fish Magic

Paul Klee

Paul Klee's 'Variations (Progressive Motif)' features a colorful abstract composition.

Variations (Progressive Motif)

Paul Klee

Interior scene with figures around a hearth, oil painting by Theodor Gsell Fels

Emil‎ ‎Rittmeyer – An‎ ‎Alpstubete

Theodor Gsell Fels

A painting depicting a Florentine villa neighborhood by Paul Klee.

Florentinisches Villen Viertel

Paul Klee

Landscape featuring a farmhouse in rolling hills by Johann Ludwig Aberli, oil painting

Bauernhaus im Berner Mittelland

Johann Ludwig Aberli

Landscape featuring a farmhouse and rolling hills by Johann Jakob Biedermann

Bauernhof in Kirchberg

Johann Jakob Biedermann

Forest in the High Mountains with Flock of Goats, oil on canvas by Alexandre Calame

Forest in the High Mountains with Flock of Goats

Alexandre Calame

Luzern by Johann Heinrich Bleuler the Younger, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil lake and mountains.

Luzern

Johann Heinrich Bleuler the Younger

Landscape of rugged mountains under a stormy sky by Eugen Bracht, oil painting

Franzenshöhe bei Trafoi

Eugen Bracht

Paul Klee's 'Freundliches Gewinde' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Freundliches Gewinde (Friendly Meandering)

Paul Klee

Gardner in a Park by Franz Marent, impressionism, depicting a gardener surrounded by colorful flowers.

Gardner in a Park

Franz Marent

Landscape oil painting by Ernst Schiess depicting mountains and a valley.

Gebirgslandschaft

Ernst Schiess

Paul Klee's 'Ghost of a Genius' features abstract forms and vivid colors.

Gespenst eines Genies (Ghost of a Genius)

Paul Klee

Burkhard Mangold's painting captures the essence of a furniture factory in Basel.

Gebrüder Springer – Möbelfabrik – Basel, Klarastrasse 19

Burkhard Mangold

Packhorses traversing a mountain pass, oil on canvas by Theodor Gsell Fels

G.‎ ‎Roux – Packhorses‎ ‎Traversing‎ ‎a‎ ‎Mountain‎ ‎Pass

Theodor Gsell Fels

Vue de la ville de Bern, oil on canvas by Johann Ludwig Bleuler, depicting a city landscape.

Vue de la ville de Bern

Johann Ludwig Bleuler

Watercolor on paper by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros depicting a coastline under an azure sky

Gezicht op Capo Passero

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

Watercolour by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros depicting the harbor of Bari with boats and shoreline.

Gezicht op de haven van Bari aan de zuidkant

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

watercolour by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros depicting the Gulf of Naples with waves and a church

Gezicht op Golf van Napels vanaf kade bij kerk Santa Maria del Carmine

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

Neoclassicism artwork depicting the theater of Taormina by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

Gezicht op een gedeelte van het toneel en de muur daarachter van het theater van Taormine

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

Watercolor by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros depicting the Gulf of Naples with hills and shoreline.

Gezicht op Golf van Napels vanaf kade bij kerk Santa Maria del Carmine

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

Alpine landscape with mountains in soft greens and blues, oil painting by Alexandre Calame

Memories of Sallanches

Alexandre Calame

Twilight landscape with a lake, oil painting by Jean Jacottet

Giessbach Vue prise depuis le Restaurant

Jean Jacottet

Grindelwald, unterer Gletscher mit Eiger, oil on canvas by Johann Jakob Biedermann

Grindelwald, unterer Gletscher mit Eiger

Johann Jakob Biedermann

Landscape featuring an abbey in golden light by Johann Jakob Biedermann

Gottstatt, Kloster, von Nordwesten

Johann Jakob Biedermann

The Shore of a River with Boats, watercolor on paper by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

The Shore Of A River with boats

Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros

A painting titled 'Hovering' by Louis Soutter, showcasing abstract figures in a dynamic composition.

Hovering

Louis Soutter

The Ludlow Carrier-Coach by Jacques-Laurent Agasse, oil on canvas showing a detailed historical scene.

The Ludlow Carrier-Coach

Jacques-Laurent Agasse

Spring landscape by Carl Friedrich Felber, medium unknown

Frühlingslandschaft

Carl Friedrich Felber

Genre scene depicting glassblowers at a furnace, oil painting by Peter Birmann

Verrerie près de Roche

Peter Birmann

A painting by Louis Soutter depicting a figure in a dreamlike landscape.

Vers l’inconnu, il est mort

Louis Soutter

A tender moment between a grandmother and her grandchild as she serves soup.

Grandmother Spooning The Soup To Her Grandchild

Albert Anker

Landscape view of Vicovaro near Rome by Salomon Corrodi, oil painting

Vicovaro near Rome, a view of Castello Sacco Muro

Salomon Corrodi

Landscape of Gsteig bei Interlaken, oil on canvas by Jakob Samuel Weibel

Gsteig bei Interlaken

Jakob Samuel Weibel

Vierwaldstättersee oil painting by Robert Zünd depicting Lake Lucerne with mountains and reflections.

Vierwaldstättersee

Robert Zünd

Oil painting by Eugen Bracht depicting Hans Thoma by a forest stream.

Hans Thoma am Waldbach

Eugen Bracht

Hare pursued by a goshawk, watercolor on paper by Karl Bodmer

Hare pursued by a goshaw

Karl Bodmer

Landscape oil painting by Jakob Christoph Miville showing mountains and a river.

View from the Muttenz Quarry toward Basel and the Plains of the Rhine River

Jakob Christoph Miville

Glacier de Rosenlaui, oil on canvas by Jean Jacottet, featuring mountains and a glacier under a cloudy sky.

Glacier de Rosenlaui, Wellhorn et Wetterhorn

Jean Jacottet

Chapelle de Guillaume Tell by Caspar Wolf, oil on canvas depicting a chapel by a lake

Chapelle de Guillaume Tell sur le Lac des quatre Cantons

Caspar Wolf

Paul Klee's 'View into the Fertile Country' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

View into the Fertile Country

Paul Klee

Portrait of Sidi-Mohammed ben Abd-el-Rahman, oil on canvas by Karl Girardet

Tente du chef de l’armée marocaine (Sidi-Mohammed ben Abd-el-Rahman, fils de l’empereur du Maroc)

Karl Girardet

A detailed depiction of a room featuring a tiled stove.

Corner Of A Room With Tiled Stove

Albert Anker

Watercolour by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm depicting a village alongside a river

View of a Village alongside a River

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm

HochFürstl. GottsHaus & Flecken Maria Einsideln, oil on canvas by Johann Jakob Aschmann

HochFürstl. GottsHaus & Flecken Maria Einsideln

Johann Jakob Aschmann

Paul Klee's painting 'Brüder' features abstract figures in a colorful composition.

Brüder

Paul Klee

A vibrant and intricate drawing featuring symmetrical patterns, faces, and cryptic symbols.

Adolf Wölfli Wili Wald in Mexiko

Adolf Wölfli

A vibrant drawing filled with intricate patterns, musical notations, and enigmatic faces, showcasing a riot of color.

Adolf Wölfli Zitronen-Schenke

Adolf Wölfli

Forest Treetops Struck by Light, oil on canvas by Heinrich Rieter, showing vibrant greens and warm light.

Forest Treetops Struck by Light

Heinrich Rieter

Landscape of the Weistritz River Valley by Johann Heinrich Bleuler, late 18th–19th century

View of Kynsburg over the Weistritz River Valley in Silesia

Johann Heinrich Bleuler

Righi Kulm by Jean Jacottet, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil landscape with gentle light.

Righi Kulm

Jean Jacottet

Paul Klee's 'Terraced Garden' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

Terraced garden

Paul Klee

Landscape of Greifensee by Johann Heinrich Bleuler, oil on canvas

Greifensee, von Norden

Johann Heinrich Bleuler

A muscular man grapples with a red serpent, holding a key-shaped shield adorned with a black spiral.

CH-NB Poster Collection SNL POL 380

Otto Plattner

A skull-like head in jaundiced yellow with exaggerated features against a stark background.

Nicole der rote Diktator von Genf. Wollt ihr ihm auch Basel ausliefern? – Nein! – Darum wählt: Dr. Im Hof, Dr. Ludwig, Ingenieur Meyer, Dr. Niederhauser

Otto Plattner

A vibrant poster featuring acrobats, dancers, and a couple in exaggerated forms against a colorful background.

CH-NB Poster Collection SNL EXPO 316

Otto Plattner

Landscape with willows and water by Hermann Hirzel, 1895

Willows

Hermann Hirzel

Paul Klee's 'Morgengrau' features a blend of muted colors and abstract forms.

Morgengrau (Morning grey)

Paul Klee

Village de Roche by Peter Birmann, depicting architecture and hills, oil painting.

Village de Roche

Peter Birmann

Abstract expressionism by Jakob Samuel Weibel, featuring vibrant colors and bold brushwork

Lenk

Jakob Samuel Weibel

A serene depiction of Lake Lucerne under moonlight by J.M.W. Turner.

Lucerne: Moonlight

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Landscape with Brook, oil on canvas by Wilhelm Ulrich Oppermann, featuring a serene brook and lush greenery.

Landscape with Brook

Wilhelm Ulrich Oppermann

Paul Klee's 'The Man Under the Pear Tree' features a whimsical figure amidst vibrant colors.

The Man Under the Pear Tree

Paul Klee

Eugène Delacroix's 'The Prisoner of Chillon' depicts a chained man in a dark cell, embodying despair and isolation.

The Prisoner of Chillon

Eugène Delacroix

View of Seville Across the Guadalquivir, oil on canvas by Frank Buchser

View of Seville Across the Guadalquivir

Frank Buchser

Oil painting by Cherubino Patà depicting hills and a village under golden light

View Of Sion

Cherubino Pata

Landscape with meadows and hills, oil painting by Peter Birmann

Près de Reigoltswyl, Canton de Bâle

Peter Birmann

Paul Klee's 'Baum und Architektur–Rhythmen' explores the relationship between trees and architecture.

Baum und Architektur–Rhythmen (Tree and Architecture–Rhythms)

Paul Klee

Oil painting by Jakob Christoph Miville depicting mountains and a valley.

View of the Bristenstock close to Altdorf

Jakob Christoph Miville

Paul Klee's 'The Saint of the Inner Light' features vibrant colors and abstract forms.

The Saint of the Inner Light (Die Helige vom inner Licht)

Paul Klee

Winter landscape with a waterfall and frost, oil painting by Caspar Wolf

Der Staubbachfall im Lauterbrunnental im Winter

Caspar Wolf

Landscape oil painting by Jakob Samuel Weibel depicting light and movement

Mühleberg

Jakob Samuel Weibel

Watercolour by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm depicting a landscape with a cottage, bridge, and figures.

Landscape with Cottage, Bridge and Figures

Samuel Hieronymus Grimm

Landscape depicting a forest at dusk by Jakob Samuel Weibel, Romanticism

Trachselwald.

Jakob Samuel Weibel

Landscape with waterfall at dawn by Franz Knébel The Younger, medium unknown.

View of Tivoli

Franz Knébel The Younger

Paul Klee's *Bildnerisches Stilleben* features abstract shapes and vibrant colors.

Bildnerisches Stilleben

Paul Klee

This painting depicts a mystical scene with figures inspired by ancient Egyptian themes.

The Pharao’s Virgins

Louis Soutter

Figurative oil painting by Ferdinand Hodler depicting a figure illuminated by sunlight

Day (Truth)

Ferdinand Hodler

Oil painting by Peter Birmann depicting the Rhine River and horizon.

View from the Isteinerklotz up the Rhine toward Basel

Peter Birmann

A weathered man with deep grooves on his face, wearing green and red attire, gazing sharply to the left.

XI. Kantonalschützenfest beider Basel, Liestal

Otto Plattner

Village et charrette lithograph by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen showing a horse in a village.

Village et charrette

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Self-portrait of Jean-Etienne Liotard with Mont Blanc in the background, oil painting

View toward the Mont Blanc Massif from the Artist’s Studio at Geneva, with a Self-portrait

Jean-Etienne Liotard