United States Paintings

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

Thomas Sully's painting depicts two women awakening a prisoner.

Cecelia Howard and Katherine Plowden arousing the prisoner Edward Griffith from his slumber

Thomas Sully

A vibrant depiction of a bustling Berlin street with figures in sharp colors and angular forms.

Berlin Street Scene

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Allies Day, May 1917 by Childe Hassam, oil on canvas, depicting a crowd with flags in celebration.

Allies Day, May 1917

Childe Hassam

Portrait of Charles Martin Loeffler by John Singer Sargent.

Charles Martin Loeffler

John Singer Sargent

A painting by Arthur Bowen Davies featuring a figure with a viola in a dreamlike setting.

Viola Obligato

Arthur Bowen Davies

Portrait of Charles Sumner by William Morris Hunt.

Charles Sumner

William Morris Hunt

Two little girls play on the beach, absorbed in their activity.

Children Playing on the Beach

Mary Cassatt

Wildflowers against a vast landscape, oil on canvas by Circle Of Fidelia Bridges

Wildflowers against a Vast Landscape

Circle Of Fidelia Bridges

Meadow with Trees and Flowers by Bert Geer Phillips, oil on canvas

Meadow with Trees and Flowers

Bert Geer Phillips

A portrait of a woman in a classical setting by Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau.

La Captive

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau

Monet's painting captures the Houses of Parliament in London under a misty atmosphere.

The Houses of Parliament, Sunset

Claude Monet

Marine scene with soft pastel hues, oil painting by Ernest Peixotto

Williamsburg

Ernest Peixotto

Willow and water scene in watercolor by Ernest Haskell

Willow and Water

Ernest Haskell

The Old Westover House by Edward Lamson Henry, oil on canvas, depicting a weathered house with greenery.

The Old Westover House

Edward Lamson Henry

A still life painting featuring a variety of fruits and flowers.

La Coupe Improvisée

Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau

Genre scene of urban life in oil painting by George Wesley Bellows

New York

George Wesley Bellows

Figurative scene of laborers at a construction site by George Wesley Bellows, oil painting.

Pennsylvania Station Excavation

George Wesley Bellows

Tree and Graves on the Way to Tel El Armano, Egypt by Elihu Vedder, medium unknown

Tree and Graves on the Way to Tel El Armano, Egypt

Elihu Vedder

Édouard Manet's 'The Rue Mosnier with Flags' captures a lively Parisian street scene.

The Rue Mosnier with Flags

Édouard Manet

The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo, oil on canvas by Francesco Guardi

The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo

Francesco Guardi

River and City by Elbridge Gerry Peirce, oil on canvas depicting a river reflecting an urban skyline.

River and City

Elbridge Gerry Peirce

Venice; Grand Canal at Sunset, oil painting by Thomas Moran

Venice; Grand Canal at Sunset

Thomas Moran

Field of varicolored grasses in late summer by William Henry Holmes, oil painting.

Field Of Varicolored Grasses In Late Summer

William Henry Holmes

Spring Time by David Johnson, oil on canvas depicting a vibrant spring landscape.

Spring Time

David Johnson

Oil painting of a river landscape by Daniel A. Jenks

Camp 100 – Humbolt River

Daniel A. Jenks

Camping Out lithograph by Krebs Lith. Co depicting a campsite under a starry sky

Camping out

Krebs Lith. Co

A landscape painting featuring a large cliff in the foreground and distant mountains.

Landscape with Large Cliff in Foreground – Cuyp’s Principle (no. 3); Landscape with Tree in Foreground, Mountains in Distance – Both’s Principle

Thomas Sully

Oil painting by Thomas Eakins showing laborers hauling nets on the Seine River.

Hauling the Seine

Thomas Eakins

View across the Giudecca Canal featuring the Salute and Campanile of San Marco, oil painting by William Stanley Haseltine

View across the Giudecca Canal toward the Salute and the Campanile of San Marco

William Stanley Haseltine

Landscape with Trees, oil painting by John Singer Sargent, featuring vibrant trees and a blue sky.

Landscape with trees

John Singer Sargent

Tropical scenery with sunlight filtering through the canopy, oil on canvas by Frederic Edwin Church.

Tropical Scenery

Frederic Edwin Church

The Little Lagoon by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil painting of a serene lagoon.

The Little Lagoon

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Vermont Hill by Theodore Robinson, oil on canvas depicting soft hills and gentle light.

Vermont Hill

Theodore Robinson

Figurative oil painting by Elihu Vedder depicting light and shadows

Vitré

Elihu Vedder

Ellen Mary Cassatt in a white coat, painted by Mary Cassatt in 1896.

Ellen Mary in a White Coat

Mary Cassatt

The Mast by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil on canvas, features a ship silhouetted against the ocean.

The Mast

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A family gathered around a Christmas tree in a cozy interior.

Christmas-Time, The Blodgett Family

Eastman Johnson

Wild Coast, Newport by Homer Dodge Martin, oil on canvas depicting crashing waves and rugged cliffs.

Wild Coast, Newport

Homer Dodge Martin

Cypress and Rocks, watercolor on paper by Ernest Haskell, depicting a cypress tree and rocks in a serene landscape.

Cypress and Rocks

Ernest Haskell

Marine scene with swirling waves in blue and green by Jonas Lie, oil painting

Off on the Breeze

Jonas Lie

Woodland Interior by Edward Hill, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil forest with trees and sunlight.

Woodland Interior

Edward Hill

View On The Hudson Near Tivoli, oil on canvas by Thomas Doughty depicting a serene landscape with hills and river.

View On The Hudson Near Tivoli

Thomas Doughty

Old Ferry Stairs by William P. Chappel, oil on canvas depicting weathered wooden stairs leading to a river.

Old Ferry Stairs

William P. Chappel

John Singer Sargent's 'Ladies in the Shade Abriès' captures women in a serene outdoor setting.

Ladies in the Shade Abriès

John Singer Sargent

Lady at the Tea Table

Mary Cassatt

Thomas Wilmer Dewing's 'Lady in White (No. 1)' captures a serene figure in a white dress.

Lady in White (No. 1)

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

A woman with a parasol stands in a sunlit scene, her gaze turned away from the viewer.

Lady with a Parasol

Edgar Degas

A portrait of a woman holding flowers, showcasing Leyendecker's distinctive style.

Lady with Flowers

Joseph Christian Leyendecker

A serene marine scene depicting a lagoon at noon.

Lagoon; Noon

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Frederic Edwin Church's painting 'Laguna, New Mexico' captures the beauty of the New Mexico landscape.

Laguna, New Mexico

Frederic Edwin Church

Arroyo in the Foothills, Colorado by Birger Sandzén, oil on canvas

Arroyo in the Foothills, Colorado

Birger Sandzén

Lake Albano, Sunset by George Inness, oil on canvas showing a tranquil lake at sunset

Lake Albano, Sunset

George Inness

Lake Como landscape with mountains by Albert Bierstadt, oil painting

Lake Como

Albert Bierstadt

Fisherman’s Hut on the Hill by Julian Alden Weir, oil painting depicting a tranquil landscape.

Fisherman’s Hut on the Hill–Isle of Man

Julian Alden Weir

Lake Garda by John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas, depicting tranquil waters and twilight reflections.

Lake Garda

John Singer Sargent

Lake George by Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil painting depicting serene waters and twilight reflections.

Lake George

Jasper Francis Cropsey

Lake George, 1872 by John Frederick Kensett, oil painting of a serene lake and sky.

Lake George, 1872

John Frederick Kensett

Ink on paper by Joseph Pennell depicting a Paris landscape with soft light.

Park Lane, from the Park

Joseph Pennell

Lake George by John Frederick Kensett, oil on canvas depicting tranquil waters and mountains.

Lake George

John Frederick Kensett

Lake George by Asher Brown Durand, oil painting depicting tranquil waters and reflections of trees.

Lake George

Asher Brown Durand

Church and Street, Camprodon by Emily Sargent, impressionist oil painting

Church and Street, Camprodon

Emily Sargent

Landscape of Humphrey’s Ledge by Charles de Wolf Brownell, oil painting

Humphrey’s Ledge

Charles de Wolf Brownell

Lake Millinocket, sunset by Frederic Edwin Church, oil painting

Lake Millinocket, sunset

Frederic Edwin Church

Dark Sea oil painting by Charles Salis Kaelin depicting tumultuous waves and dark water

Dark Sea

Charles Salis Kaelin

Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana by Joseph Rusling Meeker, oil painting depicting tranquil water and sky.

Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana

Joseph Rusling Meeker

Lake Shore, Cleveland by Otto Henry Bacher, impressionism, landscape

Lake Shore, Cleveland

Otto Henry Bacher

Lake Tahoe, Looking Southwest by John Ross Key, oil painting depicting a serene lake and mountains.

Lake Tahoe, Looking Southwest

John Ross Key

Landscape with lush foliage and dappled light by George Herbert McCord, oil painting

In June

George Herbert Mccord

Outskirts of Boston, watercolor on paper by Ernest Haskell depicting fields and a city skyline.

Outskirts of Boston

Ernest Haskell

Frederic Edwin Church's 'Landscape with Flaming Volcano, South America' captures a dramatic volcanic scene.

Landscape with Flaming Volcano, South America

Frederic Edwin Church

Landing at Sabbath Day Point, oil on canvas by John Frederick Kensett, depicting a tranquil lake and mountains.

Landing at Sabbath Day Point

John Frederick Kensett

Landscape by Frederic Edwin Church, oil painting depicting a vibrant horizon and lush foliage.

Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church

Landscape by Thomas Cole, oil painting depicting gentle hills and tranquil nature.

Landscape

Thomas Cole

Along the Ghats, Mathura by Edwin Lord Weeks, depicting a vibrant river scene in oil painting.

Along the Ghats, Mathura

Edwin Lord Weeks

Landscape by William Louis Sonntag, oil on canvas depicting a sunset over rolling hills.

Landscape

William Louis Sonntag

Surf and Fog, oil on canvas by Frederick Judd Waugh depicting a foggy coastline.

Surf and Fog; Monhegan Maine

Frederick Judd Waugh

Landscape oil painting by Albert Bierstadt featuring mountains, sunset, and a valley.

Landscape

Albert Bierstadt

Landscape by Ernest Haskell, watercolor on paper depicting hills and a muted sky

Landscape

Ernest Haskell

Picking Cotton by William Gilbert Gaul, oil on canvas showing laborers in golden light.

Picking Cotton

William Gilbert Gaul

Portrait of Frieda Schiff by Anders Zorn.

Frieda Schiff (1876–1958), Later Mrs. Felix M. Warburg

Anders Zorn

Landscape by George Inness, oil painting of a serene meadow with light filtering through trees.

Landscape

George Inness

Thomas Sully's 'Gatherer of Chips' depicts a lively scene with vibrant colors and engaging figures.

Gatherer of Chips

Thomas Sully

Portrait of George Mifflin Dallas by Thomas Sully.

George Mifflin Dallas

Thomas Sully

A painting depicting a figure with a telescope, showcasing the intersection of art and science.

Genius with telescope

Kenyon Cox

A young girl holding a bowl in a serene setting.

Girl with Bowl

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Santa Claus in Camp by Thomas Nast

Santa Claus in Camp

Thomas Nast

A depiction of gamblers engaged in a game, showcasing Whistler's attention to detail.

Gamblers

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Portrait of Gardiner Greene Hammond, Jr. by John Singer Sargent.

Gardiner Greene Hammond, Jr.

John Singer Sargent

Landscape at Newfields, New Hampshire by Childe Hassam, oil painting depicting serene hills and trees.

Landscape at Newfields, New Hampshire

Childe Hassam

Landscape at sunset, Hudson, N.Y. oil painting by Frederic Edwin Church

Landscape at sunset, Hudson, N.Y.

Frederic Edwin Church