United States Paintings

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

Landscape of mountains under a blue sky by John Frederick Kensett, oil painting

White Mountains from Shelburne, NH

John Frederick Kensett

White Mountains, New Hampshire by Sanford Robinson Gifford, oil painting

White Mountains, New Hampshire

Sanford Robinson Gifford

White Mountains landscape, oil on canvas by Albert Bierstadt

White Mountains, New Hampshire

Albert Bierstadt

Watercolour of windmills and clouds by William Henry Holmes

Windmills

William Henry Holmes

Wichita Lodge, Thatched With Prairie Grass by George Catlin, oil on canvas depicting a lodge surrounded by prairie grass.

Wichita Lodge, Thatched With Prairie Grass

George Catlin

Landscape no. 26 by Marsden Hartley, oil on cardboard depicting a vibrant landscape with hills.

Landscape no. 26

Marsden Hartley

Underwater scene by Edwin Austin Abbey, oil painting depicting a tranquil marine environment.

Underwater scene

Edwin Austin Abbey

Oil painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister depicting a boy and man with oxen in a landscape.

Untitled (boy and man with oxen)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Cows descending a hillside, oil painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister

Untitled (cows descending hillside)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Abstract expressionism by Howard Russell Butler, featuring vibrant colors and dynamic movement.

Untitled IV

Howard Russell Butler

Riding out a Gale by Edward Moran, oil on canvas, a ship battling stormy waves

Riding out a Gale

Edward Moran

Niagara Falls by Edward Moran, oil on canvas depicting a waterfall and mist.

Niagara Falls

Edward Moran

Fishing Boats Beating up to Windward, oil on canvas by Edward Moran, depicting boats battling stormy seas.

Fishing Boats Beating up to Windward

Edward Moran

Watercolour by Ernest Haskell depicting a barren landscape with soft blues and grays.

Upper Sheepscott

Ernest Haskell

Thomas Sully's 'Landscape with Castle in Background' features a serene natural setting with a distant castle.

Landscape with Castle in Background

Thomas Sully

Cathedral Cloister at Le Puy by Cass Gilbert, modernism, architecture

Cathedral Cloister at Le Puy

Cass Gilbert

A still life painting featuring cocks and hens in a hotel setting.

Cocks and Hens, Hotel Colbert

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Cattle Country by Nina Barr Wheeler, realism artwork depicting a landscape with ochre earth.

Cattle Country

Nina Barr Wheeler

Landscape with Cattle, oil on canvas by George Inness, featuring grazing cattle on a grassy hill.

Landscape with Cattle

George Inness

A serene depiction of a woman enjoying coffee in a lush garden.

Coffee In The Garden

Daniel Ridgway Knight

Sailing Boats, Venice by Otto Henry Bacher, oil painting of boats on a lagoon with sunlight.

Sailing Boats, Venice

Otto Henry Bacher

A festive illustration by Joseph Christian Leyendecker depicting a Christmas scene.

Collier’s Christmas Number

Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Wild Coast, Newport by Homer Dodge Martin, oil on canvas depicting waves crashing against cliffs

Wild Coast, Newport

Homer Dodge Martin

Arthur Dove's 'Sycamore' features a stylized representation of a tree.

Sycamore

Arthur Dove

A depiction of coal miners in a dynamic and expressive style.

Colliers

Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Cattle Watering, Realism, American School, depicting cattle by a river in a tranquil landscape

Cattle Watering

American School

Landscape featuring a church and cedar tree by Carl Newman, oil painting

Church with Cedar Tree on Left

Carl Newman

Abstract composition featuring scrap metal and vibrant colors by Elizabeth Olds

Scrap iron

Elizabeth Olds

Wilderness by Sanford Robinson Gifford, oil on canvas depicting a vast landscape with ethereal colors.

Wilderness

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Landscape with two houses and greenery, oil painting by Frederic Edwin Church

Colombia, Barranquilla, Two Houses

Frederic Edwin Church

Portrait of Colonel John Trumbull by Gilbert Stuart.

Colonel John Trumbull

Gilbert Stuart

Columbian Exposition, Chicago by Childe Hassam, oil on canvas

Columbian Exposition, Chicago

Childe Hassam

A drawing depicting two well-dressed men heading towards a hanging, showcasing a blend of curiosity and detachment.

Come along, martin, let’s go to the hanging

Charles Dana Gibson

A scene depicting two elegantly dressed figures in a parlor, embodying the theme of reconciliation.

Come, let us forgive and forget

Charles Dana Gibson

Landscape of Colorado foothills with wildflowers, oil painting by Worthington Whittredge

Foothills Colorado

Worthington Whittredge

Landscape with Marshes by De Lancey Gill, impressionism, depicting tranquil marshland reflections.

Landscape with Marshes

De Lancey Gill

A tense drawing-room scene depicting a young woman and a nervous man, capturing the perils of flirtation.

Danger!

Charles Dana Gibson

Genre scene depicting a bustling street in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania by Alpo S. Tuura

Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

Alpo S. Tuura

Oil painting of ships at twilight by Edward Moran

Ships at Night

Edward Moran

Marine scene with sunlight on waves, oil on canvas by George Elbert Burr

Shore at Pwllheli, N. Wales

George Elbert Burr

Abstract expressionism by Marsden Hartley, featuring bold strokes and dynamic hues.

Movement No. 10

Marsden Hartley

Romanticism landscape by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, depicting mountains and clouds.

Champery And Mt. Bounaveau, Switzerland

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Corfu; Cypresses by John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas depicting cypress trees and a vibrant sky.

Corfu; Cypresses

John Singer Sargent

Arthur Bowen Davies' 'Corridor of Summer' features a vibrant, dreamlike interior scene.

Corridor of Summer

Arthur Bowen Davies

Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church, oil on canvas depicting a mountain landscape with sunlight and lush vegetation.

Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church

Cotopaxi oil painting by Frederic Edwin Church depicting a volcano under a stormy sky.

Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church

Cotopaxi by Frederic Edwin Church, oil on canvas depicting a volcano with snow and vibrant colors.

Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church

Frederic Edwin Church's painting 'Cotopaxi' captures the majestic beauty of the volcano.

Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church

Historical drawing of soldiers in uniforms by James Fuller Queen

Sketches with Co. B, 8th Reg. Pa. Ma. under the officers of the old Southwark Gaurd in Harrisburg, Pa.

James Fuller Queen

Chartres Cathedral, oil on canvas by Paul B. Travis

Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France

Paul B. Travis

Chateau Fleur-de-Lis by James C. Kulhanek, impressionism, architecture

Chateau Fleur-de-Lis

James C. Kulhanek

A Forest Glade by Alexander Helwig Wyant, oil painting depicting sunlight filtering through a forest.

A Forest Glade

Alexander Helwig Wyant

A fully rigged ship on the Thames river, oil on canvas by Robert Salmon

A Fully Rigged Ship In The Thames off Woolwich

Robert Salmon

A Gloucester Street by Paul Cornoyer, oil painting of a cobblestone street illuminated by warm golden light.

A Gloucester Street

Paul Cornoyer

Cove, Maine by Maurice Prendergast, watercolor on paper depicting figures by the shore

Cove, Maine

Maurice Prendergast

A Hillside Village by Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt, oil on canvas depicting a village on hills.

A Hillside Village

Bror Julius Olsson Nordfeldt

A detailed depiction of a coyote in a natural setting.

Coyote of Mexico

Charles Hamilton Smith

Cranberry Pickers by Eastman Johnson depicts workers in a cranberry bog.

Cranberry Pickers

Eastman Johnson

Crashing waves in sunlight by Alfred Thompson Bricher, oil painting

Crashing Waves

Alfred Thompson Bricher

A young woman reading surrounded by magazines, reflecting the changing roles of women in society.

Current literature

Charles Dana Gibson

A decorative art piece by Whistler featuring a cylindrical vase.

Cylindrical vase with thick neck

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A shaded pathway in the Orient, oil painting by John Singer Sargent, featuring lush greenery and dappled light.

A shaded pathway in the Orient

John Singer Sargent

Abstract work by Carl Newman, featuring vibrant colors and dynamic shapes.

Abstract

Carl Newman

December by Fidelia Bridges, oil painting of a bare branch illuminated by winter light.

December

Fidelia Bridges

Evening on the Seashore by James Hamilton, oil painting depicting a sunset over the Philadelphia Harbor.

Evening on the Seashore (Sunset Breakers Philadelphia Harbor)

James Hamilton

Baldart Castle, Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland, oil on canvas by William Trost Richards

Baldart Castle, Kilkee, County Clare, Ireland

William Trost Richards

Historical scene depicting soldiers celebrating in a square, oil painting by William Samuel Horton

Défilé de la Victoire, place de la Concorde, le 11 novembre 1919, 8ème arrondissement

William Samuel Horton

Two figures in a rowboat on tranquil waters, oil painting by Alfred Thompson Bricher

Two Ladies in a Rowboat

Alfred Thompson Bricher

A landscape painting by Thomas Sully featuring mountains and seated figures.

Landscape with Mountains in Distance and Seated Figures in Foreground, Landscape with River and Building, Mountains in Distance

Thomas Sully

Landscape with a river and sunlight breaking through clouds, oil painting by John Frederick Kensett.

Along the Hudson

John Frederick Kensett

Landscape with cows and trees, oil on canvas by Edward Mitchell Bannister

Untitled (landscape with cows and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Genre scene with figures in a park, oil painting by Maurice Prendergast

Paris Sketchbook 2

Maurice Prendergast

Landscape with cows in stream near trees, oil painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister

Untitled (landscape with cows in stream near trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Maine Coast oil painting by Howard Russell Butler depicting a stormy sea and horizon.

Maine Coast (#31)

Howard Russell Butler

Dawn in the Rockies, oil painting by Albert Bierstadt depicting mountains and a colorful dawn sky.

Dawn in the Rockies

Albert Bierstadt

Alphonse Mucha's 'De Forest Phonofilm' is a striking illustration showcasing the Art Nouveau style.

De Forest Phonofilm

Alphonse Mucha

Dingy on the Shore by Melbourne H. Hardwick, impressionism

Dingy on the Shore

Melbourne H. Hardwick

Marine scene at low tide by Susan Merrill Ketcham, oil on canvas

At Low Tide

Susan Merrill Ketcham

Landscape with Pond, Barn and Figures by Albert Fitch Bellows, oil painting showing a mother and child near water.

Landscape with Pond, Barn and Figures

Albert Fitch Bellows

Landscape with Poplars, oil on canvas by Homer Dodge Martin, featuring vibrant greens and dappled light.

Landscape with Poplars

Homer Dodge Martin

Landscape With Stormy Clouds by Albert Bierstadt, oil painting depicting stormy skies over hills.

Landscape With Stormy Clouds

Albert Bierstadt

Landscape with Sunset by William Louis Sonntag, oil painting depicting a vibrant sunset over waves.

Landscape with Sunset

William Louis Sonntag

Autumn Oaks by George Inness, oil on canvas, featuring golden oaks and sunlight in a tranquil landscape

Autumn Oaks

George Inness

Autumn on the Hudson River, oil painting by Jasper Francis Cropsey

Autumn on the Hudson River

Jasper Francis Cropsey

Landscape of Dromore Vale by Ernest Haskell, Impressionism

Dromore Vale

Ernest Haskell

A landscape painting featuring a tree in the foreground and mountains in the distance.

Landscape With Tree in Foreground and Mountains in Distance; Figure in interior Scene

Thomas Sully

Autumn on the river by George Herbert McCord, Impressionism, depicting a serene landscape with a river and autumn trees.

Autumn on the river

George Herbert Mccord

Landscape With Cattle, oil on canvas by Albert Bierstadt, depicting cattle in a lush landscape.

Landscape With Cattle

Albert Bierstadt

Landscape with winding river and figure on hill, oil painting by Thomas Sully

Landscape, with Winding River, Figure on Hill in Foreground

Thomas Sully

Boats at Low Tide–Isle of Man by Julian Alden Weir, oil painting depicting boats on cracked land.

Boats at Low Tide–Isle of Man

Julian Alden Weir