United States Paintings

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

Millbank by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil river landscape.

Millbank

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Landscape with a river and industrial backdrop, oil on canvas by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Millbank

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Jules Pascin's 'Modèle en Amérique' captures the essence of modern portraiture.

Modèle en Amérique

Jules Pascin

Thomas Moran's 'Montauk' captures a serene coastal landscape with vibrant colors.

Montauk

Thomas Moran

General View of the Acropolis at Sunset, oil on canvas by Henry Bacon

General View of the Acropolis at Sunset

Henry Bacon

Arcade of the Grand Trianon, oil on canvas by James Carroll Beckwith

Arcade of the Grand Trianon, Versailles

James Carroll Beckwith

Moonlight on Mount Lafayette, oil painting by William Trost Richards

Moonlight on Mount Lafayette, New Hampshire

William Trost Richards

Moonlight Marine by Albert Pinkham Ryder, oil painting depicting a ship gliding on a reflective sea.

Moonlight Marine

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Autumn landscape with sunlight filtering through leaves by William Merritt Chase, oil painting

Autumn

William Merritt Chase

Moonlight, Tarpon Springs by George Inness, oil on canvas depicting tranquil water reflections.

Moonlight, Tarpon Springs

George Inness

Autumn landscape with a winding path and colorful leaves by Sanford Robinson Gifford, oil on canvas

Autumn, a Wood Path

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Moonrise, Chioggia, Venice by Thomas Moran, oil painting depicting a moonlit landscape.

Moonrise, Chioggia, Venice

Thomas Moran

George Inness's 'Moonrise' captures a serene landscape bathed in moonlight.

Moonrise

George Inness

A poised young woman is pursued by two gentlemen in a satirical illustration by Charles Dana Gibson.

Both those Lords are after her

Charles Dana Gibson

Delaware Water Gap by George Inness, oil painting depicting a serene landscape with a river and valley.

Delaware Water Gap

George Inness

Sioux worshiping at red boulders, oil on canvas by George Catlin

Sioux Worshiping At The Red Boulders

George Catlin

Delaware Water Gap Village by Louis Michel Eilshemius, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil village landscape.

Delaware Water Gap Village

Louis Michel Eilshemius

A businessman and a fashionable woman engage in a moment of social negotiation.

Business and Pleasure

Charles Dana Gibson

Grazing Antelope by Albert Bierstadt, oil on canvas depicting antelope in a meadow at sunset.

Grazing Antelope

Albert Bierstadt

Portrait of a man with a thoughtful expression and a dark background.

Calero (Antonio Baños)

Robert Henri

Entrance to the Vai-Te-Piha River, watercolor on paper by John La Farge

Entrance to the Vai-Te-Piha River, Cook’s Anchorage

John La Farge

Harvesting Hay In Summer, oil painting by American School depicting workers in golden fields during summer.

Harvesting Hay In Summer

American School

A depiction of a tense moment before a historical massacre.

Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Morning In The Alleghenies, oil on canvas by William Louis Sonntag, depicting a dawn landscape.

Morning In The Alleghenies

William Louis Sonntag

Ghost Cypress by Ernest Haskell, watercolor on paper depicting a cypress tree in mist

Ghost Cypress

Ernest Haskell

Landscape with blue sky and earthy tones by William Marsh, oil painting

Great Western

Unknown Artist

Morning Landscape by Frederic Edwin Church, oil on canvas depicting sunrise over fields and mountains.

Morning Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church

Mountain landscape by William Louis Sonntag, oil painting showing rolling hills and distant peaks.

Mountain Landscape

William Louis Sonntag

Waterfall and Distant Hills by James David Smillie, oil painting depicting a waterfall and distant hills.

Waterfall and Distant Hills

James David Smillie

Two men face each other on a misty field, moments before a duel.

Called out

Charles Dana Gibson

Old Mill on the Danube by Otto Henry Bacher, impressionism, oil painting

Old Mill on the Danube

Otto Henry Bacher

Morning on the Grand Canal, Venice by George Loring Brown, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil dawn landscape.

Morning on the Grand Canal, Venice

George Loring Brown

Morning light over a mill in an oil painting by Theodore Clement Steele

Morning–Old Schofield’s Mill

Theodore Clement Steele

Winter Scene by Louis Remy Mignot, oil painting depicting frosted branches and snow.

Winter Scene

Louis Remy Mignot

A serene morning scene depicting a couple walking in a lush landscape.

Morning Walk

John Singer Sargent

Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Robert Livingston captures the essence of American colonial society.

Portrait of Robert Livingston (b. 1733)

Gilbert Stuart

Watercolour by Fidelia Bridges depicting winter flowers in a cold landscape.

Out in the Cold (December)

Fidelia Bridges

River Bank, near Oxford by John Singer Sargent, oil painting depicting a serene landscape with dappled light.

River Bank, near Oxford

John Singer Sargent

Oil painting by Augustus Köllner depicting a railway near a park

Junction R.R. near Fairmt. Park

Augustus Köllner

Landscape with aged structures and wild vegetation by Morgan Russell, oil painting

La Ferme au Couches

Morgan Russell

Portrait of a woman seated, painted by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

Annie Seated

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A confident young woman driving an open automobile, surrounded by onlookers.

Can you drive a car

Charles Dana Gibson

Winter’s Magic by John Fabian Carlson, an impressionist landscape with snow-covered trees.

Winter’s Magic, Woodstock, New York

John Fabian Carlson

Hudson River at Cold Spring, oil painting by Johann Hermann Carmiencke, depicting a river landscape at dawn.

Hudson River at Cold Spring

Johann Hermann Carmiencke

The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone by Thomas Moran, oil painting depicting cliffs and a river at sunset.

The Grand Canyon, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran

Still life featuring pumpkins and apples in chiaroscuro by Ozias Dodge

Hallowe’en

Ozias Dodge

Marine scene with a ship in a storm, oil painting by Albert Pinkham Ryder

With Sloping Mast And Dipping Prow

Albert Pinkham Ryder

A portrait of Dennis Miller Bunker painting at Calcot by John Singer Sargent.

Dennis Miller Bunker Painting at Calcot

John Singer Sargent

Colonial American architecture of the house where the first American flag was made, by Ernest Peixotto

House Where First American Flag Was Made

Ernest Peixotto

Lake landscape with fishermen by Edmund Darch Lewis, oil painting

Lake Landscape with Fishermen

Edmund Darch Lewis

Harbor scene with small sailboat and gray building, oil on canvas by Alexander Anderson

Harbor scene with small sailboat and gray building

Alexander Anderson

Pennsylvania Winter Scene by Thomas Birch, oil on canvas depicting a snowy landscape with figures and livestock.

Pennsylvania Winter Scene

Thomas Birch

Landscape of bluffs and river by George Catlin, oil painting

Picturesque Clay Bluff, 1700 Miles Above St. Louis

George Catlin

Forest scene with sunlight, oil on canvas by Frederic Edwin Church

In the woods, Jamaica

Frederic Edwin Church

Oil on canvas by Thomas Eakins depicting a sculptor carving a river allegory.

Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River"

Thomas Eakins

Indian Rock, Blue Mountains by Thomas Hill, oil on canvas, featuring a large rock formation and lush greenery.

Indian Rock, Blue Mountains

Thomas Hill

A unique piece titled 'Chair' by Arthur Dove, showcasing abstract shapes and colors.

Chair

Arthur Dove

A portrait of Celia and Jaques by Louis Rhead.

Celia ; Jaques

Louis Rhead

Marine scene depicting The port of Algiers by Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, oil painting

The port of Algiers

Alfred Wordsworth Thompson

A young unclothed child sits on a bed with one arm around a woman in a pale yellow gown who leans close, with a tray of tea items and fruit nearby.

Mother and Child (Baby Getting Up from His Nap)

Mary Cassatt

A tender depiction of a mother and child by Arthur Bowen Davies.

Mother and Child

Arthur Bowen Davies

Landscape featuring a figure at Battle Harbor by William Bradford, medium unknown.

Looking out of Battle Harbor

William Bradford

Oaks of Vernon, oil on canvas by Theodore Clement Steele depicting a serene forest scene.

Oaks of Vernon

Theodore Clement Steele

An Unsafe Tenement by James Abbott McNeill Whistler depicts a dilapidated building.

An Unsafe Tenement

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

La démolition de l’ancien pont de la Tournelle, oil on canvas by Frank Myers Boggs, showing a bridge at dawn.

La démolition de l’ancien pont de la Tournelle

Frank Myers Boggs

Landscape with rolling hills and golden light, oil on canvas by Theodore Robinson

The Valley of Arconville

Theodore Robinson

A mother cradles her child in a sunlit conservatory, capturing a moment of intimacy.

Mother and Child in the Conservatory

Mary Cassatt

A portrait of Henry Cabot Lodge by John Singer Sargent.

Henry Cabot Lodge

John Singer Sargent

La tour Saint-Jacques by Frank Myers Boggs, impressionism, architecture

La tour Saint-Jacques

Frank Myers Boggs

Woman at a Window

Edgar Degas

A tender portrayal of a mother and child by Whistler.

Mother and Child, No. 2

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Landscape of Laborador, Big Island by Frederic Edwin Church, featuring rugged terrain and a lone figure.

Laborador, Big Island, Battle Harbor

Frederic Edwin Church

A mother cradles her child, both engaged in a tender moment with a rose scarf draped around the mother's shoulders.

Mother and Child with a Rose Scarf

Mary Cassatt

Lake at Appledale by Walter Launt Palmer, oil painting depicting a tranquil lake at twilight

Lake at Appledale

Walter Launt Palmer

Lower Yellowstone Range by Thomas Moran, oil painting depicting mountains and a valley.

Lower Yellowstone Range

Thomas Moran

A mother seated with her two children, one resting on her arm and the other in her lap, depicting a tender moment.

Mother and two children -

Mary Cassatt

Marble Falls by William Henry Huddle, oil on canvas depicting abandoned structures in a landscape.

Marble Falls

William Henry Huddle

The Court of Honor by Donaldson Brothers, oil on canvas, featuring a grand arch illuminated by light.

The Court of Honor – World’s Fair

Donaldson Brothers

A portrait of a girl in Tipperary by Charles Dana Gibson.

A girl in Tipperary

Charles Dana Gibson

City of Temptation by Dean Cornwell is a vibrant depiction of urban life.

City of Temptation

Dean Cornwell

Landscape by Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil on canvas depicting golden light over nature.

Landscape

Jasper Francis Cropsey

Landscape by John Henry Twachtman, oil painting depicting a serene stream with lush greenery.

Landscape

John Henry Twachtman

Landscape Background 4 by George Catlin, oil painting of gentle hills and a tranquil sky.

Landscape Background 4

George Catlin

A vibrant poster featuring a grand structure with flags, a woman in a wheelchair, and a crowd below.

Collier's Pan-American Exposition Number

Edward Penfield

Sea Cove by Albert Bierstadt, oil painting depicting a tranquil marine scene with water and rocks

Sea Cove

Albert Bierstadt

Landscape oil painting by William Guy Wall featuring a river and forest.

View near Jessup’s Landing

William Guy Wall

Oil painting by Frederic Edwin Church depicting a mountain landscape with lush foliage and blue sky.

Mountain Landscape, Jamaica, West Indies

Frederic Edwin Church

A painting depicting three women in a modernist style.

Composite of Three Women

Carl Newman

Windy Day, Bronx River by Ernest Lawson, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil river scene

Windy Day, Bronx River

Ernest Lawson

Landscape with a figure walking along a path, oil painting by Edwin Austin Abbey

Landscape with figure walking along a path, water in distance

Edwin Austin Abbey