Fine Art

United States Paintings

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

A white catboat with five figures sails on bright blue ocean waves near a dark green and brown buoy topped with a bell.

Ground Swell

Edward Hopper

Hetch Hetchy Falls, California, oil painting by Albert Bierstadt

Hetch Hetchy Falls,California

Albert Bierstadt

Harvest by Albert Pinkham Ryder, oil painting depicting a tranquil landscape with muted earth tones.

Harvest

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Highlands, N.C. by Henry Ossawa Tanner, oil on canvas depicting twilight landscape with trees and mountains.

Highlands, N.C.

Henry Ossawa Tanner

House and courtyard scene in oil on canvas by John Singer Sargent

House and Courtyard

John Singer Sargent

Hilly landscapes by Frederic Edwin Church, oil painting depicting lush hills and vibrant colors.

Hilly landscapes

Frederic Edwin Church

'The Glen' by John La Farge, landscape with trees and sunlight, oil painting

In ‘The Glen,’ Portsmouth, Rhode Island

John La Farge

Il Penseroso by Thomas Cole, oil on canvas showing a figure in a tranquil landscape.

Il Penseroso

Thomas Cole

Portrait of Jimmy Corsini by Edward Hopper.

Jimmy Corsini

Edward Hopper

Forest scene with trees and shadows by Frederic Edwin Church, oil painting

In the Woods, Hudson, New York

Frederic Edwin Church

A young girl in a voluminous white dress stands beside a polished brass vessel filled with white hydrangea blossoms on a deep red carpet.

Helen Sears

John Singer Sargent

A seated figure in shadow beneath a tree is surrounded by dense foliage and a balustrade in the background.

Mrs. Gardner at Fenway Court

John Singer Sargent

Landscape of golden haystacks in a field by Edward B. Gay, oil painting

Haystacks

Edward B. Gay

Winter landscape with mountains and snow by James David Smillie, oil painting

Kaaterskill Clove, January 1865

James David Smillie

Bedouin Tent by John Singer Sargent, oil painting depicting intricate folds of fabric and warm colors

Bedouin Tent

John Singer Sargent

Honfleur, Normandy by William Parrott, oil painting depicting a coastal landscape with vibrant reflections.

Honfleur, Normandy

William Parrott

Horse, cart, and driver on a tree-lined lane, oil on canvas by Thomas Sully

Horse, Cart and Driver on Wide, Tree-lined Lane

Thomas Sully

Landscape of In Monument Park, Colorado by Walter Paris, oil on canvas

In Monument Park, Colorado

Walter Paris

Interior scene with a weathered door, oil on canvas by Abbott Fuller Graves

Kennebunk Door

Abbott Fuller Graves

Watercolour by Ernest Haskell depicting a lighthouse at sunset

Boston Light

Ernest Haskell

Lake at Mount Kisco, New York by Maurice Braun, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil lake with reflections.

Lake at Mount Kisco, New York

Maurice Braun

Genre scene depicting urban life on Broadway, New York City, by Mail & Express

Broadway, East Side. 25th to 27th St.

Mail & Express

Landscape by Edwin Austin Abbey, oil on canvas depicting a lush hillside with sunlight filtering through foliage.

Landscape

Edwin Austin Abbey

Landscape oil painting by Winckworth Allan Gay featuring a stream and lush greenery

Landscape

Winckworth Allan Gay

Bridge in Moonlight by Otto Henry Bacher, impressionism, depicting a serene bridge under moonlight.

Bridge in Moonlight

Otto Henry Bacher

A farmer cradles a newborn lamb in an oil painting by Elliott Daingerfield.

Bringing Home the New Born Lamb

Elliott Daingerfield

Landscape by Louis Michel Eilshemius, oil on canvas depicting soft hills and a pastel sky

Landscape

Louis Michel Eilshemius

Landscape, Early Spring by Walter Emerson Baum, impressionism, depicting a serene dawn landscape.

Landscape, Early Spring

Walter Emerson Baum

Brittany Coast oil painting by William Preston Phelps, depicting a tranquil landscape with water and gentle light.

Brittany Coast

William Preston Phelps

Genre scene depicting a bustling city street in 1899 by Mail & Express

Broadway, West Side. 29th to 31st St.

Mail & Express

Impressionist scene of Broadway at night by Mail & Express

Broadway, East Side. Walker to Howard St.

Mail & Express

Genre scene depicting urban life in 1899 by Mail & Express

Broadway, East Side. Post Office. Ann St. to City Hall Park.

Mail & Express

Broadway on a Rainy Evening, oil on canvas by Everett L. Warner, featuring figures and reflections in the rain.

Broadway on a Rainy Evening

Everett L. Warner

Genre scene depicting a bustling street with buildings and light by Mail & Express

Broadway, West Side. Chambers to Thomas St.

Mail & Express

Landscape with Mountains, Castle, Trees and Lake by Thomas Sully, oil painting

Landscape with Mountains, Castle, Trees and Lake

Thomas Sully

Landscape with Trees and Mountains, Lake in Foreground by Thomas Sully, oil painting

Landscape with Trees and Mountains, Lake in Foreground

Thomas Sully

Landscape with houses in distance, oil on canvas by Edwin Austin Abbey

Landscape with houses in distance

Edwin Austin Abbey

Brook in Summer by Jacob Cox, oil on canvas depicting a serene landscape with shimmering waters and sunlight.

Brook in Summer

Jacob Cox

Landscape oil painting by Allen Tucker depicting a horizon with soft pastels and morning light.

Bunker Hill

Allen Tucker

Landscape with Haywain by Worthington Whittredge, oil painting depicting a wooden wagon by a river.

Landscape with Haywain

Worthington Whittredge

Figurative ink on paper by Ernest Haskell depicting a defiant figure amidst chaos.

Last Stand

Ernest Haskell

Cabin by a River, oil on canvas by American School, depicting a rustic cabin along a riverbank.

Cabin by a River

American School

California Landscape by Arthur Merton Hazard, Impressionism, depicting rolling hills and vibrant foliage.

California Landscape

Arthur Merton Hazard

Landscape by Ernest Peixotto, 1892, depicting a river and soft sky hues.

Cambridge

Ernest Peixotto

Marine scene depicting Capri by George Randolph Barse, Post-Impressionism

Capri

George Randolph Barse

Teton Valley landscape by John Mix Stanley, depicting mountains and forest in oil painting

Teton Valley

John Mix Stanley

Castle Landeck, oil on canvas by Edmund Foerster & Co., features a castle on a hillside at sunset.

Castle Landeck

Edmund Foerster & Co.

Coastal landscape depicting trees and clouds, oil painting by Louis Kinney Harlow

Castine, Maine

Louis Kinney Harlow

Figurative expressionism by Ernest Haskell, oil painting depicting a figure burdened with grief.

Carrying Place

Ernest Haskell

Castle on Cliff, with a Stormy Sea, and Shipwreck at Base of Cliff by Thomas Sully, oil painting

Castle on Cliff, with a Stormy Sea, and Shipwreck at Base of Cliff

Thomas Sully

Landscape by Thomas Sully, depicting a tranquil valley under a radiant sky, oil painting

Catskill – from J R Livingstons. TS

Thomas Sully

Cattle grazing in a landscape with Monterey cypress trees, oil painting by Charles Dorman Robinson

Cattle Grazing among Monterey Cypress Trees

Charles Dorman Robinson

Cemetery Live Oak by Ernest Haskell, watercolor on paper, featuring a majestic oak tree and intricate shadows.

Cemetery Live Oak

Ernest Haskell

Lithograph by Strobridge & Co. Lith. depicting Chauhauqua Lake with tranquil waters and nature.

Chauhauqua Lake

Strobridge & Co. Lith.

Portrait of Charles I, engraving by Joseph Pennell, featuring a regal figure in solemn attire.

Charles I

Joseph Pennell

Cherry Creek landscape by Charles Linford, oil on canvas, featuring water and cherry blossoms

Cherry Creek, Delaware Water Gap, PA

Charles Linford

Landscape depicting a gentle stream at Chavis Creek by Daniel A. Jenks, 1859

Chavis Creek, camp 14th

Daniel A. Jenks

City Hall of Brooklyn by Charles Autenrieth, depicting architecture with golden light.

City Hall of Brooklyn

Charles Autenrieth

Landscape of Cherokee Pass, Rocky Mountains, oil on canvas by Daniel A. Jenks

Cherokee Pass, Rocky Mountains

Daniel A. Jenks

Cleveland Skyline by James C. Kulhanek, modernism, landscape

Cleveland Skyline

James C. Kulhanek

City of Baltimore landscape by Robert Hinshelwood, oil on canvas

City of Baltimore (From Druid Hill Park)

Robert Hinshelwood

Landscape oil painting by John Ireland Howe Downes depicting a serene sky meeting the horizon.

Clearing Weather

John Ireland Howe Downes

Coal Breakers by Blanche Grambs, expressionism, depicting industry and humanity

Coal breakers

Blanche Grambs

Convent of San Sabi, oil on canvas by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Convent of San Sabi

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Columbia River by Thomas Hill, oil on canvas depicting a serene landscape with gentle waters and soft hues.

Columbia River

Thomas Hill

Ukiyo-e of Moonlight On Mt. Fuji by Lilian May Miller

Moonlight On Mt. Fuji

Lilian May Miller

Crusaders Gate, an oil painting by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg showing a crumbling stone archway

Crusaders Gate, Nicea

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Cottage by Thomas Sully, oil painting depicting a serene landscape

Cottage

Thomas Sully

Crystal Morning by Ernest Haskell, watercolor on paper depicting a serene landscape with soft morning light.

Crystal Morning

Ernest Haskell

Cundy’s Harbor by Ernest Haskell, watercolor on paper depicting a serene harbor scene

Cundy’s Harbor

Ernest Haskell

Danube at Walhalla by Otto Henry Bacher, oil painting depicting a tranquil river landscape.

Danube at Walhalla

Otto Henry Bacher

David Burns’s Cottage and the Washington Monument, oil painting by Walter Paris

David Burns’s Cottage and the Washington Monument

Walter Paris

Expressionism landscape by Ernest Haskell featuring dead trees and vibrant green hues

Dead Tops

Ernest Haskell

A richly dressed figure on horseback, identified as the Duke of Berry, departs from a fortified castle in a vibrant landscape.

Belles Heures: The Duke of Berry on a Journey (fol. 223v)

Limbourg brothers

A painting depicting a scene from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

Romeo shall thank thee, daughter, for us both

Louis Rhead

Genre scene depicting urban life in Downtown, Cleveland, oil on canvas by Otto Henry Bacher

Downtown, Cleveland

Otto Henry Bacher

Doomed Duck by Ernest Haskell, ink on paper depicting a solitary duck in a tense atmosphere.

Doomed Duck

Ernest Haskell

Driving the Cattle Home by Carl Weber, oil painting depicting cattle in a serene landscape

Driving the Cattle Home

Carl Weber

Dryad’s Parasol, watercolor on paper by Ernest Haskell, featuring an ethereal figure holding a parasol.

Dryad’s Parasol

Ernest Haskell

Urban life on E18th Street, oil on canvas by James C. Kulhanek

E18th street Looking South from Plain Dealer Building Cleveland Ohio

James C. Kulhanek

Landscape of rolling hills at sunset, oil painting by William Samuel Horton

End of the Day, Gstaad, Switzerland

William Samuel Horton

Lithograph by Schultz & Co. Lith depicting boats in Boston Harbor with reflections on the water.

Entering Boston Harbor

Schultz & Co. Lith.

Historical scene of the army crossing the Potomac River by Edwin Forbes, medium unknown.

Escape of the Army of Virginia, commanded by General Lee, over the Potomac River near Williamsport

Edwin Forbes

European River View with Bridge and Church, oil painting by Samuel Colman

European River View with Bridge and Church

Samuel Colman

Landscape oil painting by James C. Kulhanek depicting a vast sky with vibrant colors.

Big Open Sky

James C. Kulhanek

Impressionist landscape featuring feathery trees by Ernest Haskell

Feathery Trees

Ernest Haskell

Flamingo Shooting in South America, oil painting by George Catlin, depicting flamingos in a tropical setting.

Flamingo Shooting in South America

George Catlin

Figurative artwork by Kenyon Cox, Flying Shadows, featuring ethereal figures and soft hues.

Flying Shadows

Kenyon Cox

Former Governor's House in Sitka, oil on canvas by Theodore J. Richardson

Former Governor’s House, Sitka, 1905

Theodore J. Richardson

Engraving by Henry Farrer depicting soldiers in battle amidst smoke and chaos

Fort Haight; Battle of Harlem Plains, from ‘Scenes of Old New York’

Henry Farrer