United States Paintings

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

Marine scene with turbulent sky and shimmering waves by James Hamilton, oil painting

Beach Scene with Dramatic Sky

James Hamilton

Gothic architecture of Library and Chapel, University of Michigan by Alexander Jackson Davis

Library and Chapel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis

Landscape depicting a river at sunset by James Hamilton, oil painting

Scene on the Hudson

James Hamilton

Watercolour by Elmer Boyd Smith depicting golden haycocks in Brittany, France

Haycocks, Brittany, France

Elmer Boyd Smith

Landscape of Mt. Pico, Azores Islands by Cass Gilbert, oil painting

Mt. Pico, Azores Islands

Cass Gilbert

Seascape by James Hamilton, depicting waves and ocean in an unknown medium.

Seascape

James Hamilton

A satirical illustration of Mr. Masher as Capt. Irresistible, showcasing exaggerated courtship rituals.

Life’s vaudeville, Mr. Masher as Capt. Irresistible in the Lady Killer

Charles Dana Gibson

Landscape of a town in the Abruzzi by John Ireland Howe Downes, medium unknown.

A Town in the Abruzzi

John Ireland Howe Downes

Temple of Ramses II by Henry Roderick Newman, oil on canvas, featuring majestic pillars and sunlight

Temple of Ramses II

Henry Roderick Newman

Lighthouse Pines No. 2 by Ernest Haskell, oil painting depicting pines against a muted sky

Lighthouse Pines No. 2

Ernest Haskell

Still life of tea rusk in warm golden hues by William P. Chappel, oil on canvas

Tea Rusk and Brick House

William P. Chappel

Pueblo Bonito Ruin, Chaco Canyon by De Lancey Gill, oil painting

Pueblo Bonito Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico

De Lancey Gill

Bronze sculpture by Pinckney Marcius-Simons depicting a figure symbolizing liberty.

Guardian Of American Liberty

Pinckney Marcius-Simons

Provincetown Street by James Lesesne Wells, medium unknown

Provincetown Street

James Lesesne Wells

Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, watercolor on paper by William Henry Holmes

Cliff Houses on the Rio Mancos, Colorado

William Henry Holmes

Lake George by Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil painting depicting a tranquil lake and expansive sky.

Lake George

Jasper Francis Cropsey

St. Martin’s Church in Utrecht, Holland, by Cass Gilbert, realism, depicting a grand church against a muted sky.

St. Martin’s Church, Utrecht, Holland

Cass Gilbert

Cathedral Tower in Pistoia, Italy by Cass Gilbert, Gothic architecture

Cathedral Tower, Pistoia, Italy

Cass Gilbert

A View of the Valley, oil on canvas by Asher Brown Durand, featuring lush hills and distant mountains.

A View of the Valley

Asher Brown Durand

Beach scene with sun-drenched figures, oil on canvas by William James Glackens

Beach Scene

William James Glackens

Marine scene of a harbor at sunset by Dixie Selden

The Little Harbor, Concarneau, Brittany

Dixie Selden

Bronze statue of Lincoln by Chas. R. Graham Co. on capitol grounds

Lincoln statue, state capitol grounds

Chas. R. Graham Co.

St. Peter’s, Rome by Frederic Edwin Church, oil on canvas, features sunlight illuminating the cathedral.

St. Peter’s, Rome

Frederic Edwin Church

A charming scene of a child playfully teasing a puppy.

Teasing The Pup

John George Brown

Teepee at sunset, oil on canvas by Ralph Albert Blakelock

Teepee At Sunset

Ralph Albert Blakelock

Deer Stalking in Scotland; Getting Ready, oil on canvas by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait

Deer Stalking in Scotland; Getting Ready

Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait

A painting by Arthur Bowen Davies depicting a lush meadow filled with wildflowers.

Meadow Weeds

Arthur Bowen Davies

The Third Avenue Railroad Depot by William H. Schenck, depicting a bustling city scene, oil painting

The Third Avenue Railroad Depot

William H. Schenck

Landscape of rolling hills under golden light by Edmund William Greacen, oil painting

Short Hills, NJ

Edmund William Greacen

An illustration depicting the confrontation between Rudolph Rassendyll and Rupert of Hentzau.

Rudolph Rassendyll. Rupert of Hentzau

Charles Dana Gibson

Skyscrapers from the Gladstone lithograph by Joseph Pennell showing urban architecture and shadows

Skyscrapers from the Gladstone

Joseph Pennell

Temple on the Island of Philae by Henry Roderick Newman, oil on canvas, depicting a temple at dusk with reflections on water

Temple on the Island of Philae

Henry Roderick Newman

A woman in a glowing white gown stands with children in a lush green setting, embodying protection and innocence.

Caritas

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Gothic architecture featuring intricate stonework by Joseph Pennell

The Transept, Westminster

Joseph Pennell

A painting depicting the Temple at Mismiyeh in Syria by Frederic Edwin Church.

Temple at Mismiyeh, Syria

Frederic Edwin Church

Portrait of Thomas Carlyle in dark attire, oil on canvas by James McNeill Whistler

Study for "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle"

James McNeill Whistler

Low Tide by Jonas Lie, impressionist oil painting depicting a shoreline at low tide.

Low Tide

Jonas Lie

Landscape view featuring the Hudson River, Hermann Fuechsel, oil painting

A View From Mr. Henry Villard Villa at Dobbs Ferry, Hudson

Hermann Fuechsel

The Life Brigade by Winslow Homer, oil painting depicting rescuers against turbulent ocean waves.

The Life Brigade

Winslow Homer

Oil painting of Little Lagoon by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, featuring tranquil waters and willows.

Little Lagoon

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Landscape of sprouting vegetation in oil on canvas by John Francis Murphy

The Sprout Lot

John Francis Murphy

Evening by Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil painting depicting a twilight landscape with reflections.

Evening

Jasper Francis Cropsey

A portrait of a young girl in a velvet dress by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

Little Velvet Dress

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Botanical scene with flowers and foliage, oil painting by William Merritt Chase

Orangerie Of The Chase Villa In Florence

William Merritt Chase

Landscape with fields, rocks, and trees by Edward Mitchell Bannister, oil painting

Untitled (landscape, fields with rocks and trees)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Temple of Castor and Pollux, oil on canvas by Julian Clarence Levi, featuring ancient columns in golden light.

Temple of Castor and Pollux, Sicily

Julian Clarence Levi

Impressionism landscape by Franklin De Haven depicting Castle Creek Canyon in twilight

Castle Creek Canyon, South Dakota

Franklin De Haven

Spouting Rock, Newport, Rhode Island, oil on canvas by Jasper Francis Cropsey

Spouting Rock, Newport, Rhode Island

Jasper Francis Cropsey

A View near Tivoli, oil on canvas by Thomas Cole, depicting lush hills at dawn.

A View near Tivoli (Morning)

Thomas Cole

Temple of Neptune by Cass Gilbert, 1898, depicting columns and ruins in marble and light

Temple of Neptune, Paestum

Cass Gilbert

Jersey Hills by George Overbury Hart, oil on canvas depicting a serene landscape.

Jersey Hills

George Overbury Hart

Cattails and Trees by Mary Nimmo Moran, oil painting depicting a tranquil landscape with cattails and trees.

Cattails and Trees

Mary Nimmo Moran

Hot Springs of Gardiner’s River, oil on canvas by Thomas Moran

Hot Springs of Gardiner’s River, Yellowstone

Thomas Moran

A Street In Ikao, Japan II by Robert Frederick Blum, oil on canvas depicting traditional houses and mountains.

A Street In Ikao, Japan II

Robert Frederick Blum

Old Mill (The Morning Bell) by Winslow Homer, oil painting depicting a serene dawn landscape.

Old Mill (The Morning Bell)

Winslow Homer

Temple Woods by Max Weyl, oil on canvas depicting a serene forest scene.

Temple Woods

Max Weyl

Bluemont Farm by Edward Bruce, oil painting depicting serene fields and trees.

Bluemont Farm

Edward Bruce

Battersea Reach by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil on canvas depicting a river and bridge at dawn.

Battersea Reach

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Tents of Ourouks by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, oil on canvas depicting vibrant tents in a landscape.

Tents of Ourouks

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

A view of an Algerian village, oil on canvas by Frederick Arthur Bridgman

A view of an Algerian village

Frederick Arthur Bridgman

Portrait of John Keats in oil on canvas by Will Hicock Low

Keats' Last Sonnet

Will Hicock Low

Allee de l’Ete, Versailles by James Carroll Beckwith, oil on canvas depicting a sunlit path through trees.

Allee de l’Ete, Versailles

James Carroll Beckwith

A serene marine landscape by John Frederick Kensett featuring a rocky coast.

Rocky Coast

John Frederick Kensett

Two elderly gentlemen share a moment of reunion, embodying years of friendship.

Old Friends Since

Charles Dana Gibson

Genre scene depicting a couple in an Italian garden, oil painting by James Carroll Beckwith

In the Gardens of the Villa Palmieri

James Carroll Beckwith

Landscape by Dodge MacKnight, oil on canvas depicting a serene horizon with lavender and gold hues.

Landscape

Dodge MacKnight

Bayou by Joseph Rusling Meeker, oil on canvas, depicting a tranquil landscape with water and foliage.

Bayou

Joseph Rusling Meeker

Boys fishing on the banks of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, oil painting by James Fuller Queen

Boys fishing on the banks of the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia

James Fuller Queen

Broadway Above 23rd Street lithograph by Joseph Pennell depicting urban rooftops against a twilight sky

Broadway Above 23rd Street

Joseph Pennell

California Redwood Trees by Thomas Hill, oil painting of towering redwoods and lush greenery.

California Redwood Trees

Thomas Hill

Cannon Street Station lithograph by Joseph Pennell featuring grand steel structures and urban life

Cannon Street Station

Joseph Pennell

Garden in May by Maria Oakey Dewing, oil on canvas depicting women among blooming flowers.

Garden in May

Maria Oakey Dewing

Engraving by Robert Havell Jr. depicting Blackfriars Bridge and St. Paul's Cathedral against a dramatic sky.

A View of Blackfriars Bridge and St. Pauls

Robert Havell Jr.

Marine scene with figures by the Thames, oil painting by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Thames Police

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Columns of the Parthenon, oil painting by Frederic Edwin Church

Columns of the Parthenon, Athens

Frederic Edwin Church

Lithograph by Krebs Lith. Co depicting tranquil waters and rolling hills

Sleepy hollow

Krebs Lith. Co

Landscape with a waterfall and valley, oil on canvas by William Rickarby Miller

Catskill Clove

William Rickarby Miller

Fleet Street by Joseph Pennell, ink on paper, depicting a figure on cobblestones illuminated by warm light.

Fleet Street

Joseph Pennell

The Metropolitan Tower on A Summer Evening, oil painting by Rachael Robinson Elmer

The Metropolitan Tower on A Summer Evening

Rachael Robinson Elmer

Greenwood Notch, New Jersey, oil on canvas by Jasper Francis Cropsey

Greenwood Notch, New Jersey

Jasper Francis Cropsey

A charming depiction of two girls enjoying a sunny day on the lawn.

Two Girls on a Lawn

John Singer Sargent

Long Island Homestead, Study From Nature by Andrew W. Warren, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil landscape

Long Island Homestead, Study From Nature

Andrew W. Warren

A depiction of longshoremen at work by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

Longshore men

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Landscape by Mary Vaux Walcott, oil painting depicting hills and a luminous sky.

Landscape

Mary Vaux Walcott

Looking toward the Salute, Venice by Otto Henry Bacher, oil painting depicting a canal and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute.

Looking toward the Salute, Venice

Otto Henry Bacher

Watercolour by Bertha Jaques depicting Spider Lake, Wisconsin at twilight.

Spider Lake, Wisconsin

Bertha Jaques

Coastal landscape with cliffs and sunlight, oil on canvas by Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Naples From The Moli

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Threatening Sky, Bay of New York by Thomas Chambers, oil on canvas

Threatening Sky, Bay of New York

Thomas Chambers

The Admiral’s Palace, Algiers Harbor by Addison Thomas Millar, impressionism, depicting a colorful harbor scene

The Admiral’s Palace, Algiers Harbor

Addison Thomas Millar

Ideal Head by William Morris Hunt is a striking portrait showcasing the artist's skill in capturing human expression.

Ideal Head

William Morris Hunt