United States Paintings

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

Impressionism artwork by Minerva Chapman depicting a garden scene with a couple and a child.

Garden of the Tuileries, Paris

Minerva Chapman

A figurative painting by Carl Newman depicting a female nude.

Female Nude II

Carl Newman

A poised woman and a stiff young man in a tense social interaction.

His revenge

Charles Dana Gibson

Corral at Fredericksburg, Nimitz Hotel by Edward G. Eisenlohr, oil on canvas depicting a lively hotel scene

Corral at Fredericksburg, Nimitz Hotel

Edward G. Eisenlohr

A painting by Whistler depicting a nocturnal scene with industrial elements.

Nocturne; Furnace

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Two men seeking shade in a sun-baked landscape, humorously illustrating discomfort in formal attire.

First Shade; There’s one good thing about this place

Charles Dana Gibson

Impressionist landscape of Harlem River by Ernest Lawson, featuring shimmering water and golden light.

Harlem River

Ernest Lawson

Mountain Brook; A Study by Alexander Helwig Wyant, oil on canvas depicting a serene landscape with a brook.

Mountain Brook; A Study

Alexander Helwig Wyant

Sundown by Carlton Theodore Chapman, oil painting depicting a sunset over a tranquil landscape.

Sundown

Carlton Theodore Chapman

Villagers gather along a sun-dappled lane in rural France, captured by Charles Dana Gibson.

In village near Paris

Charles Dana Gibson

A drawing room scene depicting elegantly dressed men and women lost in thought, embodying the ghosts of past loves and regrets.

The Ghosts

Charles Dana Gibson

A depiction of dignitaries in the diplomatic gallery during President McKinley's inauguration.

Inauguration day in the diplomatic gallery, Washington

Charles Dana Gibson

A group of young men and women in a sunlit garden, capturing an idealized vision of youth.

Garden of Youth

Charles Dana Gibson

Figurative oil painting by Joseph Henry Sharp depicting a figure in vibrant textiles.

Preparing for the Medicine Sweat

Joseph Henry Sharp

Watercolour by Otto Henry Bacher depicting Ponte del Pistor, Venice with reflections and golden light.

Ponte del Pistor, Venice

Otto Henry Bacher

The Gibson Girl by Charles Dana Gibson, showcasing a confident woman with an elegant posture and hairstyle.

The Gibson Girl

Charles Dana Gibson

A young woman and a gentleman share a moment of flirtation in a conservatory setting.

He; ‘Was that you I kissed in the conservatory last night’

Charles Dana Gibson

Pedestrians in a park, oil painting by Maurice Prendergast

Pedestrians in a Park

Maurice Prendergast

A bustling New York street scene capturing the energy of early 20th-century urban life.

The streets of new york

Charles Dana Gibson

Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland by Cass Gilbert, oil painting depicting a tower against a cloudy sky.

Tower at Enkhuisen, Holland

Cass Gilbert

Louis Rhead's 'Tybalt’s duel' captures a dramatic moment from Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet'.

Tybalt’s duel

Louis Rhead

Thomas Sully's 'Portrait of the Artist' showcases the artist's self-representation.

Portrait of the Artist

Thomas Sully

Two Figures in Stream, Bordered by Large Trees by Thomas Sully, oil painting depicting serene figures by a stream

Two Figures in Stream, Bordered by Large Trees

Thomas Sully

Railroad on the Dalles of the St. Louis by Alfred Rudolph Waud, oil painting depicting a railroad in a tranquil landscape.

Railroad on the Dalles of the St. Louis

Alfred Rudolph Waud

Potomac Marshlands with the United States Capitol, oil on canvas by Max Weyl

Potomac Marshlands with the United States Capitol in the Distance

Max Weyl

Oil painting by Hermann Ottomar Herzog depicting figures returning from fishing at twilight.

The Return from Fishing

Hermann Ottomar Herzog

Rue de Village by Frank Edwin Scott, impressionism, depicting a lively village scene with cobblestone streets.

Rue de Village

Frank Edwin Scott

Marine scene with moonlight over ocean by Frederick Judd Waugh, oil painting

The Risen Moon

Frederick Judd Waugh

Landscape Near Sea by George Henry Smillie, oil on canvas depicting hills and sea.

Landscape Near Sea

George Henry Smillie

Moonlight by Albert Pinkham Ryder, oil on canvas depicting a serene night landscape with water.

Moonlight

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Uncle Tom and Little Eva, oil painting by Robert S. Duncanson

Uncle Tom and Little Eva

Robert S. Duncanson

The Elevated Railroad at 110th Street, oil painting by Rachael Robinson Elmer

The Elevated Railroad at 110th Street

Rachael Robinson Elmer

Jardin de la Fontaine at Nimes, France by James Carroll Beckwith, impressionism, landscape

Jardin de la Fontaine at Nimes, France

James Carroll Beckwith

Watercolour by William Henry Holmes depicting sunlight filtering through foliage in a landscape.

In Jamaica

William Henry Holmes

Lagoon of the Guayaquil River, Ecuador by Louis Remy Mignot, oil on canvas

Lagoon of the Guayaquil River, Ecuador

Louis Remy Mignot

Portrait of Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton by Gilbert Stuart.

Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (Mrs. William Thornton)

Gilbert Stuart

U.S. Capitol after burning, oil on canvas by George Munger

U.S. Capitol after burning by the British

George Munger

Portrait of William Brand

John George Brown

U.S. Mail Steamer by Charles Parsons, oil painting depicting a ship on calm water.

U.S. Mail Steamer, Illinois

Charles Parsons

The Oarsman by Joseph Christian Leyendecker depicts a solitary figure rowing on a tranquil body of water.

The Oarsman

Joseph Christian Leyendecker

Frederic Edwin Church's 'Woodland Stream' captures a serene natural scene.

Woodland Stream

Frederic Edwin Church

The Sirens by Charles Courtney Curran depicts alluring figures in a serene setting.

The Sirens (a lunette)

Charles Courtney Curran

A Study of Hunter Mountain at Twilight, oil painting by Sanford Robinson Gifford

A Study of Hunter Mountain at Twilight

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Bronze memorial by John Singer Sargent featuring serene figures in flowing garments

A War Memorial

John Singer Sargent

Venetian Scene by Thomas Moran, oil on canvas, depicting a gondola at sunset

Venetian Scene

Thomas Moran

The Balcony by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil painting featuring figures on a balcony.

The Balcony

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

oil painting of ships sailing on the ocean by James Gale Tyler

Ships at Sea

James Gale Tyler

A satirical drawing depicting elegantly dressed women at a horse show, highlighting social dynamics of the era.

The real exhibit at the horse show

Charles Dana Gibson

Vibrant urban landscape by Lloyd Sargent, oil on canvas

South Akard Street

Lloyd Sargent

Covered wagon at a fair drawn by six oxen, oil painting by Oscar Edmund Berninghaus

Covered Wagon at the Fair Drawn by Six Oxen

Oscar Edmund Berninghaus

Landscape with sunset and water by Jasper Francis Cropsey, oil painting

Untitled

Jasper Francis Cropsey

An illustration depicting a lone female juror among eleven men, highlighting themes of gender and justice.

The jury

Charles Dana Gibson

Marine scene with waves and shoreline by John Frederick Kensett, oil painting

Beach at Beverly

John Frederick Kensett

A vast mountain valley with sunlit granite cliffs, tall pine trees on a slope, a rocky wall, and a small reflective patch of water in the distance.

Valley of the Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt

Abstract artwork by Charles Russell Loomis, featuring interplay of light and shadow.

Untitled

Charles Russell Loomis

A painting featuring two female nudes and a seated male nude by Thomas Sully.

Two Female Nudes; Seated Male Nude

Thomas Sully

Mountain landscape with two men fishing, by Edmund Foerster & Co.

Mountain scene, 2 men, 1 fishing

Edmund Foerster & Co.

Mountain View at Bormio, oil painting by John Singer Sargent, depicting mountains under morning light.

Mountain View at Bormio

John Singer Sargent

Fishermen At Sea, oil painting by Henry Ossawa Tanner, depicts fishermen navigating turbulent waves.

Fishermen At Sea

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Cows by Edward Mitchell Bannister, realism, depicting cows in a landscape setting

Cows

Edward Mitchell Bannister

A decorative calendar illustration by Louis Rhead.

Poster Calendar

Louis Rhead

A serene depiction of lambs in a pastoral setting.

Lambs, Nantucket

Eastman Johnson

Landscape Sketch by Eastman Johnson, oil painting depicting gentle hills and soft light.

Landscape Sketch

Eastman Johnson

Realism genre scene depicting shadows and gas lamps by Mail & Express

Broadway, West Side. 37th to 40th St.

Mail & Express

Marine scene depicting a golden shore and blue sea by Eleanor Harris

Shore with Blue Sea

Eleanor Harris

The Last Valley – Paradise Rocks, oil on canvas by John La Farge, depicting a lush valley with a winding river.

The Last Valley – Paradise Rocks

John La Farge

Landscape with spring flowers and a luminous sky, oil painting by Alfred Thompson Bricher

Spring

Alfred Thompson Bricher

The Times Building by Joseph Pennell, etching, featuring a skyscraper against a dramatic sky.

The Times Building

Joseph Pennell

The Great Chimney, Bradford by Joseph Pennell, realism artwork, depicting a large chimney in an industrial landscape

The Great Chimney, Bradford

Joseph Pennell

Oil painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister depicting a tranquil landscape with trees near a river.

Untitled (landscape, trees near river)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Landscape with meadow and trees by Edward Mitchell Bannister, oil painting

Untitled

Edward Mitchell Bannister

The Upper End of Little Cottonwood Canyon, oil on canvas by Thomas Moran

The Upper End of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Wasatch Range, near Ogden, Utah

Thomas Moran

Oil painting of an oyster boat in Long Island Sound by Gilbert Gaul

The Oyster Boat, Long Island Sound

Gilbert Gaul

Landscape with two cows, oil painting by Edward Mitchell Bannister

Untitled (landscape with two cows)

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Abstract by Carl Newman, featuring swirling colors in an abstract composition.

Abstract

Carl Newman

Windmill landscape oil painting by George Charles Aid

Windmill, Zwyndrecht

George Charles Aid

Landscape oil painting by Abbott Handerson Thayer featuring soft pastel hues of sunrise and sunset.

Sunrise Or Sunset, Study For Book, Concealing Coloration In The Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer

Modernism artwork by Joseph Pennell depicting Somerset House with vibrant colors.

Somerset House

Joseph Pennell

A charming scene depicting a humorous incident in a Victorian setting.

A little incident

Charles Dana Gibson

Genre scene depicting urban life by Arthur Clifton Goodwin, oil painting

Up Columbus Avenue–Walk-on Common

Arthur Clifton Goodwin

Upright Venice by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil painting of a serene Venetian landscape.

Upright Venice

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Thames Warehouses by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil painting depicting warehouses along the river

Thames Warehouses

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Traghetto, No. 2 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler, oil painting depicting a gondola in misty waters.

Traghetto, No. 2

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

October by John Whetten Ehninger, oil on canvas, depicting an autumn landscape with golden leaves.

October

John Whetten Ehninger

A serene depiction of a breakfast scene in a garden.

Breakfast in the Garden

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Temple on the Island of Philae by Henry Roderick Newman, oil painting

Temple on the Island of Philae

Henry Roderick Newman

A group of elegantly dressed individuals enjoying leisure time on a sun-dappled veranda.

Vacation time

Charles Dana Gibson

A portrait of a young girl with loose coppery hair, gazing directly at the viewer against a dark background.

Margaret McKittrick

Abbott Handerson Thayer

River Wall, Oporto by Orville Houghton Peets, oil on canvas depicting a decaying landscape.

River Wall, Oporto

Orville Houghton Peets

A young woman crowned with flowers stands confidently at the center of a springtime gathering.

The may queen

Charles Dana Gibson