United States Paintings

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

Landscape of The Sorrentia Peninsula from Capri by George Randolph Barse, oil painting

The Sorrentia Peninsula from Capri

George Randolph Barse

A still life painting by Kenyon Cox featuring an arrangement of flowers and fruits.

Plenty

Kenyon Cox

Bridge of Sighs by Otto Henry Bacher, watercolor on paper, featuring elegant architecture and light interplay.

Bridge of Sighs

Otto Henry Bacher

Landscape depicting encampment at sunset, oil painting by Ralph Albert Blakelock

Encampment at Sunset

Ralph Albert Blakelock

A decorative design by Louis Rhead for a tea or coffee service featuring fuchsia colors.

Fuschia design for tea or coffee service

Louis Rhead

Louis Rhead's 'Photochrome engraving company' showcases intricate design and vibrant colors.

Photochrome engraving company

Louis Rhead

A crowded scene depicting young women in elaborate Edwardian fashion, with playful clues hinting at romance.

Puzzle. Find the girl who has been kissed within ten minutes

Charles Dana Gibson

Landscape with river and hills, oil on canvas by George Catlin

View In The Grand Detour, 1900 Miles Above St. Louis

George Catlin

Brittany Landscape by Hugh Bolton Jones, oil painting depicting rolling hills and golden light.

Brittany Landscape

Hugh Bolton Jones

Mountain Farm by George Wesley Bellows, oil painting depicting a farmhouse and mountains in golden light.

Mountain Farm

George Wesley Bellows

Sunset on the Hudson by Charles H. Chapin, oil on canvas depicting a river at twilight.

Sunset on the Hudson

Charles H. Chapin

Landscape of Wind River, Wyoming by Hamilton Hamilton, oil on canvas

Wind River, Wyoming

Hamilton Hamilton

A portrait of a young woman with a music master in a decorative setting.

Katharine & music master

Louis Rhead

Stand Of Birch Trees In Winter, oil on canvas by John Leslie Breck, featuring birch trees in a snowy landscape.

Stand Of Birch Trees In Winter

John Leslie Breck

Oil on canvas by Winslow Homer depicting mountains and light.

In the Mountains

Winslow Homer

Portrait of William Thorne by John Singer Sargent.

William Thorne

John Singer Sargent

A detailed depiction of a woman under a mosquito net by John Singer Sargent.

The Mosquito Net

John Singer Sargent

Great Smoky Mountains oil painting by Sarah Ann Freeman Clarke featuring misty peaks and lush valleys

Great Smoky Mountains (At Waynesville, in North Carolina Mountains)

Sarah Ann Freeman Clarke

Whaler and fishing vessels near the coast of Labrador, oil on canvas by William Bradford

Whaler and Fishing Vessels near the Coast of Labrador

William Bradford

Oak Trees by Edward Mitchell Bannister, oil on canvas depicting majestic oak trunks and dappled sunlight.

Oak Trees

Edward Mitchell Bannister

Impressionist oil painting of Shot Tower with night lights by Joseph Pennell

Shot Tower with night lights, from Embankment

Joseph Pennell

A serene coastal landscape painting by John Frederick Kensett.

Coast Scene

John Frederick Kensett

Boston Harbor at sunset, oil painting by Fitz Henry Lane

Boston Harbor, Sunset

Fitz Henry Lane

Sky and Mountains by John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas depicting clouds and serene landscape.

Sky and Mountains

John Singer Sargent

Bridge of Sighs watercolor by Otto Henry Bacher depicting a bridge over water with warm tones

Bridge of Sighs

Otto Henry Bacher

A solitary woman lost in thought while seated in a modest parlor, pausing over her needlework.

The spinster’s revery

Charles Dana Gibson

The Schooner by Joseph Pennell, modernism, depicting a solitary vessel against a vast sky.

The Schooner

Joseph Pennell

Street in the Pueblo of Oraibi, Tusayan, Arizona, watercolor on paper by De Lancey Gill

Street in the Pueblo of Oraibi, Tusayan, Arizona

De Lancey Gill

A November Morning oil painting by Julian Onderdonk depicting an autumn landscape with soft light.

A November Morning

Julian Onderdonk

Rocky Landscape by Truman Seymour, oil painting depicting rugged rocks and sunlight.

Rocky Landscape

Truman Seymour

Waterside by William J. Forsyth, oil on canvas depicting a tranquil landscape with water and sunset.

Waterside

William J. Forsyth

Ponte Santa Trinità by Childe Hassam, oil painting depicting a bridge with pedestrians and golden light on the river.

Ponte Santa Trinità

Childe Hassam

A portrait of a woman holding a mask, showcasing soft colors and delicate brushwork.

Lady with a Mask

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Laguna Pueblo by Frederick Melville Du Mond, oil on canvas depicting a village with mountains and sky.

Laguna Pueblo

Frederick Melville Du Mond

Impressionism oil painting of The Marque in Paris by Whitney Warren Jr.

The Marque, Paris

Whitney Warren Jr.

Fishing boat on water by George Elbert Burr, oil painting

Untitled–Fishing Boat

George Elbert Burr

Watercolour by John Rubens Smith depicting a waterfall and river landscape

View of the Second Falls on the Sawkill River

John Rubens Smith

Frederic Edwin Church's 'Landscape' captures a vibrant natural scene.

Landscape

Frederic Edwin Church

Thomas Cole's 'L’Allegro' captures a vibrant allegorical scene.

L’Allegro

Thomas Cole

Inner Bay, Staten Island, New York by Augustus Köllner, oil on canvas, depicting tranquil waters and light reflections.

Inner Bay, Staten Island, New York

Augustus Köllner

Winter landscape depicting snow and cool blues by Joseph Hoover, oil painting

American winter scene

Unknown Artist

Tanglewood – Catskill Mountains by Frederick Frank Durand, oil on canvas depicting a serene forest landscape.

Tanglewood – Catskill Mountains

Frederick Frank Durand

Spanish Landscape by John Singer Sargent, Impressionism, oil painting

Spanish Landscape

John Singer Sargent

The Edge of the Forest by George Inness, oil painting depicting lush foliage and interplay of light and shadow.

The Edge of the Forest

George Inness

Impressionist landscape by William Anderson Coffin featuring Central Park and the Plaza

Central Park and the Plaza

William Anderson Coffin

Moonlight, Wood Island Light by Winslow Homer, oil painting depicting a tranquil night sky with a lighthouse.

Moonlight, Wood Island Light

Winslow Homer

A Street In Ikao, Japan by Robert Frederick Blum, impressionism, depicting a quiet street scene

A Street In Ikao, Japan

Robert Frederick Blum

Meadow Brook by Emil Carlsen, oil on canvas depicting a serene brook with dappled light and shadows.

Meadow Brook

Emil Carlsen

A scene from Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' depicting Petruchio and his wife at dinner.

Taming of the shrew, Petruchio entertains his wife at dinner

Louis Rhead

Sunset in winter by Edmund Foerster & Co., oil on canvas depicting a winter landscape with a glowing sunset.

Sunset in winter

Edmund Foerster & Co.

Landscape featuring cedars and rocks by Robert Reid, oil painting

Red Cedars and Rocks

Robert Reid

Lithograph by Currier & Ives depicting Staten Island and the Narrows landscape

Staten Island and the Narrows; from Fort Hamilton

Currier & Ives.

A Meadow Stream by Hugh Bolton Jones, oil painting depicting a tranquil river with lush greenery.

A Meadow Stream

Hugh Bolton Jones

Dynamic brushstrokes depicting a marine scene by Howard Russell Butler

Untitled

Howard Russell Butler

Landscape of Algiers with rooftops under sunlight by Henry Ossawa Tanner, oil painting

Scene Of Algiers

Henry Ossawa Tanner

Landscape of rolling hills in sunlight, oil on canvas by George Gardner Symons

Sunny Slopes

George Gardner Symons

Design for a wallpaper featuring bachelors in leisure and flirtation.

Design fo a wallpaper, Suitable for a bachelor apartment

Charles Dana Gibson

A festive scene depicting a Christmas celebration.

A christmas fantasy

Charles Dana Gibson

A drawing titled 'Sketch 6' by Kenyon Cox, showcasing detailed figures and classical themes.

Sketch 6

Kenyon Cox

River Landscape with Town on Far Shore, oil painting by Edwin Austin Abbey, featuring a river and town at twilight.

River Landscape with Town on Far Shore

Edwin Austin Abbey

Landscape with sunlight and clouds, oil on canvas by Anton Otto Fischer

The Sixth Day

Anton Otto Fischer

Woodman, Spare that Tree by M. McClure, depicting a gnarled tree with light filtering through foliage

Woodman, Spare that Tree

M. McClure

Landscape of a summer day by John Henry Twachtman, impressionism

A Summer Day

John Henry Twachtman

A young woman in a red gown with a translucent veil holds a nude child on her lap, both with faint golden halos, set against a clear blue sky and distant landscape.

Small Cowper Madonna

Raphael

Rocky Seashore oil painting by Louis Michel Eilshemius depicting rugged rocks and waves.

Rocky Seashore

Louis Michel Eilshemius

Lake Placid landscape by William Trost Richards, oil painting of serene waters and mountains.

Lake Placid, Adirondack Mountains

William Trost Richards

Vibrant garden scene with flowers and a figure, oil on canvas by Hugh Henry Breckenridge

The Open Garden

Hugh Henry Breckenridge

Landscape of The Normal Rock Creek by William Henry Holmes, oil painting

The Normal Rock Creek

William Henry Holmes

Sundown by George Inness, bronze medium depicting a twilight landscape with clouds and golden light

Sundown

George Inness

Landscape oil painting by William Hart featuring wildflowers and lush foliage.

Scene at Napanoch

William Hart

A stunning landscape painting by Frederic Edwin Church showcasing Mt. Katahdin.

Mt. Katahdin from Togue Pond

Frederic Edwin Church

Etching by Ernest Haskell depicting haunting figures and shadows

Dead Sisters

Ernest Haskell

The Red Bridge by Julian Alden Weir, oil painting of a red bridge over a river with trees.

The Red Bridge

Julian Alden Weir

Edge of the Forest, Twilight by Charles Harold Davis, oil painting depicting a twilight forest scene.

Edge of the Forest, Twilight

Charles Harold Davis

Landscape at Woods by Frederic Edwin Church, oil painting of a serene forest with a gentle horizon.

Landscape at woods

Frederic Edwin Church

The Poachers by William Henry Lippincott, depicting a hunter in a twilight forest, oil painting

The Poachers

William Henry Lippincott

Landscape with hills and a colorful sky by Ernest Haskell, oil painting

Castles and Hills

Ernest Haskell

Allee dans le Parc by Alice Pike Barney, oil on canvas depicting a serene park scene.

Allee dans le Parc

Alice Pike Barney

This painting features two nude female figures in a modernist style.

Two Nude Female Figures

Carl Newman

Santiago De Cuba by Edmund Darch Lewis, oil on canvas depicting lush foliage and water

Santiago De Cuba

Edmund Darch Lewis

Marine scene with ships on the ocean by W. B. Annin, 1815

First View of Com. Perry’s Victory

W. B. Annin

A poised young woman, embodying the 'Gibson Girl', sits among men of various nationalities sharing a moment of laughter.

International humor

Charles Dana Gibson

Historical drawing by James Fuller Queen depicting officers in an apple orchard at night

Sketches with Co. B, 8th Reg. Pa. Ma. under the officers of the old ‘Southwark Gaurd ‘the night in the apple orchard’

James Fuller Queen

A young girl named Cory is looking over the back of a chair.

Cory (Cori Looking Over the Back of a Chair)

Robert Henri

A depiction of a stormy sea by Charles Dana Gibson.

A Northeaster

Charles Dana Gibson

A portrait of William Alston by Thomas Sully, showcasing the artist's Romantic style.

William Alston, Class of

Thomas Sully

Seascape with Six Bathers, Bellport by William James Glackens, oil painting depicting bathers in the ocean.

Seascape with Six Bathers, Bellport

William James Glackens

Abu Simbel by Henry Roderick Newman, oil painting depicting colossal statues in golden light

Abu Simbel

Henry Roderick Newman

Broadway, West Side. 17th to 20th St. by Mail & Express, realism artwork

Broadway, West Side. 17th to 20th St.

Mail & Express

Genre scene depicting a bustling street in 1899 by Mail & Express, oil painting

Broadway, West Side. 34th to 37th St.

Mail & Express