Bass Otis

Shop 2 artworks by Bass Otis (American, 1784–1861) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.

Bass Otis was an American painter. He painted hundreds of portraits including many of the best known Americans of his day, and produced the first American lithograph in 1819.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of Bass Otis's work on the site falls under Figurative (1), Drawings (1), Illustration (1).

By movement, it's catalogued as Romanticism (2), Baroque (1).

Culture: American (3).

By orientation: 1 landscape, 2 portrait.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1819 to 1837.

Other American artists of the period

If you like this artist, these contemporaries are catalogued too:

• George Catlin — 703 artworks
• John Rubens Smith — 276 artworks
• Thomas Sully — 171 artworks
• Miner Kilbourne Kellogg — 165 artworks
• Charles Bird King — 152 artworks
• Gilbert Stuart — 144 artworks
• Asher Brown Durand — 138 artworks
• Eastman Johnson — 123 artworks

Prints of these artworks

Prints of any artwork on this page are made to order at the production partner closest to you, starting from $21.99 including shipping, in Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.