American Wall Art

American Wall Art: 47 artworks catalogued so far, each downloadable or printable to order.

American works here run from early republican portraiture to the middle of the twentieth century. The Hudson River School established landscape as the national subject, painting the Catskills, the Adirondacks and later the West at grand scale. The Gilded Age brought a boom in magazine and book illustration, and the 1930s produced the poster and mural work commissioned under the Works Progress Administration. Because so much American material was published by government agencies or printed commercially, an unusually large share of it has entered the public domain.

What's in here

The most represented artists here are William Henry Walker (1,222), Mary Vaux Walcott (1,175), Charles Dana Gibson (1,164).

By movement: Expressionism (7,488), Art Deco (6,832), Realism (6,335).

By orientation: 21,462 landscape, 25,345 portrait, 1,253 square.

American by subject

The largest subject groups within American:

• American Illustration — 13,891 artworks
• American Figurative — 7,360 artworks
• American Landscape — 6,454 artworks
• American Drawings — 6,106 artworks
• American Prints — 4,606 artworks
• American Flowers — 2,821 artworks

American by movement

The largest movement groups within American:

• American Expressionism — 7,488 artworks
• American Art Deco — 6,832 artworks
• American Realism — 6,335 artworks
• American Impressionism — 6,204 artworks
• American Art Nouveau — 5,963 artworks
• American Romanticism — 3,297 artworks

American by museum

The largest museum groups within American:

• American National Gallery of Art — 3,231 artworks
• American Art Institute of Chicago — 2,875 artworks
• American Wikimedia Commons — 1,777 artworks
• American The Metropolitan Museum of Art — 1,035 artworks
• American Cleveland Museum of Art — 771 artworks
• American Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia — 563 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many artworks are in American?

There are 47 public-domain artworks in the American culture on Archive Lane.

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Is this art really public domain?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

Can I filter this list?

Yes, use the filters above the grid to narrow by artist, colour, orientation and, where available, movement or room.