Browse 257 public-domain artworks in the Cityscape subject, available as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas and framed prints.
The cityscape takes the urban environment itself as its subject: streets, squares, waterfronts and skylines, rather than a stage for figures. It grew out of the topographical view tradition, especially the vedute of eighteenth century Venice painted by Canaletto and Francesco Guardi, which recorded specific, recognisable places rather than invented scenery. In the nineteenth century, painters associated with Impressionism, including Camille Pissarro, turned the modern city itself, its boulevards, bridges and railway stations, into a serious subject. A pre 1930 archive under this heading holds paintings, prints and drawings of specific towns and cities rather than generic rural scenery.
What's in here
The most represented artists here are Cass Gilbert (24), Camille Pissarro (11), Antonietta Brandeis (10).
By movement: Impressionism (54), Expressionism (45), Art Nouveau (34).
By orientation: 167 landscape, 85 portrait, 5 square.
Dated work in this group ranges from 1623 to 1987.
Prints of these artworks
Every artwork here can be downloaded as the original high-resolution file, or ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print from $21.99, shipping included.
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 Cityscape?
- There are 257 public-domain artworks in the Cityscape subject 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.
- Are these artworks copyright-free?
- 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 narrow these results further?
- Yes, use the filters above the grid to narrow by artist, colour, orientation and, where available, movement or room.
