How many artworks are in Performance?

There are 4 public-domain artworks in the Performance topic 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.

Performance Wall Art

WALL ART

519 artworks

Theatre, dance, music and circus supplied painters with subjects already composed by lighting, costume and gesture before a brush touched canvas. Backstage and rehearsal scenes, a particular interest of some nineteenth-century painters, showed performers between acts rather than mid-spectacle, trading spectacle for a more candid view of the profession. Portraits of well-known performers served as a kind of publicity as well as art, circulated in print form for a public that could not always attend. Popular entertainment such as circus and cabaret brought looser, more energetic treatments than formal theatre allowed. This grouping gathers that range of performance subjects across painting and print.

PortraitA.S. Seer's Litho.

About the Performance topic

There are 4 artworks in the Performance topic on Archive Lane, every one free to preview and available as a print.

What's in here

The most represented artists here are Strobridge & Co. Lith. (118), Anonymous (78), U.S. Lithograph Co. (55).

Common subjects include Posters (501), Illustration (9), Figurative (8).

By movement: Art Nouveau (308), Expressionism (66), Impressionism (43).

By orientation: 55 landscape, 463 portrait, 1 square.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1615 to 2017.

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 Performance?: There are 4 public-domain artworks in the Performance topic 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.