Public domain art in black

Artworks whose dominant colour is black, measured from the image itself rather than from a curator's tag. Every work here is free to download and reuse.

Works in Public domain art in black

Napoleon as General

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, born Charleston, SC 1797-died Charleston, SC 1877

Untitled (Angel)

Annie Cauley, ca. 1850-died Springfield, MA ca. 1923

Betty Wertheimer

John Singer Sargent, born Florence, Italy 1856-died London, England 1925

Madonna with Halo of Stars

Unidentified (Italian)

Montana Indian

Unidentified (South American?)

Still Life with Fruit and Champagne

Helen Searle, born Burlington, VT 1830-died Jacksonville, IL 1884

R.M. Copeland

Thomas Edwards, born London, England 1795-died Charlestown, MA 1869

Samuel Bowden

Unidentified

Madonna and Child

Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish, born Siegen, Germany 1577-died Antwerp, Belgium 1640

Portrait of a Gentleman

Cornelius Johnson, English, born London, England 1593-died Netherlands 1661

The Sky Simulated by Red Flamingoes, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, born Boston, MA 1849-died Dublin, NH 1921

Samuel Douchy

Unidentified

(Scene from Don Quixote)

John Ritto Penniman, born Milford, MA 1782-died Baltimore, MD 1841

Louisa Lentner

John Trumbull, born Lebanon, CT 1756-died New York City 1843

Don Jose Gutierrez del Arroyo y Delgado

Unidentified (Puerto Rican)

Marie Huet

Alice Pike Barney, born Cincinnati, OH 1857-died Los Angeles, CA 1931

(Lobster on Black Background)

Marsden Hartley, born Lewiston, ME 1877-died Ellsworth, ME 1943

Mourning Pin for ER

Unidentified

Italy

Daniel Huntington, born New York City 1816-died New York City 1906

Portrait of a Gentleman

Hugh Bridport, born London, England 1794-died Philadelphia, PA ca. 1868

Interior of a Westphalian Cottage

Worthington Whittredge, born Springfield, OH 1820-died Summit, NJ 1910

Nino con Cotorra de Juguete

Unidentified (Puerto Rican)

Doctor R.

Alice Pike Barney, born Cincinnati, OH 1857-died Los Angeles, CA 1931

A Song

Alice Pike Barney, born Cincinnati, OH 1857-died Los Angeles, CA 1931

Emeline Willet

John Mix Stanley, born Canandaigua, NY 1814-died Detroit, MI 1872

Lieutenant John Trumbull Ray

Andrew Robertson, Scottish, born Aberdeen, Scotland 1777-died London, England 1845

Henry Du Pré Bounetheau

Henry Brintnell Bounetheau, born Charleston, SC 1797-died Charleston, SC 1877

The Mabie Children

Unidentified

Mrs. William Mather Smith (Helen Livingston)

Unidentified

Columbus before the Queen

Peter Frederick Rothermel, born Nescopeck, PA 1812-died Linfield, PA 1895

Lorenzo Girl

Unidentified (South American?)

Study, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples

Henry Ossawa Tanner, born Pittsburgh, PA 1859-died Paris, France 1937

New Year's Shooter

George Luks, born Williamsport, PA 1866-died New York City 1933

A Lady in Black

Kenyon Cox, born Warren, OH 1856-died New York City 1919

Jonah

Albert Pinkham Ryder, born New Bedford, MA 1847-died New York City 1917

Portrait of a Lady from S. Carolina Huguenot Family

Lawrence Sully, born Kilkenny, Ireland 1769-died Richmond, VA 1804

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unidentified

Roses

Walter Shirlaw, born Paisley, Scotland 1838-died Madrid, Spain 1909

Mr. John Corlis

Edward Greene Malbone, born Newport, RI 1777-died Savannah, GA 1807

The Blacksmith

Carroll Beckwith, born Hannibal, MO 1852-died New York City 1917

Idle Governor

Horatio C. Forjohn, born Philadelphia, PA 1911-died Philadelphia, PA 1943

John Swanwick

Matthew Pratt, born Philadelphia, PA 1734-died Philadelphia, PA 1805

Sunset

Edward Mitchell Bannister, born St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1828-died Providence, RI 1901

Roses Still Life

Robert S. Duncanson, born Fayette, NY 1821-died Detroit, MI 1872

The Black Orchid

Frederick Stuart Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1842-New York City 1924

Head of a Man

William Merritt Chase, born Williamsburg, IN 1849-died New York City 1916

The Trial of Red Jacket

John Mix Stanley, born Canandaigua, NY 1814-died Detroit, MI 1872

Man in Yellow Chair

Unidentified

Portrait of a Man

Unidentified

Black Knife, an Apache Warrior

John Mix Stanley, born Canandaigua, NY 1814-died Detroit, MI 1872

Italian Scene

William Tolman Carlton, born Boston, MA 1816-died Dorchester, MA 1888

Peter Van Dyke

Margaret Maclay Bogardus, born 1804-died 1878

Joven de la familia Canals

Unidentified (Puerto Rican)

Mother and Child (Lady Shannon and Kitty)

James Jebusa Shannon, born Auburn, NY 1862-died London, England 1923

Boy in a Landscape

Unidentified

Portrait of a Gentleman

Unidentified

Portrait of a Lady

David Boudon, Swiss, born Geneva, Switzerland 1748-died 1816; last known residence Chillicothe

The First Gun at Fort Sumter (Major Robert Anderson)

Alban Jasper Conant, born Chelsea, VT 1821-died New York City 1915

Mrs. Elizabeth Pollock Hartigan

Walter Robertson, Irish, born Dublin, Ireland ca. 1750-died Fatehpur, India 1801/02

Salome Receiving the Head of John the Baptist

Edward Mitchell Bannister, born St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada 1828-died Providence, RI 1901