# Public-domain Impressionist paintings

> Free Impressionist and Post-Impressionist paintings from museum open access (Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cézanne), released as CC0 by the Met and other museums.

36 images from 4 sources (Wikimedia Commons 13, Art Institute of Chicago 11, Openverse 11, Library of Congress 1), updated 2026-11-03. Picked from a live search and refreshed daily.

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## Light, colour and everyday life

The Impressionists painted outdoors and quickly, in broken colour: water lilies, haystacks, boulevards, dancers and riverside picnics. Their copyrights expired long ago, and the museums that hold the paintings now release their photographs under CC0.

These pages gather works by Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, Sisley, Morisot, Degas and the Post-Impressionists who followed (Van Gogh, Cézanne, Seurat, Gauguin) from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art, with Wikimedia Commons scans from other collections.

## Using them

CC0 has no conditions: crop details, print them, use them on packaging or in an ad. A caption with the artist, title, year and museum is good practice and helps readers. For print, download the original; for the web, a 1600 px copy.

## Images

| ImageAsset | id | What | Source | Licence | Commercial use | Direct download |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [In an #odilonredon kind of mood. #lilypads #dreamscape #rêve #impressionism #nénuphars](https://www.flickr.com/photos/71078118@N00/19856128564) | `openverse:a40da463-5b0f-4982-bf83-ba40153052ec` | Paintings, 1024 × 1024, square | Openverse | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Milwaukee Art Museum January 2023 08 (The European Galleries--Impressionism and Its Influence)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_Art_Museum_January_2023_08_(The_European_Galleries--Impressionism_and_Its_Influence).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Milwaukee_Art_Museum_January_2023_08_(The_European_Galleries--Impressionism_and_Its_Influence).jpg` | Paintings, Photo, Painting, 6000 × 4000, 2023 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Second Impressionism - Saturday in the Park with Friends](https://www.flickr.com/photos/76154228@N00/182839989) | `openverse:a7d3ba6d-d4b2-43da-8174-8e2cd060498f` | Paintings, Painting, 1024 × 683 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Early Morning, Tarpon Springs](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/64729) | `artic:64729` | Paintings, Painting, 4658 × 6097, vertical, 1892 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [20260324 Inside of the Museum of Russian Impressionism (29706)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20260324_Inside_of_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(29706).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:20260324_Inside_of_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(29706).jpg` | Paintings, 4000 × 2252, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| ['Place de la Concorde à Paris' (1880) by Giuseppe De Nittis (Barletta 1846-Saint Germain en Laye 1884) - Courtesy Galleria Bottegantica, Milan, now at Exhibition 'From De Nittis to Gemito. Neapolitain Painters in Paris during the Impressionism' at Zevallo](https://www.flickr.com/photos/70125105@N06/39330812044) | `openverse:4b24e601-818a-4da7-887c-552e58de3cea` | Paintings, 1024 × 816 | Openverse | Public domain | Unclear: check the terms | yes |
| [20260324 Exhibition "Under the mask" in the Museum of Russian Impressionism (41336)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20260324_Exhibition_%22Under_the_mask%22_in_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(41336).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:20260324_Exhibition_"Under_the_mask"_in_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(41336).jpg` | Paintings, 4000 × 2252, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/27992) | `artic:27992` | Paintings, Painting, 9310 × 6237, 1884 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [View of the Port of La Luz and the City of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.](https://www.loc.gov/item/2021670666/) | `loc:2021670666` | Paintings, 2646 × 1937, 1889 | Library of Congress | Rights not stated | Unclear: check the terms | yes |
| [Milwaukee Art Museum January 2023 09 (The European Galleries--Impressionism and Its Influence)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_Art_Museum_January_2023_09_(The_European_Galleries--Impressionism_and_Its_Influence).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Milwaukee_Art_Museum_January_2023_09_(The_European_Galleries--Impressionism_and_Its_Influence).jpg` | Paintings, Photo, Painting, 6000 × 4000, 2023 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [Manguin, the Joy of Colour - A Special Exhibition at the Museum of Impressionism, Giverny - 2017](https://www.flickr.com/photos/22834654@N04/38158897601) | `openverse:693216f2-ef60-4e7b-ad4e-603229bf4e57` | Paintings, 1024 × 798 | Openverse | CC BY-NC 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Flower Girl in Holland](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/138) | `artic:138` | Paintings, Painting, 6374 × 3368, 1887 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [20260324 Inside of the Museum of Russian Impressionism (42525)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20260324_Inside_of_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(42525).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:20260324_Inside_of_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(42525).jpg` | Paintings, 4000 × 2252, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [First Impressionism](https://www.flickr.com/photos/76154228@N00/179768787) | `openverse:c6ac92db-19ad-4963-b197-3069edbf4853` | Paintings, Painting, 1024 × 683 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [A Holiday](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/71573) | `artic:71573` | Paintings, Painting, 5778 × 4322, 1915 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [20260324 Museum of Russian Impressionism building](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20260324_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_building.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:20260324_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_building.jpg` | Paintings, 2252 × 4000, vertical, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [Impressionism pictures](https://www.flickr.com/photos/39194929@N02/4221630753) | `openverse:9af40a53-2a07-4b38-bce4-1aa0e1abbca4` | Paintings, Photo, 1024 × 683 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Mrs. George Swinton (Elizabeth Ebsworth)](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/4749) | `artic:4749` | Paintings, Painting, 3330 × 6269, vertical, 1897 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [20260324 Exhibition "Under the mask" in the Museum of Russian Impressionism (53183)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20260324_Exhibition_%22Under_the_mask%22_in_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(53183).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:20260324_Exhibition_"Under_the_mask"_in_the_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_(53183).jpg` | Paintings, 4000 × 2252, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [Impressionism](https://www.flickr.com/photos/26479542@N04/44893190401) | `openverse:b5e5ce1b-7e69-4296-a16e-d6516a12d07c` | Paintings, Photo, 1024 × 683 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Coast Scene, Bathers](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/14309) | `artic:14309` | Paintings, Painting, 6110 × 3662, 1884 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [20260324 Museum of Russian Impressionism building (86900)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20260324_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_building_(86900).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:20260324_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_building_(86900).jpg` | Paintings, Photo, 4000 × 2252, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [National Museum of Korea - Beyond Impressionism, the Birth of Modern Art 04](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=36228068) | `openverse:d6890ec6-11ff-41dc-a45b-b98111b4535e` | Paintings, 4984 × 1824 | Openverse | CC BY-SA 2.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [An Alcove in the Art Students' League](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/90333) | `artic:90333` | Paintings, Painting, 5848 × 4365, 1888 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Milwaukee Art Museum January 2023 12 (The European Galleries--Impressionism and Its Influence)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_Art_Museum_January_2023_12_(The_European_Galleries--Impressionism_and_Its_Influence).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:Milwaukee_Art_Museum_January_2023_12_(The_European_Galleries--Impressionism_and_Its_Influence).jpg` | Paintings, Photo, Painting, 6000 × 4000, 2023 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [The Child's Bath](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111442) | `artic:111442` | Paintings, Painting, 8470 × 12853, vertical, 1893 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Suprematism of 1915, Kazimir Malevich - His Path From Impressionism to Suprematism Moscow, 1920](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suprematism_of_1915,_Kazimir_Malevich_-_His_Path_From_Impressionism_to_Suprematism_Moscow,_1920.png) | `wikimediacommons:Suprematism_of_1915,_Kazimir_Malevich_-_His_Path_From_Impressionism_to_Suprematism_Moscow,_1920.png` | Paintings, 882 × 649, 1920 | Wikimedia Commons | Public domain | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [Samui Impressionism](https://www.flickr.com/photos/63284950@N00/7480853212) | `openverse:fd351179-86e0-49f7-9b83-b0db5eff24fb` | Paintings, 1024 × 587 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Dorothea and Francesca](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/80499) | `artic:80499` | Paintings, Painting, 3372 × 5957, vertical, 1898 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [20260324 Museum of Russian Impressionism building (94146)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20260324_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_building_(94146).jpg) | `wikimediacommons:20260324_Museum_of_Russian_Impressionism_building_(94146).jpg` | Paintings, 4000 × 2252, 2026 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY 4.0 | Commercial use OK with credit | yes |
| [Impressionism, the DSLR way](https://www.flickr.com/photos/46645318@N02/4415652739) | `openverse:6ff93cf4-dfbe-406b-b640-2043b2fa8089` | Paintings, 1024 × 683 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [The Annunciation](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/7503) | `artic:7503` | Paintings, Painting, 8006 × 6266, 1887 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| ["Realism meets Impressionism" René Cheng, oil painting, 2018](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Realism_meets_Impressionism%22_Ren%C3%A9_Cheng,_oil_painting,_2018.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:"Realism_meets_Impressionism"_René_Cheng,_oil_painting,_2018.jpg` | Paintings, Painting, 3099 × 2179, 2018 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |
| [IMG_4753A Emil Jakob Schindler 1842-1892 Wien Voie forestière près de Schärfling Forest lane near Schärfling 1890 Wien Leopold Museum Pré-impressionnisme, Influence du paysagisme néerlandais du 17è siècle Pre-Impressionism, Influence of Dutch Landscap](https://www.flickr.com/photos/79505738@N03/49104503937) | `openverse:a1d79719-b167-4723-9feb-bc75593a7e57` | Paintings, Painting, 1024 × 731 | Openverse | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 | Non-commercial only | yes |
| [Boats at Rest](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/121377) | `artic:121377` | Paintings, Painting, 9449 × 6841, 1895 | Art Institute of Chicago | Public domain (museum open access, CC0) | Commercial use OK | yes |
| [In the Museum of Russian impressionism 2018-03-08](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:In_the_Museum_of_Russian_impressionism_2018-03-08.jpg) | `wikimediacommons:In_the_Museum_of_Russian_impressionism_2018-03-08.jpg` | Paintings, Photo, 3264 × 1836, 2018 | Wikimedia Commons | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Restricted: read the conditions | yes |

## Questions

**Can I print Monet or Van Gogh on products?**

Yes, for images the museum releases as CC0, as the Met, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art do. Their verdict here is 'Commercial use OK'.

**How large are the files?**

Museum originals are usually 3000 to 6000 pixels across, enough for a poster. The Cleveland Museum of Art also offers full-resolution TIFFs.

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