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Priceless
Art.
To Gogh.

Van Gogh, Hokusai, Klimt, Munch. Every painting on this board is in the public domain, which means it costs nothing. We just tell you which print, which frame and which bulb turn it into something worth looking at.

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No inventory. No checkout. No gallerist looking at your shoes. Take a free file or browse print and framing options on Amazon.

The statement

A hundred
million dollar
JPEG.

A pastel version of The Scream sold for $119.9 million in 2012. A public-domain image is a different thing: a file you can download, print and put on your own wall.

The difference between those two numbers is not the art. It's the room it hangs in, the light on it, and the story someone told you about who's allowed to own it.

So: drive up, take the masterpiece, it's free. We'll upsell you a frame like an honest business.

Tonight's board · 12 items

The menu

Every piece below is public domain — free to print, free to hang, free forever. The money is in the paper and the wood. Open a painting for its story and free file, or browse print options through our affiliate links.

Masterpiece Window

Item · Print · Framed · The Book
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The back room · 326 more · $0.00

The free files.

326 public-domain works by 36 artists, each linked to The Met's full-resolution CC0 scan — with a chart of exactly how big it prints before it goes soft.

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak by Albert BierstadtThe Rocky Mountains, Lander's PeakAlbert Bierstadt · 1863Free · sharp to 12×7 inThe Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the ElderThe HarvestersPieter Bruegel the Elder · 1565Free · sharp to 12×9 inImaginary View of Venice, houses at left with figures on terraces, a domed church at center in the background, boats and boat-sheds below, and a seated man observing from a wall at right in the foreground, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal) by Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)Imaginary View of Venice, houses at left with figures on terraces, a domed church at center in the background, boats and boat-sheds below, and a seated man observing from a wall at right in the foreground, from "Views" (Vedute altre prese da i luoghi altre ideate da Antonio Canal)Canaletto · 1741Free · sharp to 13×9 inMadame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red Dress by Paul CézanneMadame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red DressPaul Cézanne · 1888–90Free · sharp to 9×12 inHeart of the Andes by Frederic Edwin ChurchHeart of the AndesFrederic Edwin Church · 1859Free · sharp to 12×7 inView from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The Oxbow by Thomas ColeView from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm—The OxbowThomas Cole · 1836Free · sharp to 13×9 inDiana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath) by Camille CorotDiana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath)Camille Corot · 1836Free · sharp to 9×12 inWoman with a Parrot by Gustave CourbetWoman with a ParrotGustave Courbet · 1866Free · sharp to 13×9 inPortrait of Madame Dietz-Monnin by Edgar DegasPortrait of Madame Dietz-MonninEdgar Degas · ca. 1879Free · sharp to 8×13 inSaada, the Wife of Abraham Ben-Chimol, and Préciada, One of Their Daughters by Eugène DelacroixSaada, the Wife of Abraham Ben-Chimol, and Préciada, One of Their DaughtersEugène Delacroix · 1832Free · sharp to 8×11 in
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The combo

Three moves.
Nobody can tell what it cost.

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Take the painting

Public domain. Print it at the drugstore if you want. Nobody is coming for you.

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Metal picture frame

Spend it on the frame

A cheap print in a solid frame with a 3-inch mat reads as expensive. An expensive print in a plastic clip frame does not. This is the whole secret.

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Warm battery-operated picture light

Light it

Try one warm picture light. A centre around 57 inches from the floor is a useful starting point; move it to suit your wall and furniture.

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The sides

Frames, mats,
bulbs & nails.

The unglamorous half. Browse frames, mats and lights; these illustrations show the type of item, not a specific Amazon product.

Illustration
frames

Gold Metal Frame, 24 × 36

The single biggest upgrade available to a cheap print. Nothing else comes close.

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frames

Pre-Cut Mat, 24 × 36 for 20 × 30 Print

A three-inch mat is the difference between "poster" and "piece". Museums are not doing anything cleverer than this.

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lighting

Rechargeable Picture Light, 16 in

Light the art and the room reads as curated. Leave it unlit and it reads as furnished.

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hanging

Picture Hanging Kit + Level

Crooked art is worse than no art. Centre line at 57 inches. Every gallery on earth uses that number.

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frames

Gallery Wall Frame Set, 10-Piece

Matching frames, mismatched art. That is the formula. Do not do it the other way around.

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supplies

Dual-Tip Acrylic Paint Markers, 24 Colors

For the 2am decision to make your own. Statistically it goes badly. Occasionally it does not.

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Illustration
books

The Art Book — 2020 Edition

Big pictures, short entries, zero gatekeeping. The fastest way to find out what you actually like.

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display

Beechwood Tabletop Easel, 14 in

For the piece you want on a shelf instead of a wall, and for showing off, which is what art is for.

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Illustration
lighting

Flexible Red Neon-Style LED Rope, 16.4 ft

Bend the light around a shelf or along a wall. It comes as a flexible rope, ready for your own shape.

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hanging

Museum Putty, 2.64 oz

A basic way to help keep a leaning frame from slipping. Check the material and weight rating before using it.

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Illustration
supplies

Archival 18 × 24 Print Sleeves, 25-Pack

For the prints you rotate instead of the prints you hang. Acid-free, or you are just slowly cooking them.

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Illustration
supplies

Stretched Canvases, 16 × 20, 5-Pack

The 2am urge has to land somewhere. Better here than on the wall itself.

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Great art.
Zero velvet
ropes.

House rule

A gallery should feel less like a waiting room and more like the best booth in the city. Start with one piece. Let it get weird from there.

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