![]() Lastly, while these images may be free, and are an excellent way to start bringing artwork into your home and your lives on a budget, keep in mind that these pieces of art would not have been created if that artist wasn’t supported by patrons during their lifetime. ![]() Just go in knowing that no one has done the work of making these images “print ready” for you. For instance, some images may need to be cropped a bit in order to only show the front of the canvas and not the edges or remove the background the painting was laid on to photograph. If you share the image on your social media, try to mention the name of the artist or the title of the piece you are featuring.Īlso, I just want to note that BECAUSE this is not a digital download service and you will be accessing the raw archive files for yourself, many of these may need “help” in order to print their best. If their name isn’t visible on the front, write it on the back when you print it so you don’t forget who made it. Also, please always make sure and respect the artist if you decide to use one of their pieces in your home. That means, please don’t just go download all these images and then open your own paid digital downloads shop with them. Just for a second because I want to mention a few final things.įirst, PLEASE, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THE WORLD, respect this resource and all the time and love that has gone into compiling it for you. I know, FREE! Need we really keep talking? Yes. One that not only provides you information on each piece of art, including the name of artist and the name of the work, but also provides you with a direct link to the online archive where you too can download the original high-resolution file FOR FREE to print from as you please. So I decided to use my insider knowledge of the art world for good and track down some of my favorite pieces of artwork and curate them into an online digital gallery. Well… I figured two can play at that game… ![]() Except when they find an image they like, they strip it of all its accompanying information, digitally enhance it and sell it without any attribution to the original artist whatsoever. Which is exactly what many of these online shops are doing. Because public domain artwork is just that, it’s in THE PUBLIC DOMAIN, which means it’s free to use, print…. I also know not everyone can afford original artwork for their home and I think EVERYONE should be able to have artwork in their lives, no matter how small their budget.Īnd that’s where public domain artwork comes in. The only designation that the work is not their own is the ambiguous title of “vintage” they may label it with.Īs someone who went to art school, works as a professional artist, and has a long history of caring deeply about art, this whole situation rubbed me the wrong way as well.īecause, I love art. Print shop owner then places the art on their digital downloads storefront for sale, stripped of all its history, devoid of any accompanying information crediting the original title of the work or the name of the original artist in any way shape or form.Print shop owner gives the art a new name of their choosing.Print shop owner modifies the art file as they see fit.Print shop owner sources a public domain art image they like.More importantly, she broke down HOW they are choosing to go about doing this. I’m so glad you asked! It all started a few weeks ago when Deema (who may be my favorite DIY person I follow instagram) wrote a blog post that brought to my attention the number of online shops there currently are selling inexpensive digital downloads of vintage artwork that individuals can print and use to decorate their homes with. ![]() William Groombridge “A View of a Lake with Fishermen”īut why Kadie!? Why would you spend so many days/weeks/hours compiling a gigantic resource of curated images for people to just download for free!?.Honoré Victorin Daumier “The Print Collector”.Thomas Woodward “Horses in a Thunderstorm”.William Etty “Male Nude, Kneeling, from the Back”.Simon Alexandre Clément Denis “Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome”. ![]()
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