Free Vintage Summer Art Prints

Vintage art is so beautiful, timeless, and easy to find if you know where to look! All of these vintage summer art prints are in the public domain, so they’re perfect for printing and hanging up in your home on a budget because they’re free! Hang these printables to decorate your kitchen, living room, bathroom, bedroom, nursery, dining room, office – decorate any room to your heart’s content!

Ship at Sea by Albert Ernest Markes

I’m drawn to watercolors and this one is no different. The boat is sailing through choppy waters on a somewhat dreary day, this would look beautiful in a coastal style home.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

Weehawken from Turtle Grove by William James Bennett

The colors in this watercolor are so soothing, I just want to jump right in and sail away in one of those boats.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

Valentia at the Time of the Laying of the Former Cable by Robert Charles Dudley

This one reminds me of a harbor at dawn. It looks like the rest of the village may just be waking up while the boat sails away.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

Boat Sailing to the Left with Mountains in the Background by John Christian Schetky

This art piece is from 1834 and is my favorite one out of the lineup, it looks like such a peaceful, beautiful day for sailing.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

View of the Seacoast near Wargemont in Normandy by Auguste Renoir

This one is an oil painting with a bit more color. I love the small sailboats out in the distance, the sea still viewable from the countryside.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

Summer Day on Conesus Lake by John Frederick Kensett

This one makes me want to have a quiet, cozy picnic on the bank of a river. The epitome of slow living.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

Boats by John Singer Sargent

One of my other favorite vintage summer art prints is this one and it would be great in a coastal style home. So many varying hues of blue and I can almost hear the harbor.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

On the Thames at Hammersmith by John Varley

Here is another cozy one that I feel I could walk right into. The details in the river and townspeople are beautiful and I would love to sit under that tree with a good book.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

Harlech Castle across the Traeth Mawr by John Varley

Another one by John Varley, what could be better than a walk on the beach??

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

The Palisades by John William Hill

I love the rolling hills of this one, with the castle and cliffs in the distance. A perfect summer day.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

New York from Weehawk by William Guy Wall

This one features the New York City skyline at the time of 1820ish from a New Jersey town. It’s crazy what 200 years can do to a view!

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

Landscape with a Cottage by Pieter de Molijn

This one is the moodiest of the bunch, it would be perfect in a gallery wall with other moody tones.

Best Frame Sizes:

• 8×10
• 11×14
• 16×20

And that’s a wrap! I hope you can use these beautiful vintage summer art prints to add color and depth to your gallery walls, tables or shelves in an easy way on a budget. Thanks for stopping by!