Free Vintage Fall Art

Happy Autumn! In celebration of the arrival of fall, I have a set of free vintage fall art downloads just for you. After browsing through open source art, I gathered a small collection for you to use in your home!

When the season change, the easiest way to update your decor is to swap out your art. This is so easy to do with printable downloadable art. By just changing a few framed pieces of art, your room can feel updated for fall.

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I discovered public domain art two years ago and wish I would have known of it sooner. These art sources are open to the public which means anyone can use them. I have an entire gallery of vintage art you can download for free and who doesn’t love free artwork?

Free Vintage Fall Art Downloads

Fall is here and changing your seasonal decor is fun this time of year. After doing a little searching for fall art, I thought I would share these with you for you to use as well.

All of these downloads are public domain; meaning I was free to download, format them and share them with you for your use.

How to Download Vintage Fall Art

I have done all the work for you with these 8 vintage fall art downloads for you. I have formatted each of these downloads to print to an 8×10 finished size.

1. Click on the download button
2. A new screen will open with the image
3. Right click to download and save to file

Best Free Vintage Fall Art Sources

You can enjoy the vintage fall art prints I found for you to download. If you want to do a little looking on your own; here are some great open public domain art sources for your own perusing.

WARNING: Once you start searching; you can spend hours digging around! Set a timer! HA!

• Art Institute of Chicago
• BioDiversity Heritage Library
• The Cleveland Museum of Art
• Indianapolis Museum of Art
• J Paul Getty Museum
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• The Met
• Missouri History Museum
• National Gallery of Art
• Saint Louis Art Museum
• Smithsonian
• The Walters Art Gallery
• Wikimedia Commons
• Yale Center for British Art
• Yale University Art Gallery

Printing Vintage Fall Art

If you want to just do a quick print and add something to a frame right away; you can print on a home computer. It can be done, but not ideal. I have printed an 8×10 before so I can toss it in a frame and be done.

Another option is to use Walgreens Photo. I use them quite often because they are usually ready in a couple of hours. Order online and pick up and pay in store. The only drawback with Walgreens is that in store photos are printed on gloss photo paper. I prefer my prints to not be glossy.

Many times Walgreens Photo has coupon codes making your purchase fairly minimal. I usually print an 8×10 but occasionally print a poster size depending on what I am creating.

Another option is Staples since they can print to different papers, weights and finishes.

How To Make Digital Downloads Look As Original As Possible

If you want your art to have the most authentic look; print to canvas. Likely, canvas was what the material used for the original painting. Digital paintings usually have texture within the print making canvas the perfect for material for paintings. Canvas is the ideal backdrop to make that texture feel realistic.

For canvas printing, I have used iPrintFromeHome.com and have loved their quality. The goal with vintage art is to make the art look as authentic. The texture of the canvas feels more real than just printing to paper. 

Need help printing to canvas? Check out this post – How to Print and Frame Vintage Art (+ Free Downloads)

Fine art paper is great for sketches and drawings or any piece that doesn’t have a ton of texture within the print. If you want your print to have a durable backing, add a matte board to your fine art print.

Mpix is an an online printer that offers great quality prints and incredibly fast service. Mpix also offers Giclee printing (highly recommend!) which is higher quality form of printing that gives you the richest, most accurate colors.

Other Sources for Vintage Fall Art

While you could spend hours digging for vintage art; you could purchase downloadable files. These downloads are all taken from public domain art sources. All of the hunting and image formatting has already been done for you and these downloads are usually under $5 a piece.