About OurPaintingsale

OurPaintingsale is an online catalogue of public-domain paintings by old masters and 19th/early-20th-century painters. Each entry lists the date, medium, size, and museum where the painting is held, followed by a short explanation of what you see. The site is for people who want to check a fact, identify a work seen in a museum, or read a clear description without a sales pitch. There is no cart, no prices, and no account system. The catalogue covers paintings made before 1931 by artists who died before 1956, which means the selection stays within public-domain boundaries. You can browse freely and read the notes without handing over an email address.

About OurPaintingsale: how the catalogue is put together

Every work included meets a fixed rule: the artist died before 1956 and the painting was made before 1931. This keeps the catalogue within common public-domain limits. Images come from museum open-access programs or from Wikimedia Commons. The credit and licence appear under each image, so you can trace the source. Facts such as date, medium, size, and museum are checked against museum data before a text is published. The short explanations are written for this site and are not copied from wall labels or auction listings. When a museum updates its records, the entry may change. Corrections cannot be submitted through a contact form because the site has none, but the catalogue is maintained from the same public sources listed under each painting.

What this site is not

OurPaintingsale is not a shop. You cannot buy a reproduction, order a print, or ask for a price. It is not an auction house and does not sell or authenticate works. The site is not affiliated with any museum, gallery, or artist estate. It does not offer accounts, newsletters, comments, or a contact form. If a museum changes its credit line, the entry is updated from public records, not through private correspondence.