<p>It depends on where you are selling and who made the photo. </p>

<p><a href="https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reuse_of_PD-Art_photographs" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reuse_of_PD-Art_photographs</a></p>

<p>In particular Germany and Norway will be tricky... if you can source the photographs and get the creator of the photograph to license the photo to you, you will be in a good position. This is because even thought the original painting is probably in the public domain, the photographer has their own rights...</p>

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If you know it's off topic, please don't answer the question.
Catija
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2018-02-25T03:42:31.587Z
@Catija sorry - I answered it and then figured out I shouldn’t have...
Nothingismagick
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Nothingismagick
<p>Is it possible to use photographic reproduction of public domain artwork in the commercial work? Specifically, I was wondering if a printing company can print reproductions of the public domain artwork and deliver prints to both Europe and US? Are there any gotchas to watch out for?</p>

<p>Examples of few public domain famous artworks from Wikipedia:</p>

<ul>
<li>Public domain: <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg</a></li>
<li>Public domain in US: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Klimt_047.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Klimt_047.jpg</a></li>
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2018-02-24T11:44:29.620Z
Technically this isn’t the right forum. You might have better luck at graphic design in stack overflow
Nothingismagick
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2018-02-24T18:17:30.670Z
I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this site is not a legal site, nor is it a photography site.
Catija
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Thanks very much @Nothingismagick I wasn't aware of the other two stack overflows.
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Commercial use of public domain pictures
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# Commercial use of public domain pictures

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-02-24)

Is it possible to use photographic reproduction of public domain artwork in the commercial work? Specifically, I was wondering if a printing company can print reproductions of the public domain artwork and deliver prints to both Europe and US? Are there any gotchas to watch out for?

Examples of few public domain famous artworks from Wikipedia:

* Public domain: <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg>
* Public domain in US: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Klimt_047.jpg>

**Tags:** printing

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Technically this isn’t the right forum. You might have better luck at graphic design in stack overflow  
> **username_2**: I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because this site is not a legal site, nor is it a photography site.  
> **username_0**: Thanks very much @username_1 I wasn't aware of the other two stack overflows.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2018-02-24. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

It depends on where you are selling and who made the photo.

<https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reuse_of_PD-Art_photographs>

In particular Germany and Norway will be tricky... if you can source the photographs and get the creator of the photograph to license the photo to you, you will be in a good position. This is because even thought the original painting is probably in the public domain, the photographer has their own rights...

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: If you know it's off topic, please don't answer the question.  
> **username_1**: @username_2 sorry - I answered it and then figured out I shouldn’t have...  

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