27 Free Vintage Halloween Art Prints In The Public Domain

Ghosts, ghouls, and goblins, oh my! As the leaves rustle and the nights get longer, the enchanting world of vintage Halloween art in the Public Domain beckons.

Whether you’re a seasoned collector, a creative soul, or simply a lover of autumn festivities, you’re in for a treat! This curated collection, brimming with charm and mystery, offers a glimpse into Halloweens of yore through the rich tapestry of free, high-quality vintage illustrations and images.

Join us on a whimsical journey through the spooky, eerie, and downright delightful realms of vintage Halloween art in the Public Domain!

These free vintage illustrations include spooky art from the past featuring classic Halloween themes such as witches, monsters, ghosts, black cats, and other dark, sinister, and satanic creatures.

I’ve already featured many vintage Halloween images of animals, from spiders to enigmatic owls and spooky bats. I even have a charming collection of vintage Halloween postcards.

This collection focuses on vintage Halloween-themed art in old books and art galleries, such as the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

How To Download The Vintage Halloween Illustrations

For a free, high-quality download of these printables, click on the title above the free Halloween images. A high-resolution vintage image will open in a new tab, where you can save or print it.

These images make a fantastic Halloween card, perfect for macabre creative pursuits and spooky decoration.

Skeleton & Skull Halloween Art

Print 1: Witches & Skeleton Around a Cauldron

This satirical cartoon on the Peace of Amiens, 1802, C. Starcke, after James Gillray. But it has a very Halloween vibe, with the Witches having a Halloween party around a bubbling cauldron.

“The Treaty of Amiens temporarily ended hostilities between France and the United Kingdom at the end of the War of the Second Coalition.“

Print 2: Dancing Skeletons

“Dancing Skeletons” is a notable woodcut print by Michel Wolgemut from 1493, illustrating the “Danse Macabre” or “Dance of Death” theme, typical in the late medieval period.

Check out these other skeleton illustrations.

Print 3: Flower Skull Images

Flower-wreathed skull, Pieter Schenk 1670-1713.

Check out these other human skull drawings.

Print 4: Skeleton of A Hand

Skeleton of a Hand by Jan l’Admiral, who lived from 1709 to 1773.

Print 5: Skeleton Bust

Vintage Halloween drawing of a toothless skeleton bust, Egbert van Panderen, after Joannes Bernardinus S., c. 1590 – 1637.

Print 6: Human and Gorilla Skeleton

Staging of human and gorilla skeletons at the table, Carl Huth, 1878

Print 7: Skeleton on a Gravestone

Winged skeleton with hourglass on a gravestone, Teodoro Filippo di Liagno, 1642.

Spooky Creatures

Print 8: Flying Black Bat

This spooky-looking vintage bat drawing was part of a brand design for a company in Amsterdam in 1903.

Print 9: Flying Bats In Moonlight

This Japanese painting falls into the Halloween image remit with its bats flying across a moonlit sky. It is by Ohara Koson.

Print 10: The Black Cat

No vintage Halloween image collection is complete without a black cat or two!

The “Tournee du Chat Noir, 1896” is an iconic poster by Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, promoting the famous Le Chat Noir cabaret in Bohemian Montmartre, Paris.

Featuring a large black cat, the design is a celebrated example of Art Nouveau style and symbolizes the vibrant artistic and cultural life of the Belle Époque era. Steinlen’s work remains one of the most recognizable in 19th-century poster art.

Print 11: The Witch & the Black Cat

La Sorcière au chat noir,” translating to “The Witch with the Black Cat,” is a notable work by French artist Paul Ranson, a member of the Nabis group of post-impressionist avant-garde artists active in the 1890s.

Print 12: Pied Crow

Pied crow on a branch, Theo van Hoytema, 1878 – 1910.

Print 13: Bat And Tower

Spooky bat and tower illustration by Jacques de Sève, 1773.

Ghosts and Spooky Scenes

Print 14: Figures At The Gates of Hell

“Figuren voor de hellepoort,” by Dutch artist Simon Fokke (1712-1784), translates to “Figures at the Gates of Hell.” Likely depicting a detailed and allegorical scene at hell’s entrance.

Print 15: Dead Bird and Pumpkin

Still life with dead bird and pumpkin, Eduard Isaac Asser, c. 1855.

Print 16: Spooky Gates

Fallen Greatness, Smeeton-Tilly, after Louis Apol, c. 1874 – 1888.

Print 17: Medical Scene

Scene from the comedy Krispijn Medicine by Cornelis Troost (1696-1750), a notable Dutch painter and pastellist known for his genre scenes, portraits, and theatrical subjects.

I picked the spooky vintage art painting for the skeleton in the cupboard and death coming through the door.

Print 18: Haunted House Float

Float with tower and bats during Mardi Gras in Nice, anonymous, 1875.

Print 19: Transformation

I chose this image for this vintage Halloween art collection because it has a ghostly vibe. Louis Ducos du Hauron painted it.

Print 20: Ghost

Ghost by Heinz von Essen, 1926. This image looks like someone in a Halloween costume.

Print 21: Owl in Moonlight

Print 22: Spooky Witches

Five silhouetted witches from the Welcome collection.

Francisco de Goya’s Spooky Art

Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) was a prominent Spanish romantic painter and printmaker, widely regarded as one of the last of the Old Masters and a forerunner to the modern artistic movements.

Goya’s work is known for its diverse themes, from royal portraits to scenes of war and haunting, fantastical images.

Print 23: Witches

Paintings of witches in the Museo Lázaro Galdiano. “Las Brujas,” which translates to “The Witches,” is a theme that Francisco Goya explored in several of his works, depicting scenes of witchcraft and the supernatural.

Print 24: Witches Sabbath

Witches’ Sabbath” (1797–1798) Also known as “The Great He-Goat,” this painting features a coven of witches gathered around a goat, a symbol of Satan. The scene is dark and eerie, with the distorted features of the witches adding to the unsettling atmosphere.

Print 25: The Bewitched Man

Print 26: The Old Woman (Time)

Another De Goya painting fits the vintage Halloween art theme. “El Tiempo,” or “Time,” also known as “La Vieja” or “The Old Woman,” is one of Francisco de Goya’s Black Paintings.

The artwork features an old, winged woman representing time or old age, holding a timekeeping device and walking forward.

The painting explores decay, death, and the passage of time, reflecting Goya’s later works’ dark and reflective nature. It is currently housed in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

Print 27: Los Chinchillas

This is an etching from his series “Los Caprichos,” a set of 80 prints created by Goya in 1797 and 1798. The prints showcase a range of themes, including the Spanish society of his time, the corruption of the Church, and superstitions.

I’ve included this print in this collection of vintage Halloween illustrations as the monsters remind me of Frankenstein’s Monster!

Other Halloween Prints

I know there aren’t many pumpkin heads in this collection, but you will find plenty more vintage Halloween images in this fun collection of merry Halloween postcards.

For more holiday fun, check out these Halloween patent prints.

For creative ideas for using spooky images, check out this collection of upcycled Halloween decorations and Halloween embroideries.

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