Is “The Sea” in the public domain?

Yes. “The Sea” is public domain and released under CC0, so it is free to download and reuse for any purpose, including commercially, with no permission needed.

Can I use “The Sea” commercially for free?

Yes. As a CC0 public-domain work it can be used commercially, modified and redistributed with no fee and no attribution required.

“The Sea” by John Frederick Kensett (1872) is a public-domain (CC0) artwork, free to view, download and reuse for any purpose. It is catalogued from the open collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Sea

John Frederick Kensett

Title	The Sea
Artist	John Frederick Kensett
Date	1872 19th century
Medium	Oil on canvas
Origin	American American
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Thomas Kensett, 1874
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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