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A work made of oil on canvas.

Valley of Aosta: Snowstorm, Avalanche, and Thunderstorm

J. M. W. Turner · 1836–37

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Palette

Sepia
 51% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.7:1
Stone
 32% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.3:1
Umber
 7% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.8:1
Pearl grey
 7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1
Fawn
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.6:1
Dark ochre
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Date
1836–37
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
92.2 × 123 cm (36 1/4 × 48 in.); Framed: 116.9 × 147.4 × 11.8 cm (46 × 58 × 4 5/8 in.)
Place
England
Period
19th century
Themes
Winter and snow · Rain and storms · Dogs
Main colour
Brown · lightness 47, colourfulness 11

Art Institute of Chicago, Frederick T. Haskell Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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