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The Departure for Work

A work made of pastel and charcoal on cream laid paper.

The Departure for Work

Jean-François Millet · 1857

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Palette

Warm grey
33% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1

Iron
22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1

Mushroom
16% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1

Silver
10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.0:1

Putty
10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.3:1

Graphite
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.1:1

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: Jean-François Millet
French, 1814-1875
Date: 1857
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: Pastel and charcoal on cream laid paper
Size: 34 × 28.3 cm (13 7/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Place: France
Period: 19th century
Themes: Work and rural life
Main colour: Grey · lightness 54, colourfulness 8

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial 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