A work made of graphite on tan wove paper.

Caricature of Henri Cassinelli (“Rufus Croutinelli”)

Claude Monet · c. 1858

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Palette

Sand
73% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.7:1

Tan
11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1

Parchment
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.2:1

Raw umber
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.6:1

Sepia
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.4:1

Walnut
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.4:1

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

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Artist: Claude Monet
French, 1840-1926
Date: c. 1858
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: Graphite on tan wove paper
Size: 13 × 8.5 cm (5 1/8 × 3 3/8 in.)
Place: France
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 68, colourfulness 23

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Carter H. Harrison 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

Caricature of Henri Cassinelli (“Rufus Croutinelli”)

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