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A work made of oil on canvas.

An Abundance of Fruit

Severin Roesen · c. 1860

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Palette

Bistre
 49% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.1:1
Olive brown
 35% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.5:1
Olive
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1
Caramel
 5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1
Brick
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.2:1
Putty
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.7:1

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
Severin Roesen
American, born Germany, 1815/17–1872
Date
c. 1860
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
63.5 × 76.2 cm (25 × 30 in.)
Place
Germany
Period
19th century
Themes
Still life
Main colour
Brown · lightness 29, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Americana Endowment Fund. 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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