A work made of oil on canvas mounted on cradled panel.

Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower)

Thomas Doughty · 1835

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Ash
57% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.6:1

Tan
16% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.8:1

Sepia
14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.8:1

Walnut
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.4:1

Dark chocolate
4% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.1:1

Sand
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.6:1

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: Thomas Doughty
American, 1793–1856
Date: 1835
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on cradled panel
Size: 52.1 × 71.4 cm (20 1/2 × 28 1/8 in.)
Place: United States
Period: 19th century
Themes: Landscapes · Seascapes and the coast · Rain and storms
Main colour: Grey · lightness 56, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mrs. Herbert A. Vance. 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

Coming Squall (Nahant Beach with a Summer Shower)

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