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Marcellin Desboutin · 1875–79

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Soot
41% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.0:1

Graphite
22% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.2:1

Taupe
14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1

Umber
14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.1:1

Pewter
5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1

Mushroom
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1

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Artist: Marcellin Desboutin
Date: 1875–79
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 55.5 × 38 cm (21 13/16 × 14 15/16 in.); Framed: 69.5 × 52.1 × 8.9 cm (27 3/8 × 20 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Place: France
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 26, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larned Coburn 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

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