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A work made of oil on panel.

The Storm

Georges Michel · c. 1814–c. 1830

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Palette

Graphite
 35% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.4:1
Taupe
 23% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1
Silver
 18% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1
Bronze
 10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Khaki
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1
Raw umber
 6% of the image
Brown · 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

Details

Artist
Georges Michel
Date
c. 1814–c. 1830
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on panel
Size
58.7 × 73 cm (23 1/8 × 28 3/4 in.); Framed: 79.4 × 93.4 cm (31 1/4 × 36 3/4 in.)
Place
France
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Rain and storms · Horses · Work and rural life
Main colour
Grey · lightness 44, colourfulness 13

Art Institute of Chicago, Wilson L. Mead 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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