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A work made of oil on canvas.

Study of Rocks in Pearson's Ravine

Asher Brown Durand · Mid–1850s

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Palette

Bistre
 43% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.4:1
Coffee
 40% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.6:1
Sepia
 11% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.7:1
Olive brown
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.3:1
Umber
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.6:1
Raw umber
 1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1

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
Asher Brown Durand
American, 1796–1886
Date
Mid–1850s
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
61 × 45.7 cm (24 × 18 in.)
Place
United States
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes
Main colour
Brown · lightness 23, colourfulness 11

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Jamee J. and Marshall Field. 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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