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A work made of oil on canvas.

Niagara Falls in Winter

Jasper Francis Cropsey · 1868

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Palette

Parchment
 56% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.2:1
Putty
 23% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.5:1
Green earth
 10% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.6:1
Sage
 4% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.3:1
Taupe
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Khaki
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1

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
Jasper Francis Cropsey
American, 1823–1900
Date
1868
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
30.5 × 50.8 cm (12 × 20 in.)
Place
United States
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Winter and snow
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 73, colourfulness 17

Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. McKay 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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