Nantasket Beach

Emil Carlsen · 1876

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Smoke
57% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.5:1

Green earth
17% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.9:1

Bronze
12% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1

Umber
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.1:1

Bistre
5% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.4:1

Iron
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.0:1

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Artist: Emil Carlsen
Date: 1876
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 38.7 × 66.8 cm (15 1/4 × 26 5/16 in.)
Place: United States
Period: Impressionism · 19th century
Themes: Landscapes · Seascapes and the coast
Main colour: Grey · lightness 44, colourfulness 14

Art Institute of Chicago, Friends of American Art 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

Nantasket Beach

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