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Large marine landscape of boats on rough waves, storm clouds.

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

J. M. W. Turner · 1837–38

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Palette

Fawn
 35% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1
Sepia
 33% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.0:1
Ash
 9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1
Biscuit
 9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.5:1
Bronze
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1
Bistre
 6% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.1:1

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
J. M. W. Turner
Date
1837–38
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
174.5 × 224.9 cm (68 3/4 × 88 1/2 in.); Framed: 216.6 × 268 cm (85 1/4 × 105 1/2 in.)
Place
England
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Seascapes and the coast · Boats and ships · Rain and storms · Work and rural life
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 51, colourfulness 15

Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Kimball 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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