Man in Black

Artist unknown · 1820–40

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Palette

Lamp black
87% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.7:1

Tan
5% of the image
Pink · text contrast 5.0:1

Pearl grey
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.8:1

Cinnamon
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1

Ash
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.4:1

Charcoal
1% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.1:1

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Details

Artist: Artist unknown
Date: 1820–40
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 67.3 × 57.5 cm (26 1/2 × 22 5/8 in.)
Place: United States
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 12, colourfulness 7

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Estate of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. 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

Man in Black

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