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James McNeill Whistler
The Artist in His Studio

A work made of oil on paper mounted on panel.

The Artist in His Studio

James McNeill Whistler · 1865–66

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Palette

Taupe
66% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1

Olive brown
17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.2:1

Tan
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1

Khaki
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1

Fawn
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1

Bronze
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.7:1

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: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1865–66
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on paper mounted on panel
Size: Board: 62 × 46.5 cm (24 7/16 × 18 5/16 in.); Overall: 63 × 47.3 cm (24 13/16 × 18 5/8 in.)
Place: London
Period: Impressionism · Early Modernism · 19th century
Themes: Portraits · Interiors · Work and rural life
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 47, colourfulness 19

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