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Sawmill, Outskirts of Paris

Henri Rousseau · c. 1893/95

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Palette

Green earth
 25% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1
Olive brown
 23% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.6:1
Fawn
 19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1
Bistre
 18% of the image
Brown · text contrast 15.1:1
Umber
 11% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.1:1
Bronze
 3% of the image
Brown · 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
Henri Rousseau
French, 1844-1910
Date
c. 1893/95
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
25.5 × 45.5 cm (10 × 17 7/8 in.)
Place
France
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Cities and streets
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 19

Art Institute of Chicago, Bequest of Kate L. Brewster. 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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