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A work made of graphite and pen and ink drawings on paper, bound into a book.

Sketchbook No. 2 (L'Estaque)

Paul Cézanne · 1875–86

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Palette

Oyster
 66% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.4:1
Putty
 13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1
Taupe
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Pewter
 6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1
Fawn
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1
Ash
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.6:1

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
Paul Cézanne
French, 1839-1906
Date
1875–86
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Graphite and pen and ink drawings on paper, bound into a book
Size
12.4 × 21.7 cm (4 15/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
Place
France
Period
19th century
Main colour
White & cream · lightness 76, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, Arthur Heun Purchase Fund. 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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