An Alcove in the Art Students' League

Charles Courtney Curran · 1888

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Charcoal
42% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.8:1

Sepia
34% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.8:1

Walnut
15% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.7:1

Taupe
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.9:1

Smoke
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.1:1

Stone
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.3:1

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Artist: Charles Courtney Curran
Date: 1888
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 21.6 × 29.2 cm (8 1/2 × 11 1/2 in.)
Place: New York City
Period: Impressionism · 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 28, colourfulness 10

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

An Alcove in the Art Students' League

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