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Geese in a Farmyard

A work made of black crayon, on ivory wove paper (discolored to tan), laid down on white laid paper.

Geese in a Farmyard

Jean-François Millet · c. 1871

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Palette

Pale stone
52% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.1:1

Oyster
34% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.3:1

Putty
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.5:1

Pearl grey
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.9:1

Stone
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.2:1

Silver
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.1:1

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: Jean-François Millet
French, 1814-1875
Date: c. 1871
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: Black crayon, on ivory wove paper (discolored to tan), laid down on white laid paper
Size: 19.9 × 26 cm (7 7/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Place: France
Period: 19th century
Themes: Birds
Main colour: Grey · lightness 80, colourfulness 10

Art Institute of Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago. 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