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John White Alexander · 1895

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Coffee
32% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.8:1

Putty
30% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.4:1

Raw umber
25% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.1:1

Walnut
7% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.0:1

Lamp black
4% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.6:1

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

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Artist: John White Alexander
American, Allegheny, Pennsylvania 1856–1915 New York
Date: 1895
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 52 1/4 x 63 5/8 in. (132.7 x 161.6 cm)
Place: American
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 41, colourfulness 15

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1980. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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