Peonies Blown in the Wind

John La Farge · ca. 1880

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Lamp black
46% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.6:1

Umber
32% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.2:1

Indigo
7% of the image
Blue · text contrast 15.3:1

Moss
6% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.8:1

Saffron
6% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.1:1

Carmine
4% of the image
Red · text contrast 10.5:1

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Artist: John La Farge
American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island
Date: ca. 1880
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Leaded opalescent glass
Size: 75 x 45 in. (190.5 x 114.3 cm)
Place: American
Period: 19th century
Themes: Flowers
Main colour: Brown · lightness 20, colourfulness 20

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1930. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Peonies Blown in the Wind

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