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Arsen Maralian · c. 1953

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Linen
45% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.8:1

Blue-grey
35% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.4:1

Iron
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1

Taupe
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1

Ash
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1

Silver
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.0:1

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Artist: Arsen Maralian
1884–1948
Date: c. 1953
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: watercolor and gouache on paperboard
Size: overall: 22.9 x 28.9 cm (9 x 11 3/8 in.)
Place: American
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Blue · lightness 66, colourfulness 10

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Index of American Design. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1948: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2019. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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