Steer Weather Vane

Mina Lowry · c. 1938

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Palette

Parchment
59% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.5:1

Fawn
25% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1

Tan
11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

Biscuit
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.9:1

Terracotta
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.4:1

Cinnamon
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.4:1

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

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Artist: Mina Lowry
1894–1942
Date: c. 1938
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper
Size: overall: 28.3 x 38 cm (11 1/8 x 14 15/16 in.)
Place: American
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 73, colourfulness 22

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 1942: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2013. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Steer Weather Vane

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