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Threatening Sky, Bay of New York by Thomas Chambers

Threatening Sky, Bay of New York

Thomas Chambers · mid 19th century

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Palette

Caramel
 51% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.5:1
Cinnamon
 30% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.5:1
Lamp black
 10% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.0:1
Dark olive
 5% of the image
Green · text contrast 12.8:1
Butter
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 13.3:1
Burnt orange
 1% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.4:1

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Details

Artist
Thomas Chambers
1808–1866
Date
mid 19th century
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Size
overall: 46 x 61.5 cm (18 1/8 x 24 3/16 in.)
Place
American
Period
19th century
Themes
Cities and streets
Main colour
Orange · lightness 45, colourfulness 35

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1866: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1937. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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