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Trees (from series, the Mathematical Basis of the Arts) by Joseph Schillinger

Trees (from series, the Mathematical Basis of the Arts)

Joseph Schillinger · ca. 1934

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Palette

Putty
 70% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.9:1
Straw
 11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.1:1
Lichen
 7% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.0:1
Cobalt
 6% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.5:1
Burnt orange
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.6:1
Deep blue
 2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 8.0:1

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

Details

Artist
Joseph Schillinger
1895–1943
Date
ca. 1934
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
tempera and pencil on paperboard
Size
11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (29.2 x 19.7 cm)
Period
20th century
Themes
Trees and forests
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 70, colourfulness 25

Smithsonian American Art Museum. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Smithsonian Open Access marks it CC0 (descriptiveNonRepeating.metadata_usage.access=CC0; online_media.media[0].usage.a). Europe: Artist died 1943: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2014. Last checked 2026-10-31 (Smithsonian Open Access usage is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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