October (cover illustration for Harper's Magazine)

William Clarke Rice · 1903

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Raw umber
53% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1

Coffee
20% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.7:1

Burnt sienna
9% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.8:1

Chestnut
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.7:1

Scarlet
6% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.9:1

Honey
5% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.1:1

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Artist: William Clarke Rice
1875–1928
Date: 1903
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 21 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. (53.5 x 48.5 cm)
Period: 20th century
Themes: Landscapes
Main colour: Brown · lightness 37, colourfulness 29

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 1928: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1999. Last checked 2026-10-31 (Smithsonian Open Access usage is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

October (cover illustration for Harper's Magazine)

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