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Arthur Dove · 1943

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Pale gold
27% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 11.1:1

Prussian blue
24% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.6:1

Charcoal
23% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.2:1

Khaki
23% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.7:1

Copper
2% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.4:1

Olive brown
2% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.8:1

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Artist: Arthur Dove
1880–1946
Date: 1943
Type: Painting
Medium: wax emulsion on canvas
Size: 24 x 32 in. (61.0 x 81.4 cm.)
Period: 20th century
Themes: Landscapes
Main colour: Yellow · lightness 48, colourfulness 30

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 1946: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2017. 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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