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Leaping Dolphins by Niels Skovgaard

Leaping Dolphins

Danish title: Springende delfiner (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Niels Skovgaard · 1890-1891

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Palette

Parchment
37% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.6:1
Lichen
24% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.8:1
Blue-grey
24% of the image
Teal · text contrast 5.1:1
Chalk
10% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 18.4:1
Lavender grey
3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.7:1
Smoke
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1

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

Details

Artist
Niels Skovgaard
Danish, 1858–1938
Date
1890-1891
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Watercolour
Period
19th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 74, colourfulness 15

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KKS10079. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1890-1891: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1938: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2009; SMK marks it public domain (PD Mark). Last checked 2026-10-31 (public_domain: yes). Image released by SMK as public domain (PD Mark). Licence rules

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