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The Lifeboat Being Hauled through the Dunes by Michael Ancher

The Lifeboat Being Hauled through the Dunes

Danish title: Redningsbåden køres gennem klitterne (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Michael Ancher · 1883

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Palette

Smoke
28% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.1:1
Charcoal
23% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.7:1
Bone white
21% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.3:1
Lavender grey
17% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.5:1
Bronze
8% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.8:1
Tan
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1

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Details

Artist
Michael Ancher
Danish, 1849–1927
Date
1883
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
171 × 221 cm
Period
19th century
Main colour
Brown · lightness 51, colourfulness 12

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMS1222. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1883: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1927: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1998; 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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