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Self-Portrait by Michael Ancher

Self-Portrait

Danish title: Selvportræt (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Michael Ancher · 1902

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Palette

Putty
 31% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.7:1
Taupe
 28% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.6:1
Graphite
 23% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.9:1
Mushroom
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.6:1
Tan
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1
Apricot
 5% of the image
Orange · text contrast 9.2:1

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
Michael Ancher
Danish, 1849–1927
Date
1902
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
110 × 88 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Portraits · Self-portraits
Main colour
Grey · lightness 50, colourfulness 12

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMS1757. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1902: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years.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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