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The First Frost over the Lake by Gustaf Fjæstad

The First Frost over the Lake

Danish title: Den første kulde over søen (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Gustaf Fjæstad · 1895

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Palette

Powder blue
 64% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.0:1
Pearl grey
 28% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.7:1
Lavender grey
 3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.5:1
Pale stone
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.5:1
Ash
 2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1
Fawn
 1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.6:1

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
Gustaf Fjæstad
Swedish, 1868–1948
Date
1895
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
74 × 148.5 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Rivers and lakes · Winter and snow
Main colour
Grey · lightness 81, colourfulness 7

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMS1938. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1895: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1948: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2019; 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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