Avenue of Plane Trees. Summer

Danish title: Platanvej. Sommer (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Axel Bentzen · 1929

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Prussian blue
46% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.8:1

Denim
24% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.3:1

Spruce
13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.6:1

Silver
10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.9:1

Steel blue
5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.4:1

Green earth
3% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.6:1

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Artist: Axel Bentzen
Danish, 1893–1952
Date: 1929
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 80 × 100 cm
Period: 20th century
Themes: Trees and forests
Main colour: Blue · lightness 33, colourfulness 15

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMS3976. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1929: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1952: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2023; 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

Avenue of Plane Trees. Summer

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