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Heavy Swell off the West Coast of Jutland by Niels Skovgaard

Heavy Swell off the West Coast of Jutland

Danish title: Svære dønninger ved Jyllands vestkyst (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Niels Skovgaard · 1894

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Palette

Pearl grey
32% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.7:1
Ash
32% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.8:1
Mushroom
14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.9:1
Blue-grey
13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1
Lavender grey
8% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.8:1
Taupe
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1

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Details

Artist
Niels Skovgaard
Danish, 1858–1938
Date
1894
Type
Painting
Medium
Tempera på lærred
Size
92 × 147 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Seascapes and the coast
Main colour
Grey · lightness 70, colourfulness 6

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMS3983. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1894: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years.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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