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Moonlight on Skagen Beach by Peder Severin Krøyer

Moonlight on Skagen Beach

Danish title: Måneskin ved Skagen Strand (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Peder Severin Krøyer · 1899

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Palette

Blue-grey
40% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1
Steel blue
37% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.7:1
Slate
9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1
Warm grey
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1
Pewter
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1
Iron
2% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.3:1

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Details

Artist
Peder Severin Krøyer
Danish, 1851–1909
Date
1899
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on panel
Size
32.3 × 43.2 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Seascapes and the coast · Night and moonlight
Main colour
Grey · lightness 51, colourfulness 11

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMS8273. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1899: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1909: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1980; 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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