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Self-Portrait by Jan Verkade

Self-Portrait

Danish title: Selvportræt (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Jan Verkade · 1891-1894

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Palette

Ochre
 32% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Walnut
 29% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.2:1
Dark ochre
 15% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.7:1
Burnt sienna
 9% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.9:1
Tan
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1
Sand
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.9:1

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
Jan Verkade
Dutch, 1868–1946
Date
1891-1894
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
55.2 × 46.1 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Portraits · Self-portraits
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 44, colourfulness 38

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMS8608. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1891-1894: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1946: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2017; 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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