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Sunlight on the Sea at Sainte-Adresse by Raoul Dufy

Sunlight on the Sea at Sainte-Adresse

Danish title: Solglimt på havet ved Sainte-Adresse (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Raoul Dufy · 1906

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Palette

Ash
 72% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.4:1
Pewter
 12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1
Mushroom
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.2:1
Steel blue
 5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.5:1
Biscuit
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.2:1
Honey
 1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.8:1

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
Raoul Dufy
French, 1877–1953
Date
1906
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
65 × 81 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Seascapes and the coast
Main colour
Grey · lightness 62, colourfulness 11

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMSr40. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1906: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1953: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2024; 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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