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Street in Biskra, Algeria by Henri Matisse

Street in Biskra, Algeria

Danish title: Gade i Biskra, Algeriet (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Henri Matisse · 1906

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Palette

Parchment
 38% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.5:1
Pearl grey
 22% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.0:1
Apricot
 21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.0:1
Turquoise
 8% of the image
Teal · text contrast 5.5:1
Pale blue-grey
 8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1
Steel blue
 4% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.2:1

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
Henri Matisse
French, 1869–1954
Date
1906
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on panel
Size
34 × 41 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Cities and streets
Main colour
White & cream · lightness 78, colourfulness 20

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMSr77. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Dated 1906: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years. Europe: Artist died 1954: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2025; 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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