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Self-Portrait by Henri Matisse

Self-Portrait

Danish title: Selvportræt (English title translated by InspiredBy)

Henri Matisse · 1906

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Palette

Pale stone
 57% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.1:1
Iron
 24% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.6:1
Taupe
 11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1
Cerulean
 6% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.3:1
Sage
 1% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.7:1
Brick
 1% of the image
Pink · 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 canvas
Size
55 × 46 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Portraits · Self-portraits
Main colour
Grey · lightness 63, colourfulness 10

SMK – National Gallery of Denmark, inv. KMSr78. 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 United States: Dated 1906: published before 1931 or unpublished with the author dead over 70 years.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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