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The Butterfly (Costume Design for Anna Pavlova) by Léon Bakst

The Butterfly (Costume Design for Anna Pavlova)

Léon Bakst · 1913

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Palette

Pearl grey
 51% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.2:1
Indigo
 16% of the image
Blue · text contrast 13.0:1
Tan
 11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1
Saffron
 10% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.3:1
Taupe
 9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.9:1
Steel blue
 3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.7:1

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Details

Artist
Léon Bakst
1866–1924
Date
1913
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Size
280 × 450 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
White & cream · lightness 68, colourfulness 21

Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1913, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1924: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1995 (Commons: PD-Art-two-auto|1924). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules

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