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The City Rises by Umberto Boccioni

The City Rises

Umberto Boccioni · 1910

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Palette

Pale stone
 39% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.2:1
Tan
 27% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.6:1
Warm grey
 14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.3:1
Brick
 13% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.0:1
Slate
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.2:1
Charcoal
 4% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.8:1

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
Umberto Boccioni
1882–1916
Date
1910
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
301 × 199.3 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Cities and streets
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 62, colourfulness 21

Museum of Modern Art. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1910, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1916: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1987 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1916). 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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