The Pines

Henri-Edmond Cross · 1897–1906

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Palette

Parchment
40% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.7:1

Pale gold
29% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.1:1

Steel blue
9% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.6:1

Terracotta
9% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.9:1

Amber
8% of the image
Orange · text contrast 6.5:1

Dusty rose
7% of the image
Pink · text contrast 6.8:1

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: Henri-Edmond Cross
1856–1910
Date: 1897–1906
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 60 × 81 cm
Period: 19th century
Themes: Trees and forests
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 72, colourfulness 34

Wikimedia Commons. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1897–1906, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1910: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1981 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1910). 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