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Self-portrait by Alexej von Jawlensky

Self-portrait

Alexej von Jawlensky · 1912

Palette

Prussian blue
59% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.7:1
Madder
17% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.9:1
Turquoise
11% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.3:1
Honey
5% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.6:1
Dusty rose
5% of the image
Pink · text contrast 6.0:1
Plum
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.0:1

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Artist
Alexej von Jawlensky
1864–1941
Date
1912
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on cardboard
Size
53.5 × 48.5 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Portraits · Self-portraits
Main colour
Blue · lightness 38, colourfulness 26

Museum Wiesbaden. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1912, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1941: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2012 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1941 | DEFAULTSORT:Jawlensky, Alexej von; s). 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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