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Cold by Wassily Kandinsky

Cold

Wassily Kandinsky · 1929

Palette

Aqua
53% of the image
Teal · text contrast 9.3:1
Tan
21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1
Oyster
13% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.6:1
Poppy
6% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1
Sepia
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.4:1
Coral
3% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.0:1

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Details

Artist
Wassily Kandinsky
1866–1944
Date
1929
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on cardboard
Size
48.8 × 49 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Teal · lightness 70, colourfulness 24

Musée National d'Art Moderne. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1929, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1944: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2015 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1944). 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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