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Castle and Sun by Paul Klee

Castle and Sun

Paul Klee · 1928

Palette

Chestnut
56% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.1:1
Scarlet
18% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.9:1
Copper
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.5:1
Ivory
7% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.9:1
Fire red
6% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.8:1
Saffron
4% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.8:1

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Details

Artist
Paul Klee
1879–1940
Date
1928
Type
Painting
Size
54 × 62 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 40

Wikimedia Commons. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1928, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1940: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2011 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1940). 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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