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Cat and Bird by Paul Klee

Cat and Bird

Paul Klee · 1928

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Palette

Fawn
 64% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.5:1
Sienna
 25% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.1:1
Madder
 4% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.5:1
Dark chocolate
 3% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.7:1
Dusty rose
 2% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.5:1
Bottle green
 2% of the image
Green · text contrast 9.7:1

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Details

Artist
Paul Klee
1879–1940
Date
1928
Type
Painting
Period
20th century
Themes
Cats · Birds
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 54, colourfulness 25

Museum of Modern Art. 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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