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Portrait of an Oriental by Paul Klee

Portrait of an Oriental

Paul Klee · 1924

Palette

Royal blue
53% of the image
Blue · text contrast 8.3:1
Silver
14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.0:1
Parchment
14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.6:1
Denim
9% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.9:1
Slate blue
8% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.3:1
Green earth
2% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.8:1

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Details

Artist
Paul Klee
1879–1940
Date
1924
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Watercolour on cardboard and paper
Size
23.2 × 13.9 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Portraits
Main colour
Blue · lightness 48, colourfulness 37

Yale University Art Gallery. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1924, 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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