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Merchant's Wife at Tea by Boris Kustodiev

Merchant's Wife at Tea

Boris Kustodiev · 1918

Palette

Silver
49% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.4:1
Lamp black
27% of the image
Black · text contrast 19.2:1
Iron
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.6:1
Mahogany
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 14.7:1
Flamingo
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.2:1
Burnt sienna
1% of the image
Red · text contrast 10.4:1

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Details

Artist
Boris Kustodiev
1878–1927
Date
1918
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
120 × 120 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Grey · lightness 44, colourfulness 4

Russian Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1918, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1927: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1998 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-Russia-expired | PD-Art-two-auto|1927). 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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