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Wendingen by El Lissitzky

Wendingen

El Lissitzky · 1918

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Palette

Pale stone
 61% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.9:1
Stone
 17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.5:1
Madder
 11% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.8:1
Graphite
 7% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.3:1
Chalk
 2% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.8:1
Brick
 1% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.0:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
El Lissitzky
1890–1941
Date
1918
Type
Painting
Period
20th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 72, colourfulness 17

Wikimedia Commons. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1918, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-70-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1941: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2012 (Commons: PD-old-70-1923). 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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