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Tightrope Walker by August Macke

Tightrope Walker

August Macke · 1914

Palette

Dark chocolate
31% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.6:1
Fire red
28% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1
Tangerine
19% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.9:1
Burnt orange
16% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.7:1
Indigo
4% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.2:1
Shell pink
1% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.7:1

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Details

Artist
August Macke
1887–1914
Date
1914
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
82 × 60 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Red · lightness 38, colourfulness 50

Kunstmuseum Bonn. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1914, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1914: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1985 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1914). 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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