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Turkish Café by August Macke

Turkish Café

August Macke · 1914

Palette

Lavender grey
25% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.3:1
Tangerine
22% of the image
Orange · text contrast 6.3:1
Chestnut
21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.1:1
Khaki
18% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.5:1
Prussian blue
8% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.9:1
Saffron
5% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.8:1

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Details

Artist
August Macke
1887–1914
Date
1914
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on plywood
Size
60 × 35 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Blue · lightness 50, colourfulness 36

Lenbachhaus. 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-1923|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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