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Dance (I) by Henri Matisse

Dance (I)

Henri Matisse · 1909

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Palette

Denim
 41% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.8:1
Viridian
 24% of the image
Teal · text contrast 4.5:1
Salmon
 23% of the image
Pink · text contrast 8.7:1
Slate blue
 5% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.0:1
Pewter
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1
Graphite
 2% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.9:1

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
Henri Matisse
1869–1954
Date
1909
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
259.7 × 390.1 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Music and dance
Main colour
Blue · lightness 50, colourfulness 31

Museum of Modern Art. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1909, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1954: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2025 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired|1954). 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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