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Henri Matisse · 1900–1909
Palette
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
- 1900–1909
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Distemper on canvas
- Size
- 177 × 217 cm
- Period
- 19th century
- Main colour
- Blue · lightness 35, colourfulness 37
Hermitage Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1900–1909, 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-Art|PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=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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