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Self-portrait in front of a green background with a blue iris by Paula Modersohn-Becker

Self-portrait in front of a green background with a blue iris

Paula Modersohn-Becker · 1900–1909

Palette

Spruce
50% of the image
Teal · text contrast 7.8:1
Tan
24% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.0:1
Steel blue
8% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.6:1
Warm grey
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.1:1
Coffee
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.0:1
Raw umber
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.9:1

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Details

Artist
Paula Modersohn-Becker
1876–1907
Date
1900–1909
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
40.7 × 34.5 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Portraits · Self-portraits · Flowers
Main colour
Teal · lightness 41, colourfulness 18

Kunsthalle Bremen. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1900–1909, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-100-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1907: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1978 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-100-expired | DEFAULTSORT:Modersohn-Becker, Paula; Self-portrait 1). 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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