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Anxiety by Edvard Munch

Anxiety

Edvard Munch · 1894

Palette

Charcoal
58% of the image
Black · text contrast 13.5:1
Sand
17% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.4:1
Crimson
12% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.5:1
Copper
7% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.1:1
Taupe
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1
Chestnut
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.3:1

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Details

Artist
Edvard Munch
1863–1944
Date
1894
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
94 × 74 cm
Period
19th century
Main colour
Black · lightness 34, colourfulness 22

Munch Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1894, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1944: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2015 (Commons: PD-Art|1=PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=1944|country=Norway). 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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