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Portrait of Anna Akhmatova by Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

Portrait of Anna Akhmatova

Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin · 1922

Palette

Graphite
32% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.8:1
Tan
26% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1
Cornflower
25% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.9:1
Cobalt
13% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.2:1
Taupe
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.7:1
Denim
1% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.6:1

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Details

Artist
Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin
1878–1939
Date
1922
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
54.5 × 43.5 cm
Period
20th century
Themes
Portraits
Main colour
Blue · lightness 43, colourfulness 20

Russian Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1922, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1939: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2010 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=1939). 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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