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Crescent of Houses II (Island Town) by Egon Schiele

Crescent of Houses II (Island Town)

Egon Schiele · 1915

Palette

Graphite
35% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.2:1
Pewter
28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.3:1
Olive brown
14% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.5:1
Dark ochre
12% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.7:1
Putty
8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.6:1
Chestnut
3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.8:1

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Details

Artist
Egon Schiele
1890–1918
Date
1915
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
1105 × 1405 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Grey · lightness 40, colourfulness 16

Leopold Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1915, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1918: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1989 (Commons: PD-Art-two-auto|1918). 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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