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Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890 by Paul Signac

Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890

Paul Signac · 1890

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Palette

Fawn
 42% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.9:1
Iron
 28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.4:1
Straw
 17% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.3:1
Sage
 5% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.0:1
Saffron
 4% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.5:1
Poppy
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.4:1

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
Paul Signac
1863–1935
Date
1890
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
73.5 × 92.5 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Portraits
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 60, colourfulness 25

Museum of Modern Art. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1890, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1935: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2006 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=1935). 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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