Blue in art
526 works in which blue tones make up at least 10% of the palette, ranked by how much of the image they cover (at most three per artist or series before the rest). For 204 of them it is the main colour.
526works
52average lightness (0–100)
21average colourfulness
1400–1953dates
Combined colour mix
Blue 30% · Grey 16% · Gold & ochre 12% · White & cream 8% · Brown 7%
Artists here: Utagawa Hiroshige (15), Claude Monet (13), Katsushika Hokusai (13), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (10), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (9), Henri Matisse (8), Alexej von Jawlensky (7), Henry Lyman Saÿen (6), Henri-Edmond Cross (6), Vilhelm Lundstrøm (6), Paul Cézanne (6), Utagawa Kuniyoshi (6)
The Room with the Cradle
Maurice Denis, 1894
Girl with Bowl
James McNeill Whistler, 1895
Exhibit 1st anniversary Art Center : Visit your art center
Unknown artist, between 1936 and 1939
Waterloo Bridge, Sunlight Effect
Claude Monet, 1903
The Red Tree
Piet Mondrian, 1909
Sculpture exhibition A survey of work produced by artists in the Sculpture Division of the WPA Federal Art Project
Unknown artist, between 1936 and 1941
Album Cover for Collection of Ship paintings
Unknown artist, mid 19th century
Don't fear cancer fight it!
Jerome Henry Rothstein, between 1936 and 1938
Narumi, section of sheet no. 10 from the series "Cutouts of the Fifty-three Stations (Gojusan tsugi harimaze)"
Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852
Volunteer civilian defense
Unknown artist, between 1941 and 1943
"A hero is born" A romantic musical by Theresa Holburn - based on an original story by Andrew Lang : Music by A. Lehman Engel - lyrics by Agnes Morgan / / Halls
Richard Halls, [1936 or 1937]
Summer, Dune in Zeeland
Piet Mondrian, 1910
The Blue Kitchen
Ludvig Karsten, 1913
Wallpaper Design
unknown, 1825–35
The blue foals
Franz Marc, 1913
Photographs, 4th annual exhibition, Sioux City Camera Club
Unknown artist, [WPA, [between 1936 and 1941]
The Château des Papes in Avignon
Paul Signac, 1900–1909
The Docks in Fine Weather
Albert Marquet, 1924
Nasturtiums with The Dance II
Henri Matisse, 1912
"Censored" Let's censor our conversation about the war
Unknown artist, between 1941 and 1943
Agni Yoga (diptych, right part)
Nicholas Roerich, 1928
Bather Seen from the Front
Félix Vallotton, 1907
Evening Tones
Oscar Florianus Bluemner, 1911-1917
Glenfinnan
Mortimer Menpes
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town ... to count the many children reading library books / Cleo Sara
Cleo Sara, [1940]
Noji, in Omi Province
Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857
The Zeeland Girl
Piet Mondrian, 1900–1909
Satsuma, section of sheet no. 18 from the series "Cutout Pictures of the Provinces (Kunizukushi harimaze zue)"
Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852
Portrait of an Oriental
Paul Klee, 1924
Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist)
Claude Monet, 1897
Woman of the Mango
Paul Gauguin, 1892
Keep mum chum
William B. Finley, [between 1941 and 1943]
The Regata
Théo van Rysselberghe, 1892
The drama of the heavens--Adler Planetarium, operated by Chicago Park District / Beard
Unknown artist, [1939]
Water Lily
Margaret Jordan Patterson, 1916
Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe, 1882
Claude Monet, 1882
Build for your Navy! Enlist! Carpenters, machinists, electricians etc.
Robert Muchley, between 1941 and 1943
Popocatepetl, Spirited Morning-- Mexico
Marsden Hartley, 1932
WPA exhibit Prints and drawings
Unknown artist, [1939.]
Seascape. Fyns Hoved
Fritz Syberg, 1902
The Basket of Flowers
Frederick Carl Frieseke, c. 1913/1917
Interior decoration / D.S
Unknown artist, [between 1936 and 1940]
N.Y.A. of Illinois--Exposition of Youth ... pageants, handcraft, music, sports
Unknown artist, [1936]
Keep it to yourself buddy
Russell W. Kraus, [between 1941 and 1943]
Young Woman Sewing
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879
Dr. John Bard
James Sharples, c. 1793-1799
Don't kill our wild life
Unknown artist, [Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1940]
Southside Parent Teachers Assn. presents Southside Varsity Band concert, high school auditorium, Rockville Centre Benefit students loan fund
Unknown artist, 1938
Landscape in the Jura Mountains near Romanel
Félix Vallotton, 1900
Buckingham Fountain on Chicago's lake front, world's largest and most beautiful illuminated fountain ... / Buczak
John Buczak, [1939]
The Mosque at Laghouat
Albert Marquet, 1929
Northern Landscape, Spring
Caspar David Friedrich, c. 1825
Actor in riding garb
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), 1834
Self-portrait
Alexej von Jawlensky, 1912
Seascape
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1879
See America
Alexander Dux, between 1936 and 1939
The Conversation
Henri Matisse, 1900–1909
Foreign trade zone no. 1 Staten Island, City of New York, opened February 1, 1937 / / M. Weitzman
Martin Weitzman, [between 1937 and 1939]
Sea Shore (set design for Alice-in-Wonderland, 1915)
William Penhallow Henderson
Skiing in the East The best trails and how to get there : A guide for winter sport fans : Describing over 1000 trails in 216 localities
Unknown artist, [Dis. 4, [between 1936 and 1939]
The Beacon
Odilon Redon, 1883, reworked c. 1893
Coral tree in blossom
Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1910
Boats on the Beach of Saintes-Maries
Vincent van Gogh, 1888
Child Reading
Henry Lyman Saÿen, 1915-1918
WPA Federal Art Project exhibition, 77 Newbury St., Boston, Nov. 28, Dec. 10, 1938
Ben Nason, 1938
Federal Theatre presents "Trojan incident" Based on Homer and Euripides / / Burroughs
Leslie Bryan Burroughs, [between 1936 and 1938]
Irises
Kōgyo Tsukioka, 1890 - 1900
Church with Cedar Tree on Left
Carl Newman, before 1932
Ride together - work together - save rubber for victory / Ballinger
Harry Russell Ballinger, [between 1941 and 1943]
Amateur contest for children Final eliminations, Sept. 24, 1936
Estelle Levine, [1936.]
Marine
Pierre Bonnard, 1910
Provençal Landscape
Henri-Edmond Cross, 1898
Colored concert band, Norman L. Black, conductor
Unknown artist, 1936
Female Model
Vilhelm Lundstrøm, 1930
WPA Federal Art Project in Ohio presents exhibition [of] Index of American Design
Unknown artist, between 1936 and 1938
Still Life with Begonia
Alexej von Jawlensky, 1911
Venice: Night of the Festival of the Redeemer
Henri-Edmond Cross, 1903
Love of Winter
George Bellows, 1914
Moonlight on Mt. Fuji
Lilian May Miller, ca. 1920-1929
The Legend of the Wolves
Rosa Bonheur, 1890s
Korsdalen. Hammer Bakker
Niels Larsen Stevns, 1926
The vacation reading club - join now at your public library
Unknown artist, between 1936 and 1939
Expecting? Get the right advice from the right sources, your doctor or health bureau
Unknown artist, [between 1936 and 1938]
Model yacht and motor boat races Final championship, Conservatory Lake 72nd St. and 5th Ave., Central Park
Unknown artist, [1936 or 1937]
Evite accidentes No se quede en la calle durante una alarma
Miguel A. Rodrídguez, 1942
Operators of small boats enlist now! U.S. Coast Guard
Thomas A. Byrne, between 1941 and 1943
A Ship in a Storm on the Atlantic
Vilhelm Arnesen, 1897
Landscape near Bistrup
Harald Giersing, 1918
Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] "Pirates of Penzance" [a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta
Unknown artist, 1937
Give to the needy Join the mayor's welfare milk fund : Monster vaudeville show at the Laurel Theatre
Unknown artist, between 1936 and 1939
See how WPA welfare services protect Americans Exhibition National Museum
Unknown artist, between 1936 and 1941
Pointe de Cabellou, Brittany
William L. Picknell, 1881
Still Life with Bottles and Fruit
Alexej von Jawlensky, 1900
Dance (I)
Henri Matisse, 1909
Portrait of Constance Pipelet
Jean-Baptiste François Desoria, 1797
Freedom of expression, of religion, from want, from fear everywhere in the world
Unknown artist, [between 1936 and 1941]
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