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Study for "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle" by James McNeill Whistler, 1872–73

Study for "Arrangement in Grey and Black, No. 2: Portrait of Thomas Carlyle"

James McNeill Whistler

Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Date
1872–73
Medium
Oil on canvas
Classification
painting
Dimensions
1609 × 2250 px

Palette

k-means, k=5, in CIELAB

Each swatch is a cluster centre from the image itself, with the share of the canvas it covers. Select one to find other works near that colour.

Similar in palette

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  • Three Little Girls by Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña, c. 1870

    Three Little Girls

    Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

    ΔE 4.1 · very close

  • The Valley of Les Puits-Noir by Gustave Courbet, 1868

    The Valley of Les Puits-Noir

    Gustave Courbet

    ΔE 4.4 · very close

  • William Douglas, Fourth Duke of Queensberry (1724–1810) by Samuel Percy, c. 1782

    William Douglas, Fourth Duke of Queensberry (1724–1810)

    Samuel Percy

    ΔE 4.5 · very close

  • The Music Lesson by Gerard ter Borch the Younger, c. 1670

    The Music Lesson

    Gerard ter Borch the Younger

    ΔE 4.8 · very close

  • The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia by Antoine Caron, 1607/30

    The Petitions [right part] from The Story of Artemisia

    Antoine Caron

    ΔE 5.3 · close

  • The Family Concert by Jan Steen, 1666

    The Family Concert

    Jan Steen

    ΔE 5.4 · close

  • A Mother Feeding her Child (The Happy Mother) by Willem van Mieris, 1707

    A Mother Feeding her Child (The Happy Mother)

    Willem van Mieris

    ΔE 5.5 · close

  • Portrait of a Boy by Eugène Carrière, 1886

    Portrait of a Boy

    Eugène Carrière

    ΔE 5.5 · close

  • Portrait of an Artist by Follower of Frans Hals, 1644

    Portrait of an Artist

    Follower of Frans Hals

    ΔE 5.5 · close

  • Lights of Other Days by John Frederick Peto, 1906

    Lights of Other Days

    John Frederick Peto

    ΔE 5.7 · close

  • Portrait of a Man by Antonio Maria Esquivel, 1843

    Portrait of a Man

    Antonio Maria Esquivel

    ΔE 6.0 · close

  • Portrait Bust of Gustave Adolphe Hirn by Louis Oscar Roty, c. 1880/92

    Portrait Bust of Gustave Adolphe Hirn

    Louis Oscar Roty

    ΔE 6.0 · close

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