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Scene from Bohemian Life by James McNeill Whistler, 1855/57

Scene from Bohemian Life

James McNeill Whistler

Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Date
1855/57
Medium
Pen and black ink and black watercolor over graphite, with touches of white opaque paint (discolored), on tan laid paper laid down on cream board
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Dimensions
5306 × 5326 px

Palette

k-means, k=5, in CIELAB

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Scene from Bohemian Life · Chroma