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Smoky River, 1919 oil by Birger Sandzén
Smoky River, 1919 oil by Birger Sandzén


C o l o r

Color is one of the first things you notice about a work of art. Artists may choose colors to communicate feelings like happiness, gloom, shock, peace, excitement, and anger.

What color or colors are used most by Birger Sandzén in this painting?
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Name at least four other colors you see in the work.
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Are most of the colors
A    warm (red, yellow, orange) or
A    cool (blue, green, violet)?
Are the colors in the painting…
A    like they are in real life (trees green, etc.)
A    like they might be in a dream? (trees blue, etc.)
A    the colors you would have used?
Why?____________________________________________________________________
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How do the colors make you feel? ____________________________________
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