Fauvism & Expressionism · 1884–1920 · Italian

Amedeo Modigliani

Across 4 works, the colors are mostly brown (28%), gray (27%) and orange (24%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: light scarlet, light orange scarlet, scarlet, dark rich sienna and dark sienna.

Color print

The swatches covering most of these canvases, averaged over every work, dark to light.

• MG 023 light scarlet 13.6% of canvas
• MG 222 charcoal 8.3% of canvas
• MG 218 graphite 7.0% of canvas
• MG 211 dark slate 4.6% of canvas
• MG 216 dark grey 3.8% of canvas
• MG 024 scarlet 3.6% of canvas
• MG 148 dark rich sienna 3.6% of canvas
• MG 215 grey 3.6% of canvas
• MG 022 light orange scarlet 3.6% of canvas
• MG 217 iron 3.2% of canvas
• MG 145 dark sienna 3.1% of canvas
• MG 157 very dark reddish brown 2.9% of canvas
• MG 209 cool grey 2.6% of canvas
• MG 029 light orange 2.5% of canvas
• MG 081 muted azure teal 2.5% of canvas
• MG 208 pigeon grey 2.1% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.51

Contrast

0.47

Vividness

0.048

Warmth

+0.73

Complexity

147 cells

Hue range

0.31

Focus

0.14

Composition

Averaged over 4 works: 50% of the visual weight in the left half, 60% in the lower half; symmetry 0.40; 36% calm space; half of the detail in 28% of the canvas. Measured from each image, not a rule the painters followed.

Works

• Female Nude, 1916
• Nu couché, c. 1917
• Seated Nude, 1917
• Alice, 1918