Realism · 1860–1920 · Swedish

Anders Zorn

Zorn is linked to a famously limited palette of yellow ochre, vermilion, ivory black and white, now called the “Zorn palette”, though he used more colors at times.

Across 3 works, the colors are mostly brown (55%), black (20%) and gray (19%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, muted and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: warm black, pale grey, taupe, dark taupe and light grey.

Color print

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

• MG 177 dark taupe 9.0% of canvas
• MG 220 warm black 8.2% of canvas
• MG 176 taupe 7.7% of canvas
• MG 222 charcoal 6.7% of canvas
• MG 219 bistre 6.6% of canvas
• MG 212 pale grey 6.0% of canvas
• MG 213 light grey 4.2% of canvas
• MG 173 putty 3.8% of canvas
• MG 175 stone 3.4% of canvas
• MG 174 warm grey 3.4% of canvas
• MG 184 umber 2.9% of canvas
• MG 185 dark golden umber 2.9% of canvas
• MG 171 bone 2.8% of canvas
• MG 172 oatmeal 2.7% of canvas
• MG 194 dark golden olive 2.4% of canvas
• MG 201 parchment 2.3% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.50

Contrast

0.60

Vividness

0.023

Warmth

+1.00

Complexity

154 cells

Hue range

0.31

Focus

0.06

Works

• En premiär, 1888
• Omnibus, 1891
• Midsummer Dance, 1897