Hudson River School · 1826–1900 · American

Frederic Edwin Church

Across 3 works, the colors are mostly brown (63%), gray (21%) and black (8%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: stone, dark golden olive, dark olive, warm grey and rich amber ochre.

Color print

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

• MG 175 stone 9.2% of canvas
• MG 174 warm grey 5.8% of canvas
• MG 176 taupe 5.4% of canvas
• MG 194 dark golden olive 4.6% of canvas
• MG 195 dark olive 3.7% of canvas
• MG 216 dark grey 3.7% of canvas
• MG 215 grey 3.6% of canvas
• MG 219 bistre 3.5% of canvas
• MG 213 light grey 3.4% of canvas
• MG 177 dark taupe 3.3% of canvas
• MG 166 amber brown 2.9% of canvas
• MG 185 dark golden umber 2.9% of canvas
• MG 217 iron 2.8% of canvas
• MG 214 pewter 2.8% of canvas
• MG 173 putty 2.7% of canvas
• MG 222 charcoal 2.6% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.51

Contrast

0.51

Vividness

0.032

Warmth

+0.81

Complexity

121 cells

Hue range

0.42

Focus

0.08

Works

• Niagara, 1857
• Heart of the Andes, 1859
• The Icebergs, 1861