Realism · 1819–1877 · French

Gustave Courbet

Across 4 works, the colors are mostly brown (48%), black (38%) and gray (6%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, muted and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: charcoal, blue black, very dark muted blue, pale tan and stone.

Color print

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

• MG 222 charcoal 26.2% of canvas
• MG 221 blue black 7.0% of canvas
• MG 219 bistre 5.6% of canvas
• MG 177 dark taupe 5.2% of canvas
• MG 176 taupe 4.5% of canvas
• MG 175 stone 3.8% of canvas
• MG 171 bone 3.5% of canvas
• MG 223 soot 2.7% of canvas
• MG 218 graphite 2.5% of canvas
• MG 172 oatmeal 2.5% of canvas
• MG 100 very dark muted blue 2.3% of canvas
• MG 163 pale tan 2.0% of canvas
• MG 167 brown 2.0% of canvas
• MG 211 dark slate 1.9% of canvas
• MG 166 amber brown 1.9% of canvas
• MG 173 putty 1.8% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.44

Contrast

0.55

Vividness

0.024

Warmth

+0.98

Complexity

165 cells

Hue range

0.32

Focus

0.08

Works

• A Burial at Ornans, 1849–1850
• The Painter's Studio, 1855
• The Sleepers, 1866
• Woman with a Parrot, 1866