Realism · 1814–1875 · French

Jean-François Millet

Across 3 works, the colors are mostly brown (50%), black (34%) and gray (11%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, muted and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: charcoal, blue black, dark taupe, golden umber and graphite.

Color print

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

• MG 222 charcoal 17.1% of canvas
• MG 177 dark taupe 8.9% of canvas
• MG 221 blue black 6.6% of canvas
• MG 218 graphite 6.2% of canvas
• MG 219 bistre 6.2% of canvas
• MG 223 soot 5.6% of canvas
• MG 176 taupe 5.2% of canvas
• MG 172 oatmeal 4.6% of canvas
• MG 182 golden umber 3.9% of canvas
• MG 171 bone 3.8% of canvas
• MG 211 dark slate 3.1% of canvas
• MG 175 stone 2.7% of canvas
• MG 183 golden umber 2.3% of canvas
• MG 163 pale tan 1.9% of canvas
• MG 181 light sand 1.7% of canvas
• MG 191 golden olive 1.6% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.43

Contrast

0.58

Vividness

0.023

Warmth

+1.00

Complexity

99 cells

Hue range

0.29

Focus

0.15

Works

• The Gleaners, 1857
• The Angelus, 1858
• Death and the Woodcutter, c. 1859