Fauvism & Expressionism · 1887–1985 · Belarusian-French

Marc Chagall

Across 4 works, the colors are mostly brown (28%), gray (24%) and blue (19%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: dark muted blue, dark blue, charcoal, dark muted azure blue and parchment.

Color print

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

• MG 222 charcoal 17.6% of canvas
• MG 099 dark muted blue 4.6% of canvas
• MG 218 graphite 4.0% of canvas
• MG 201 parchment 3.9% of canvas
• MG 211 dark slate 3.9% of canvas
• MG 171 bone 3.6% of canvas
• MG 213 light grey 3.6% of canvas
• MG 212 pale grey 3.6% of canvas
• MG 156 dark reddish brown 3.5% of canvas
• MG 098 dark muted azure blue 3.4% of canvas
• MG 172 oatmeal 3.1% of canvas
• MG 107 dark blue 2.8% of canvas
• MG 214 pewter 2.7% of canvas
• MG 216 dark grey 2.4% of canvas
• MG 217 iron 2.4% of canvas
• MG 173 putty 2.4% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.48

Contrast

0.46

Vividness

0.031

Warmth

+0.28

Complexity

194 cells

Hue range

0.59

Focus

0.05

Composition

Averaged over 4 works: 51% of the visual weight in the right half, 52% in the upper half; symmetry 0.26; 12% calm space; half of the detail in 33% of the canvas. Measured from each image, not a rule the painters followed.

Works

• Birth, 1911
• The Praying Jew, 1923
• The Circus Rider, c. 1922–1932
• White Crucifixion, 1938