Hudson River School · 1823–1880 · American

Sanford Robinson Gifford

Across 3 works, the colors are mostly brown (46%), white (21%) and yellow (13%). On average the canvases are light, moderately saturated and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: pale muted azure blue, dark rich brown, rich scarlet brown, light amber and silver.

Color print

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

• MG 206 silver 8.9% of canvas
• MG 033 light amber 7.5% of canvas
• MG 160 dark rich brown 5.5% of canvas
• MG 200 ivory 5.5% of canvas
• MG 162 rich scarlet brown 4.7% of canvas
• MG 161 rich scarlet brown 4.5% of canvas
• MG 212 pale grey 3.7% of canvas
• MG 181 light sand 3.6% of canvas
• MG 182 golden umber 3.5% of canvas
• MG 180 pale sand 3.3% of canvas
• MG 201 parchment 3.1% of canvas
• MG 214 pewter 2.9% of canvas
• MG 203 pale muted golden cream 2.9% of canvas
• MG 092 pale muted azure blue 2.8% of canvas
• MG 034 amber 2.3% of canvas
• MG 030 orange 2.3% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.66

Contrast

0.58

Vividness

0.051

Warmth

+0.95

Complexity

67 cells

Hue range

0.32

Focus

0.06

Works

• Wilderness, 1860
• A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove), 1862
• Tivoli, 1870