A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère (1882) by Édouard Manet. Its palette is led by blue black (#19181d, 28%) and iron (#4d4541, 22%), with accents of pale sand, light amber and ivory. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Palette

#19181d MG 221 blue black 28.3% of canvas
#4d4541 MG 217 iron 22.0% of canvas
#989187 MG 173 putty 18.5% of canvas
#716964 MG 216 dark grey 18.1% of canvas
#c3b5a3 MG 180 pale sand 8.5% of canvas
#b6854b MG 033 light amber 2.5% of canvas
#f5e7d8 MG 200 ivory 2.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 40%, Gray 27%, Black 26%, White 2%, Yellow 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.47
Contrast: 0.59
Vividness: 0.020
Warmth: +0.99
Complexity: 241 cells
Hue range: 0.40
Focus: 0.04

Details

Date: 1882
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 96.0 × 130.0 cm
Genre: portrait
Collection: Courtauld Gallery, London

More by Édouard Manet

Music in the Tuileries, 1862
Luncheon on the Grass, 1863
Olympia, 1863
The Balcony, 1868