Fauvism & Expressionism · 1921
Abstract Head
Abstract Head (1921) by Alexej von Jawlensky. Its palette is led by parchment (#dfdbcd, 44%) and pale slate (#bbb7b2, 32%), with accents of lime green, scarlet red, reddish crimson and scarlet orange. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.
Color reading
Gray and white cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #A31B28, takes up just 2% of it.
Palette
- #dfdbcd MG 201 parchment 44.5% of canvas
- #bbb7b2 MG 207 pale slate 31.6% of canvas
- #91918b MG 214 pewter 10.0% of canvas
- #120c0e MG 223 soot 5.0% of canvas
- #2f8365 MG 066 lime green 2.6% of canvas
- #a31b28 MG 019 scarlet red 2.1% of canvas
- #aa5d6f MG 005 reddish crimson 2.1% of canvas
- #c3551d MG 026 scarlet orange 2.0% of canvas
Color families
Gray 35%, White 34%, Brown 9%, Red 6%, Blue 6%
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Composition
57% of the visual weight is in the left half, 54% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.09 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 33% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 24% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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