At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec 1864–1901

At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance (1890) by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Its palette is led by dark golden olive (#49482c, 27%) and yellow (#85804c, 24%), with accents of light red, pale reddish tan and rich orange brown. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown and green cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich orange brown #9F5D36, takes up just 5% of it.

Palette

#49482c MG 194 dark golden olive 26.8% of canvas
#85804c MG 045 yellow 24.1% of canvas
#4f643e MG 058 muted green 16.3% of canvas
#a78f5a MG 038 light gold 13.0% of canvas
#d68971 MG 015 light red 8.1% of canvas
#e2b699 MG 150 pale reddish tan 6.8% of canvas
#9f5d36 MG 158 rich orange brown 4.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 45%, Green 22%, Yellow 17%, Orange 8%, Pink 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.54
Contrast: 0.44
Vividness: 0.066
Warmth: +0.94
Complexity: 154 cells
Hue range: 0.61
Focus: 0.03

Composition

56% of the visual weight is in the right half, 53% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.54 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 24% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 31% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 115.5 × 150.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Made in: France
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

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