American Modernism · 1927

Automat

Edward Hopper 1882–1967

Still in copyright: the image isn't shown, only the colors measured from it.

Automat (1927) by Edward Hopper. Its palette is led by dark slate (#243241, 52%) and slate (#435362, 20%), with accents of muted azure blue and golden umber. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and cool.

Color reading

Gray and blue cover nearly nine-tenths of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, golden umber #796D4B, stays close to gray.

Palette

#243241 MG 211 dark slate 51.8% of canvas
#435362 MG 210 slate 20.4% of canvas
#b0bfbd MG 207 pale slate 10.5% of canvas
#9f9684 MG 173 putty 7.7% of canvas
#597a8e MG 096 muted azure blue 6.3% of canvas
#796d4b MG 183 golden umber 3.3% of canvas

Color families

Gray 52%, Blue 33%, Brown 7%, Black 4%, Yellow 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.44
Contrast: 0.52
Vividness: 0.030
Warmth: -0.62
Complexity: 169 cells
Hue range: 0.54
Focus: 0.02

Composition

53% of the visual weight is in the left half, 62% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.25 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 39% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 26% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1927
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 71.4 × 88.9 cm
Genre: genre art
Made in: United States
Collection: Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines