American Modernism · 1919–1921
Blue and Green Music
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Blue and Green Music (1919–1921) by Georgia O'Keeffe. Its palette is led by dark slate (#2c2d31, 26%) and iron (#3b554c, 19%), with accents of light green and blue. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and cool.
Color reading
Green and gray cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, blue #1F557B, takes up 6% of it.
Palette
- #2c2d31 MG 211 dark slate 25.7% of canvas
- #3b554c MG 217 iron 18.7% of canvas
- #517b62 MG 057 muted lime green 18.5% of canvas
- #a3bab5 MG 213 light grey 15.8% of canvas
- #81a57d MG 064 light green 15.3% of canvas
- #1f557b MG 106 blue 5.9% of canvas
Color families
Green 36%, Gray 32%, Blue 27%, Black 4%, Yellow 0%
Measurements
Composition
53% of the visual weight is in the right half, 58% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.38 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 33% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 30% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.