Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen

Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen (1818) by Caspar David Friedrich. Its palette is led by stone (#6b6556, 26%) and putty (#988c7f, 24%). Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#6b6556 MG 175 stone 25.8% of canvas
#988c7f MG 173 putty 23.6% of canvas
#42321b MG 186 dark umber 18.9% of canvas
#bfb197 MG 172 oatmeal 16.5% of canvas
#524123 MG 185 dark golden umber 15.0% of canvas

Color families

Brown 81%, Gray 13%, Black 3%, Yellow 3%, White 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.53
Contrast: 0.49
Vividness: 0.039
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 157 cells
Hue range: 0.32
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1818
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 90.5 × 71.0 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Made in: Germany
Collection: Kunst Museum Winterthur | Reinhart am Stadtgarten, Winterthur

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The Monk by the Sea, 1808
The Abbey in the Oakwood, c. 1809
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1818
The Sea of Ice, c. 1823