Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1925
Counter-Composition of Dissonances XVI
Counter-Composition of Dissonances XVI (1925) by Theo van Doesburg. Its palette is led by pale grey (#d1cdca, 32%) and light grey (#9ea19f, 19%), with accents of rich orange ochre, dark red, light gold and black. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Gray and black cover about three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, dark red #9C221D, takes up 6% of it.
Palette
- #d1cdca MG 212 pale grey 31.6% of canvas
- #9ea19f MG 213 light grey 19.2% of canvas
- #130f15 MG 223 soot 15.1% of canvas
- #2b3e81 MG 107 dark blue 11.4% of canvas
- #976a28 MG 178 rich orange ochre 6.2% of canvas
- #9c221d MG 020 dark red 6.1% of canvas
- #ba8f30 MG 038 light gold 5.4% of canvas
- #000000 MG 224 black 5.1% of canvas
Color families
Gray 41%, Black 19%, Blue 9%, White 9%, Brown 8%
Measurements
Composition
56% of the visual weight is in the left half, 55% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.06 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 29% 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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