Fauvism & Expressionism · 1911

Dead City III

Egon Schiele 1890–1918

Dead City III (1911) by Egon Schiele. Its palette is led by blue black (#11181f, 30%) and charcoal (#292721, 29%), with accents of golden umber and light sand. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Palette

• #11181f MG 221 blue black 30.2% of canvas
• #292721 MG 222 charcoal 28.7% of canvas
• #433623 MG 177 dark taupe 22.3% of canvas
• #796a4b MG 183 golden umber 11.3% of canvas
• #b2a07b MG 181 light sand 7.5% of canvas

Color families

Black 53%, Brown 42%, Blue 2%, Gray 1%, Yellow 1%

Measurements

Lightness

0.33

Contrast

0.47

Vividness

0.022

Warmth

+0.98

Complexity

169 cells

Hue range

0.29

Focus

0.12

Details

Date

1911

Medium

Oil on panel

Size

37.3 × 29.8 cm

Genre

cityscape

Collection

Leopold Museum, Vienna

More by Egon Schiele

• Portrait of Wally, 1912
• Death and the Maiden, 1915
• The Family, 1918