Symbolism & Aestheticism · 1900
Dust Motes Dancing in Sunbeams
Dust Motes Dancing in Sunbeams (1900) by Vilhelm Hammershøi. Its palette is led by dark grey (#6c676a, 55%) and iron (#4b4445, 13%), with accents of pewter. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.
Color note
Hammershøi painted quiet Copenhagen interiors in a narrow range of greys, whites and muted browns, often with a single figure seen from behind.
Palette
- #6c676a MG 216 dark grey 54.7% of canvas
- #96928e MG 214 pewter 15.7% of canvas
- #4b4445 MG 217 iron 12.7% of canvas
- #2e2520 MG 219 bistre 9.5% of canvas
- #d5d0c2 MG 171 bone 7.5% of canvas
Color families
Gray 70%, Brown 20%, Black 7%, White 4%, Blue 0%
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Composition
50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 58% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 39% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 27% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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