Femme Lisant

Femme Lisant (1869) by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. Its palette is led by charcoal (#232325, 24%) and pewter (#8d9494, 22%), with accents of stone and muted blue. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color reading

Gray and brown cover about three-quarters of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, muted blue #536283, stays close to gray.

Palette

#232325 MG 222 charcoal 24.3% of canvas
#8d9494 MG 214 pewter 22.1% of canvas
#41433f MG 217 iron 18.4% of canvas
#b1b5b1 MG 213 light grey 18.3% of canvas
#726c5b MG 175 stone 14.4% of canvas
#536283 MG 097 muted blue 2.5% of canvas

Color families

Gray 48%, Brown 28%, Black 21%, Blue 3%, Green 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.51
Contrast: 0.55
Vividness: 0.015
Warmth: +0.66
Complexity: 226 cells
Hue range: 0.49
Focus: 0.04

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 69% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.62 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 41% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 26% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1869
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 54.3 × 37.5 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

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