American Modernism · 1940

Gas

Edward Hopper 1882–1967

Still in copyright: the image isn't shown, only the colors measured from it.

Gas (1940) by Edward Hopper. Its palette is led by light sand (#bfac83, 29%) and graphite (#343534, 27%), with accents of scarlet red. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and gray cover more than four-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #B04133, takes up just 2% of it.

Palette

#bfac83 MG 181 light sand 28.6% of canvas
#343534 MG 218 graphite 26.7% of canvas
#787c83 MG 215 grey 23.4% of canvas
#79684b MG 183 golden umber 18.9% of canvas
#b04133 MG 019 scarlet red 2.4% of canvas

Color families

Brown 45%, Gray 39%, Yellow 8%, Orange 3%, Red 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.56
Contrast: 0.46
Vividness: 0.037
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 148 cells
Hue range: 0.47
Focus: 0.23

Composition

57% of the visual weight is in the left half, 56% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.24 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 40% 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.

Details

Date: 1940
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 66.7 × 102.2 cm
Genre: genre art
Made in: United States
Collection: Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Gas