Bauhaus · 1930

Group of Fourteen in Imaginary Architecture

Oskar Schlemmer 1888–1943

Group of Fourteen in Imaginary Architecture (1930) by Oskar Schlemmer. Its palette is led by pewter (#8a8789, 54%) and dark grey (#6c6565, 24%), with accents of pale muted cream. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.

Color reading

Gray covers more than three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #A4706A, takes up 8% of it.

Palette

#8a8789 MG 214 pewter 53.5% of canvas
#6c6565 MG 216 dark grey 23.7% of canvas
#3f494a MG 217 iron 9.0% of canvas
#a4706a MG 016 scarlet red 8.1% of canvas
#dfcbb5 MG 199 pale muted cream 5.7% of canvas

Color families

Gray 62%, Brown 17%, Red 10%, Blue 7%, White 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.59
Contrast: 0.35
Vividness: 0.022
Warmth: +0.58
Complexity: 130 cells
Hue range: 0.59
Focus: 0.00

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 52% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 45% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 28% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1930
Medium: Oil and tempera on canvas
Size: 91.5 × 120.5 cm
Collection: Museum Ludwig, Cologne

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