Fauvism & Expressionism · 1911
Half-Length Nude with Hat
Half-Length Nude with Hat (1911) by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. Its palette is led by pale grey (#d2c1c1, 33%) and blue (#075180, 25%), with accents of muted azure blue, muted blue and scarlet red. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and cool.
Color reading
Blue and gray cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #B66658, takes up just 2% of it.
Palette
- #d2c1c1 MG 212 pale grey 32.8% of canvas
- #075180 MG 106 blue 24.6% of canvas
- #063b66 MG 107 dark blue 16.0% of canvas
- #171d25 MG 221 blue black 13.0% of canvas
- #808598 MG 095 muted azure blue 7.7% of canvas
- #625478 MG 097 muted blue 3.9% of canvas
- #b66658 MG 016 scarlet red 2.1% of canvas
Color families
Blue 49%, Gray 19%, Brown 11%, Black 9%, White 4%
Measurements
Composition
51% of the visual weight is in the left half, 67% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.50 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 31% 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.
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