Haymaking in the Auvergne

Haymaking in the Auvergne (1855) by Rosa Bonheur. Its palette is led by pale muted blue (#b0b4d0, 32%) and light muted blue (#979ecd, 17%), with accents of graphite and charcoal. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and cool.

Color reading

Blue and brown cover about three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, yellow #7D7F3E, takes up 16% of it.

Palette

#b0b4d0 MG 093 pale muted blue 31.5% of canvas
#979ecd MG 094 light muted blue 17.1% of canvas
#7d7f3e MG 045 yellow 16.4% of canvas
#63633e MG 193 golden olive 13.7% of canvas
#374339 MG 218 graphite 11.0% of canvas
#1a242b MG 222 charcoal 10.3% of canvas

Color families

Blue 39%, Brown 23%, Gray 16%, Yellow 10%, Black 6%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.60
Contrast: 0.55
Vividness: 0.050
Warmth: -0.34
Complexity: 115 cells
Hue range: 0.41
Focus: 0.00

Composition

54% of the visual weight is in the left half, 74% in the lower 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 23% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1855
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 213.0 × 422.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Palace of Fontainebleau, Fontainebleau

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