American Modernism · 1925

House by the Railroad

Edward Hopper 1882–1967

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

House by the Railroad (1925) by Edward Hopper. Its palette is led by light grey (#9fb3ba, 36%) and graphite (#363e34, 22%), with accents of cool grey and reddish brown. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and cool.

Color reading

Gray and blue cover about four-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, reddish brown #7C4F30, takes up just 3% of it.

Palette

#9fb3ba MG 213 light grey 35.7% of canvas
#363e34 MG 218 graphite 21.6% of canvas
#82a3bd MG 094 light muted blue 21.1% of canvas
#395356 MG 084 dark muted azure teal 14.7% of canvas
#647982 MG 209 cool grey 4.2% of canvas
#7c4f30 MG 154 reddish brown 2.7% of canvas

Color families

Gray 41%, Blue 38%, Brown 16%, Green 4%, White 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.60
Contrast: 0.48
Vividness: 0.035
Warmth: -0.69
Complexity: 133 cells
Hue range: 0.63
Focus: 0.00

Composition

51% of the visual weight is in the right half, 61% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.41 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 49% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 22% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1925
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 61.0 × 73.7 cm
Genre: architectural painting
Made in: United States
Collection: Museum of Modern Art, New York City