Impression, Sunrise

Claude Monet 1840–1926

Impression, Sunrise (1872) by Claude Monet. Its palette is led by golden olive (#6e7164, 55%) and warm grey (#8b7f6d, 22%). Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color note

A critic mocked its title in 1874, and “Impressionism” became the movement's name.

Palette

#6e7164 MG 192 golden olive 55.0% of canvas
#8b7f6d MG 174 warm grey 22.4% of canvas
#536054 MG 058 muted green 18.9% of canvas
#a98f7c MG 173 putty 2.0% of canvas
#35493b MG 059 dark muted lime green 1.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 49%, Gray 27%, Green 19%, Blue 5%, Orange 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.54
Contrast: 0.15
Vividness: 0.030
Warmth: +0.46
Complexity: 16 cells
Hue range: 0.68
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48.0 × 63.0 cm
Genre: marine art
Collection: Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris

More by Claude Monet

Luncheon on the Grass, 1866
Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Regatta at Sainte-Adresse, 1867
Woman in the Garden, 1867
La Grenouillère, 1869
Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son, 1875
Madame Monet wearing a kimono, 1876
Rouen Cathedral, 1892
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, 1899
Water Lilies, 1919