In a Park

In a Park (1874) by Berthe Morisot. Its palette is led by muted green (#4f5c39, 33%) and golden olive (#8f9158, 28%). Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown and green cover more than two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, golden olive #8F9158, takes up 28% of it.

Palette

#4f5c39 MG 058 muted green 32.6% of canvas
#8f9158 MG 191 golden olive 27.9% of canvas
#7a8049 MG 045 yellow 21.3% of canvas
#373b2a MG 177 dark taupe 16.5% of canvas
#272722 MG 222 charcoal 1.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 41%, Green 29%, Yellow 26%, Gray 2%, Black 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.52
Contrast: 0.33
Vividness: 0.060
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 70 cells
Hue range: 0.31
Focus: 0.00

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the right half, 63% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.31 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 54% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 31% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1874
Medium: Pastel on paper
Size: 72.5 × 91.8 cm
Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris, Paris

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