Symbolism & Aestheticism · 1912

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25

Vilhelm Hammershøi 1864–1916

Interior with an Easel, Bredgade 25 (1912) by Vilhelm Hammershøi. Its palette is led by dark grey (#696a6b, 54%) and pewter (#8e8e8c, 20%), with accents of silver. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.

Color note

Hammershøi painted quiet Copenhagen interiors in a narrow range of greys, whites and muted browns, often with a single figure seen from behind.

Palette

#696a6b MG 216 dark grey 53.7% of canvas
#8e8e8c MG 214 pewter 19.7% of canvas
#424548 MG 217 iron 14.0% of canvas
#b5b2aa MG 213 light grey 9.7% of canvas
#e8e5df MG 206 silver 2.9% of canvas

Color families

Gray 91%, Brown 7%, White 2%, Blue 0%, Green 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.56
Contrast: 0.35
Vividness: 0.007
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 121 cells
Hue range: 0.14
Focus: 0.03

Composition

62% of the visual weight is in the left half, 57% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.57 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 62% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 28% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1912
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 78.5 × 70.3 cm
Genre: Danish painting
Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

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