Lake with Dead Trees (Catskill)

Lake with Dead Trees (Catskill) (1825) by Thomas Cole. Its palette is led by dark reddish brown (#3f2416, 23%) and pale reddish tan (#d0b9ac, 21%), with accents of rich scarlet brown, orange and dark grey. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and black cover more than two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, orange #AC7D49, takes up 7% of it.

Palette

#3f2416 MG 156 dark reddish brown 23.3% of canvas
#d0b9ac MG 150 pale reddish tan 20.8% of canvas
#180e0c MG 220 warm black 19.7% of canvas
#764e26 MG 162 rich scarlet brown 14.0% of canvas
#a19c97 MG 214 pewter 9.6% of canvas
#ac7d49 MG 030 orange 6.9% of canvas
#60696c MG 216 dark grey 5.6% of canvas

Color families

Brown 50%, Black 19%, Gray 15%, White 6%, Yellow 4%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.48
Contrast: 0.69
Vividness: 0.038
Warmth: +0.96
Complexity: 136 cells
Hue range: 0.37
Focus: 0.19

Composition

50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 71% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.07 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 32% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 26% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1825
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 68.6 × 85.7 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Made in: United States
Collection: Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin

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