Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1921
Le Canigou
Le Canigou (1921) by Juan Gris. Its palette is led by charcoal (#271a24, 30%) and light tan (#c5a589, 24%), with accents of iron. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown and gray cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, light blue #8D93C2, takes up 12% of it.
Palette
- #271a24 MG 222 charcoal 29.6% of canvas
- #c5a589 MG 164 light tan 23.6% of canvas
- #504552 MG 217 iron 21.1% of canvas
- #815e4a MG 154 reddish brown 14.1% of canvas
- #8d93c2 MG 102 light blue 11.6% of canvas
Color families
Brown 47%, Gray 20%, Black 20%, Blue 12%, Orange 1%
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Composition
51% of the visual weight is in the right half, 54% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.47 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 16% 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.
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