Fauvism & Expressionism · c. 1937

Le Cours de la Seine

Raoul Dufy 1877–1953

Le Cours de la Seine (c. 1937) by Raoul Dufy. Its palette is led by light grey (#9ab7be, 25%) and muted lime green (#508870, 18%), with accents of cool white, pale yellow, dark muted azure teal and blue. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and cool.

Palette

• #9ab7be MG 213 light grey 25.0% of canvas
• #508870 MG 057 muted lime green 18.1% of canvas
• #75a392 MG 075 light aqua 16.6% of canvas
• #6f93a5 MG 081 muted azure teal 13.0% of canvas
• #e2eae7 MG 204 cool white 9.0% of canvas
• #d0d28c MG 042 pale yellow 8.1% of canvas
• #2c504e MG 084 dark muted azure teal 6.2% of canvas
• #2d5a86 MG 106 blue 3.9% of canvas

Color families

Blue 44%, Green 25%, Gray 14%, White 8%, Yellow 5%

Measurements

Lightness

0.69

Contrast

0.44

Vividness

0.053

Warmth

-0.80

Complexity

223 cells

Hue range

0.74

Focus

0.00

Details

Date

c. 1937

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

350.0 × 1200.0 cm

Genre

landscape painting

Collection

Cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris

More by Raoul Dufy

• L'Apéritif, 1908
• Trees in L'Estaque, 1908