Symbolism & Aestheticism · 1910

Le Regard

Odilon Redon 1840–1916

Le Regard (1910) by Odilon Redon. Its palette is led by reddish brown (#897067, 42%) and dark grey (#636a78, 18%), with accents of graphite. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich brown #733B28, takes up 18% of it.

Palette

• #897067 MG 153 reddish brown 42.4% of canvas
• #636a78 MG 216 dark grey 18.5% of canvas
• #733b28 MG 159 rich brown 17.9% of canvas
• #a77f63 MG 165 amber brown 17.9% of canvas
• #443843 MG 218 graphite 3.3% of canvas

Color families

Brown 62%, Gray 15%, Red 9%, Orange 8%, Blue 5%

Measurements

Lightness

0.53

Contrast

0.25

Vividness

0.056

Warmth

+0.88

Complexity

34 cells

Hue range

0.42

Focus

0.07

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the right half, 62% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.70 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 60% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 39% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date

1910

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

73.0 × 91.8 cm

Genre

figure painting

Collection

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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