Les raboteurs de parquet

Les raboteurs de parquet (1875) by Gustave Caillebotte. Its palette is led by taupe (#4f4a3d, 33%) and bistre (#312c1a, 27%), with accents of parchment. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about two-thirds of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, parchment #F0DEBD, stays close to gray.

Palette

#4f4a3d MG 176 taupe 33.0% of canvas
#312c1a MG 219 bistre 27.1% of canvas
#8f8174 MG 174 warm grey 20.9% of canvas
#18150c MG 220 warm black 17.6% of canvas
#f0debd MG 201 parchment 1.4% of canvas

Color families

Brown 68%, Black 23%, Gray 8%, White 1%, Red 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.39
Contrast: 0.45
Vividness: 0.022
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 151 cells
Hue range: 0.29
Focus: 0.02

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 55% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 33% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 30% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1875
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 102.0 × 146.5 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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