Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

Mary Cassatt 1844–1926

Little Girl in a Blue Armchair (1878) by Mary Cassatt. Its palette is led by muted teal (#257079, 37%) and taupe (#4e4e43, 21%), with accents of dark muted teal, light sand and blue black. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and cool.

Palette

#257079 MG 083 muted teal 36.8% of canvas
#4e4e43 MG 176 taupe 20.9% of canvas
#4c99a2 MG 081 muted azure teal 16.5% of canvas
#14393e MG 085 dark muted teal 9.0% of canvas
#cbd2cb MG 212 pale grey 6.5% of canvas
#aca08d MG 181 light sand 6.2% of canvas
#171a1b MG 221 blue black 4.1% of canvas

Color families

Blue 59%, Brown 17%, Gray 11%, Green 7%, Black 5%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.52
Contrast: 0.52
Vividness: 0.052
Warmth: -0.90
Complexity: 187 cells
Hue range: 0.42
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1878
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 89.5 × 129.8 cm
Genre: portrait
Made in: United States
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

More by Mary Cassatt

Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge, 1879
The Cup of Tea, 1880s
The Child's Bath, 1893