Luncheon on the Grass

Claude Monet 1840–1926

Luncheon on the Grass (1866) by Claude Monet. Its palette is led by olive (#52552f, 20%) and bistre (#2d2b15, 19%), with accents of golden olive, soot, white and light amber gold. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#52552f MG 046 olive 20.4% of canvas
#2d2b15 MG 219 bistre 18.7% of canvas
#7a7950 MG 192 golden olive 18.2% of canvas
#3d3f1e MG 195 dark olive 14.8% of canvas
#9f9e9d MG 208 pigeon grey 13.6% of canvas
#0e0c1d MG 223 soot 7.3% of canvas
#eeebee MG 205 white 3.8% of canvas
#baa869 MG 037 light amber gold 3.2% of canvas

Color families

Brown 52%, Black 16%, Gray 12%, Green 11%, Yellow 5%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.47
Contrast: 0.59
Vividness: 0.040
Warmth: +0.98
Complexity: 220 cells
Hue range: 0.30
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1866
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 460.0 × 600.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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