Post-Impressionism · 1892
Manaò tupapaú
Manaò tupapaú (1892) by Paul Gauguin. Its palette is led by dark muted blue (#213147, 21%) and dark grey (#685c68, 20%), with accents of light orange amber, golden umber and orange. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color note
Gauguin painted in flat areas of bold, unnatural color, often ringed with dark outlines, choosing color for feeling and symbol rather than description.
Palette
- #213147 MG 099 dark muted blue 21.4% of canvas
- #685c68 MG 216 dark grey 19.5% of canvas
- #52371d MG 177 dark taupe 17.3% of canvas
- #4b4558 MG 098 dark muted azure blue 17.2% of canvas
- #c9ae7e MG 032 light orange amber 14.9% of canvas
- #8d887a MG 182 golden umber 6.4% of canvas
- #ad6c0d MG 030 orange 3.4% of canvas
Color families
Brown 39%, Blue 24%, Gray 24%, Yellow 8%, Black 2%
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Composition
55% of the visual weight is in the left half, 54% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.35 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 27% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 29% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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