Midsummer Dance

Anders Zorn 1860–1920

Midsummer Dance (1897) by Anders Zorn. Its palette is led by dark taupe (#443c2d, 36%) and charcoal (#292520, 27%), with accents of golden umber. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Color note

Zorn is linked to a famously limited palette of yellow ochre, vermilion, ivory black and white, now called the “Zorn palette”, though he used more colors at times.

Palette

#443c2d MG 177 dark taupe 36.2% of canvas
#292520 MG 222 charcoal 27.3% of canvas
#685f41 MG 193 golden olive 22.6% of canvas
#ebe7d2 MG 201 parchment 7.7% of canvas
#938978 MG 182 golden umber 6.3% of canvas

Color families

Brown 67%, Black 23%, White 7%, Gray 2%, Yellow 0%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.42
Contrast: 0.67
Vividness: 0.026
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 100 cells
Hue range: 0.38
Focus: 0.00

Composition

63% of the visual weight is in the right half, 62% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.18 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 43% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 27% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1897
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 140.0 × 98.0 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm Municipality

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