Impressionism · 1896
Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen
Morning, An Overcast Day, Rouen (1896) by Camille Pissarro. Its palette is led by silver (#d4d4d9, 41%) and oatmeal (#b6b4a9, 29%), with accents of dark grey. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.
Color reading
Gray and brown cover about three-quarters of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, graphite #37414A, stays close to gray.
Palette
- #d4d4d9 MG 206 silver 40.8% of canvas
- #b6b4a9 MG 172 oatmeal 29.1% of canvas
- #908c7f MG 173 putty 15.9% of canvas
- #626663 MG 216 dark grey 9.4% of canvas
- #37414a MG 218 graphite 4.8% of canvas
Color families
Gray 47%, Brown 29%, White 20%, Green 2%, Blue 2%
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Composition
59% of the visual weight is in the left half, 77% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.19 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 44% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 25% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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