Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1921

Mother and Child

Pablo Picasso 1881–1973

Still in copyright: the image isn't shown, only the colors measured from it.

Mother and Child (1921) by Pablo Picasso. Its palette is led by grey (#85807a, 28%) and dark reddish brown (#614338, 26%), with accents of red. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

• #85807a MG 215 grey 27.9% of canvas
• #614338 MG 155 dark reddish brown 26.5% of canvas
• #aea6a0 MG 172 oatmeal 21.2% of canvas
• #995f4f MG 018 red 13.5% of canvas
• #d59b8a MG 142 light salmon 10.9% of canvas

Color families

Brown 56%, Gray 32%, Red 7%, Pink 3%, Orange 2%

Measurements

Lightness

0.59

Contrast

0.41

Vividness

0.035

Warmth

+1.00

Complexity

130 cells

Hue range

0.08

Focus

0.17

Details

Date

1921

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

142 × 172 cm

Made in

Spain

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

More by Pablo Picasso

• The Old Guitarist, 1903–1904
• Nude with a Pitcher, 1906
• Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, 1910
• Man with a Pipe, 1915
• The Red Armchair, 1931