Fauvism & Expressionism · 1905

Mountains at Collioure

André Derain 1880–1954

Mountains at Collioure (1905) by André Derain. Its palette is led by light lime yellow (#bbb94c, 19%) and pale emerald aqua (#a2dbcc, 15%), with accents of light blue, muted teal, dark indigo blue and light scarlet orange. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and balanced between warm and cool.

Color reading

Blue, yellow and green cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, dark indigo blue #0531BF, takes up 11% of it.

Palette

#bbb94c MG 043 light lime yellow 19.3% of canvas
#a2dbcc MG 073 pale emerald aqua 15.1% of canvas
#6e93e5 MG 102 light blue 13.7% of canvas
#24646a MG 083 muted teal 12.0% of canvas
#e7e5c4 MG 201 parchment 11.7% of canvas
#0531bf MG 112 dark indigo blue 10.8% of canvas
#e38f2b MG 025 light scarlet orange 9.2% of canvas
#f0694c MG 014 light scarlet red 8.2% of canvas

Color families

Blue 34%, Yellow 18%, Green 16%, White 9%, Red 8%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.69
Contrast: 0.52
Vividness: 0.106
Warmth: -0.06
Complexity: 232 cells
Hue range: 0.84
Focus: 0.04

Composition

52% of the visual weight is in the right half, 50% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.48 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 2% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 36% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1905
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 81.3 × 100.3 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

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