Fauvism & Expressionism · c. 1917

Nu couché

Amedeo Modigliani 1884–1920

Nu couché (c. 1917) by Amedeo Modigliani. Its palette is led by light scarlet (#cd8359, 46%) and dark sienna (#432324, 24%), with accents of dark grey and light sand. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Orange and brown cover about three-quarters of the canvas. Its most vivid color, dark rich sienna #792421, takes up 20% of it.

Palette

#cd8359 MG 023 light scarlet 45.9% of canvas
#432324 MG 145 dark sienna 24.4% of canvas
#792421 MG 148 dark rich sienna 20.2% of canvas
#536564 MG 216 dark grey 7.5% of canvas
#afa28e MG 181 light sand 1.9% of canvas

Color families

Orange 45%, Brown 30%, Black 11%, Red 7%, Gray 5%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.51
Contrast: 0.46
Vividness: 0.082
Warmth: +0.99
Complexity: 154 cells
Hue range: 0.28
Focus: 0.10

Composition

51% of the visual weight is in the right half, 56% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.23 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 46% 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.

Details

Date: c. 1917
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 59.9 × 92.0 cm
Genre: nude
Collection: Long Museum, Shanghai

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