Omnibus

Anders Zorn 1860–1920

Omnibus (1891) by Anders Zorn. Its palette is led by warm black (#1d130d, 38%) and dark taupe (#473826, 24%), with accents of amber brown. 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

#1d130d MG 220 warm black 37.9% of canvas
#473826 MG 177 dark taupe 24.2% of canvas
#88725a MG 166 amber brown 17.5% of canvas
#cdbda6 MG 180 pale sand 14.0% of canvas
#e6ddc1 MG 201 parchment 6.3% of canvas

Color families

Brown 53%, Black 36%, White 6%, Gray 3%, Yellow 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.43
Contrast: 0.69
Vividness: 0.026
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 202 cells
Hue range: 0.29
Focus: 0.00

Composition

51% of the visual weight is in the right half, 66% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.10 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 28% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 28% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1891
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 99.5 × 66.0 cm
Genre: portrait
Collection: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm Municipality

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