Surrealism · 1933

Painting (Figures with Stars)

Joan Miró 1893–1983

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

Painting (Figures with Stars) (1933) by Joan Miró. Its palette is led by dark crimson sienna (#6f362b, 23%) and brown (#775c49, 20%), with accents of charcoal, pale grey, light yellow and scarlet orange. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown and red cover more than three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet orange #CB7904, takes up just 2% of it.

Palette

#6f362b MG 144 dark crimson sienna 23.1% of canvas
#775c49 MG 167 brown 20.1% of canvas
#a44349 MG 019 scarlet red 17.0% of canvas
#5b6077 MG 097 muted blue 13.8% of canvas
#2b2525 MG 222 charcoal 12.9% of canvas
#c8cbc9 MG 212 pale grey 9.4% of canvas
#9ea757 MG 044 light yellow 2.0% of canvas
#cb7904 MG 026 scarlet orange 1.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 42%, Red 20%, Gray 14%, Black 10%, Blue 10%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.48
Contrast: 0.57
Vividness: 0.060
Warmth: +0.84
Complexity: 187 cells
Hue range: 0.54
Focus: 0.07

Composition

50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 53% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.34 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 30% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 26% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1933
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 198 × 246 cm
Made in: Spain
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago