Impressionism · 1896
Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather
Pont Boieldieu in Rouen, Rainy Weather (1896) by Camille Pissarro. Its palette is led by warm grey (#817767, 31%) and light grey (#a4a199, 22%), with accents of charcoal. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.
Color reading
Gray and brown cover nearly nine-tenths of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, warm grey #817767, stays close to gray.
Palette
- #817767 MG 174 warm grey 31.2% of canvas
- #a4a199 MG 213 light grey 22.1% of canvas
- #434a40 MG 217 iron 21.6% of canvas
- #cdc9cb MG 212 pale grey 18.3% of canvas
- #152024 MG 222 charcoal 6.9% of canvas
Color families
Gray 52%, Brown 33%, Green 7%, Black 5%, White 2%
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Composition
53% of the visual weight is in the right half, 54% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.20 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 8% 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.
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