Symbolism & Aestheticism · 1907

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I

Gustav Klimt 1862–1918

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (1907) by Gustav Klimt. Its palette is led by golden umber (#7d6748, 45%) and golden umber (#a98a58, 28%), with accents of charcoal. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#7d6748 MG 183 golden umber 45.3% of canvas
#a98a58 MG 182 golden umber 28.2% of canvas
#c3a164 MG 032 light orange amber 13.5% of canvas
#535341 MG 176 taupe 10.7% of canvas
#28211e MG 222 charcoal 2.3% of canvas

Color families

Brown 68%, Yellow 26%, Green 2%, Gray 2%, Black 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.58
Contrast: 0.33
Vividness: 0.059
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 136 cells
Hue range: 0.11
Focus: 0.01

Details

Date: 1907
Medium: Oil and gold and silver and gold leaf on canvas
Size: 138.0 × 162.0 cm
Genre: portrait
Collection: Neue Galerie, New York City

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Judith I, 1901
The Three Ages of Woman, 1905
Danaë, 1907
The Kiss, 1907
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