Surrealism · 1918

Portrait of Joaneta Obrador

Joan Miró 1893–1983

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

Portrait of Joaneta Obrador (1918) by Joan Miró. Its palette is led by pale scarlet (#f6b395, 29%) and taupe (#554f46, 20%), with accents of putty and scarlet. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and orange cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, pale scarlet #F6B395, takes up 29% of it.

Palette

#f6b395 MG 021 pale scarlet 29.5% of canvas
#554f46 MG 176 taupe 19.5% of canvas
#cfc4af MG 171 bone 15.8% of canvas
#938e83 MG 173 putty 13.6% of canvas
#3a3934 MG 218 graphite 12.0% of canvas
#ad735e MG 024 scarlet 9.6% of canvas

Color families

Brown 41%, Orange 26%, Gray 21%, White 6%, Pink 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.64
Contrast: 0.52
Vividness: 0.048
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 256 cells
Hue range: 0.26
Focus: 0.00

Composition

54% of the visual weight is in the right half, 60% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.73 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 0% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 35% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1918
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 69 × 62 cm
Made in: Spain
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago