Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1912

Portrait of Pablo Picasso

Juan Gris 1887–1927

Portrait of Pablo Picasso (1912) by Juan Gris. Its palette is led by oatmeal (#b0aca4, 27%) and bone (#cdc4b7, 26%), with accents of iron. Overall the canvas is light, muted and balanced between warm and cool.

Palette

• #b0aca4 MG 172 oatmeal 27.3% of canvas
• #cdc4b7 MG 171 bone 26.2% of canvas
• #737a7b MG 215 grey 21.5% of canvas
• #7d96a6 MG 208 pigeon grey 19.0% of canvas
• #484b4d MG 217 iron 5.9% of canvas

Color families

Brown 43%, Gray 41%, Blue 9%, White 7%, Green 0%

Measurements

Lightness

0.69

Contrast

0.38

Vividness

0.024

Warmth

+0.12

Complexity

223 cells

Hue range

0.51

Focus

0.00

Details

Date

1912

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

93.3 × 74.4 cm

Genre

portrait

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

More by Juan Gris

• The Bottle of Anís del Mono, 1914
• Le Canigou, 1921