Fauvism & Expressionism · 1909

Porträt mit Äpfeln: Frau des Künstlers

August Macke 1887–1914

Porträt mit Äpfeln: Frau des Künstlers (1909) by August Macke. Its palette is led by dark taupe (#413e37, 34%) and gold (#8e8356, 24%), with accents of muted teal and light yellow. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and gray cover more than three-fifths of the canvas. Its most vivid color, gold #8E8356, takes up 24% of it.

Palette

#413e37 MG 177 dark taupe 33.8% of canvas
#8e8356 MG 039 gold 24.4% of canvas
#a49c70 MG 190 light golden sand 18.8% of canvas
#c6c6aa MG 171 bone 13.3% of canvas
#37605b MG 083 muted teal 8.9% of canvas
#b1a331 MG 044 light yellow 0.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 47%, Gray 15%, Blue 12%, Yellow 11%, Black 8%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.54
Contrast: 0.55
Vividness: 0.038
Warmth: +0.66
Complexity: 178 cells
Hue range: 0.41
Focus: 0.07

Composition

55% of the visual weight is in the right half, 50% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.44 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 41% 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: 1909
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 66.0 × 59.5 cm
Genre: portrait
Collection: Lenbachhaus, Munich

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