Neoclassicism · 1782
Self Portrait in a Straw Hat
Self Portrait in a Straw Hat (1782) by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Its palette is led by muted azure teal (#7c9395, 34%) and dark grey (#5a5d5a, 23%), with accents of amber brown and pale muted golden cream. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and balanced between warm and cool.
Color reading
Brown, gray and blue cover more than three-quarters of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, amber brown #A8866E, stays close to gray.
Palette
- #7c9395 MG 081 muted azure teal 34.1% of canvas
- #5a5d5a MG 216 dark grey 22.6% of canvas
- #39281e MG 156 dark reddish brown 16.9% of canvas
- #1c1817 MG 221 blue black 15.5% of canvas
- #a8866e MG 165 amber brown 6.4% of canvas
- #daceb3 MG 202 pale muted golden cream 4.6% of canvas
Color families
Brown 31%, Gray 25%, Blue 21%, Black 19%, White 2%
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Composition
53% of the visual weight is in the right half, 71% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.68 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 46% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 23% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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