American Modernism · 1965

Sky above Clouds IV

Georgia O'Keeffe 1887–1986

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

Sky above Clouds IV (1965) by Georgia O'Keeffe. Its palette is led by silver (#e5e2e2, 67%) and pale muted azure aqua (#c5d9e1, 14%), with accents of light azure. Overall the canvas is light, muted and cool.

Palette

• #e5e2e2 MG 206 silver 67.3% of canvas
• #c5d9e1 MG 077 pale muted azure aqua 13.7% of canvas
• #abc9da MG 207 pale slate 10.6% of canvas
• #6fa6c8 MG 088 light azure 5.2% of canvas
• #07639d MG 090 azure 3.1% of canvas

Color families

White 74%, Blue 19%, Gray 7%, Pink 1%, Brown 0%

Measurements

Lightness

0.87

Contrast

0.26

Vividness

0.021

Warmth

-0.82

Complexity

79 cells

Hue range

0.32

Focus

0.00

Details

Date

1965

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

243 × 731 cm

Made in

United States

Collection

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

More by Georgia O'Keeffe

• Blue and Green Music, 1919–1921
• The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y., 1926
• Black Cross, New Mexico, 1929
• Cow's Skull with Calico Roses, 1931