Starry Night Over the Rhone

Starry Night Over the Rhone (1888) by Vincent van Gogh. Its palette is led by charcoal (#1b2122, 43%) and dark slate (#293438, 33%). Overall the canvas is dark, muted and balanced between warm and cool.

Palette

#1b2122 MG 222 charcoal 42.7% of canvas
#293438 MG 211 dark slate 32.7% of canvas
#3a412c MG 177 dark taupe 11.6% of canvas
#394b59 MG 098 dark muted azure blue 7.6% of canvas
#5a5e39 MG 193 golden olive 5.3% of canvas

Color families

Black 48%, Gray 28%, Brown 9%, Green 9%, Blue 5%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.30
Contrast: 0.23
Vividness: 0.017
Warmth: -0.04
Complexity: 70 cells
Hue range: 0.47
Focus: 0.14

Details

Date: 1888
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 72.0 × 92.1 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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