Fauvism & Expressionism · 1912
Tête de femme

Tête de femme (1912) by Alexej von Jawlensky. Its palette is led by dark reddish brown (#6c3d32, 31%) and light salmon (#eaa39c, 12%), with accents of blue, scarlet red, light amber and pale golden yellow. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.
Palette
- #6c3d32 MG 155 dark reddish brown 31.0% of canvas
- #535295 MG 106 blue 15.6% of canvas
- #cb5d3e MG 017 scarlet red 13.2% of canvas
- #eaa39c MG 142 light salmon 12.4% of canvas
- #683b5c MG 135 violet 10.9% of canvas
- #f4c8b9 MG 198 pale muted reddish cream 9.4% of canvas
- #b4893f MG 033 light amber 5.7% of canvas
- #e8c041 MG 041 pale golden yellow 1.8% of canvas
Color families
Brown 33%, Red 20%, Blue 12%, Purple 11%, Pink 9%
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More by Alexej von Jawlensky
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