Hudson River School · 1840

The Architect's Dream

Thomas Cole 1801–1848

The Architect's Dream (1840) by Thomas Cole. Its palette is led by silver (#e4e1e2, 28%) and light scarlet orange (#ccab8a, 18%), with accents of amber brown, dark muted lime green and black. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

• #e4e1e2 MG 206 silver 27.8% of canvas
• #ccab8a MG 028 light scarlet orange 17.7% of canvas
• #2f281c MG 219 bistre 15.2% of canvas
• #6d6434 MG 193 golden olive 13.4% of canvas
• #9a8369 MG 165 amber brown 10.1% of canvas
• #3d4622 MG 059 dark muted lime green 9.7% of canvas
• #0e0708 MG 224 black 6.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 43%, White 22%, Black 12%, Yellow 10%, Green 7%

Measurements

Lightness

0.60

Contrast

0.73

Vividness

0.043

Warmth

+0.94

Complexity

160 cells

Hue range

0.47

Focus

0.07

Details

Date

1840

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

134.7 × 213.6 cm

Genre

cityscape

Made in

United States

Collection

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo

More by Thomas Cole

• Lake with Dead Trees (Catskill), 1825
• The Titan's Goblet, 1833
• The Oxbow, 1836