Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1914

The Bottle of Anís del Mono

Juan Gris 1887–1927

The Bottle of Anís del Mono (1914) by Juan Gris. Its palette is led by rich ochre (#745023, 24%) and rich orange ochre (#8a6a33, 23%), with accents of putty. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown covers about three-quarters of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich orange ochre #8A6A33, takes up 23% of it.

Palette

#745023 MG 179 rich ochre 23.9% of canvas
#8a6a33 MG 178 rich orange ochre 22.9% of canvas
#cfc9b5 MG 171 bone 20.8% of canvas
#908d80 MG 173 putty 16.7% of canvas
#25231d MG 222 charcoal 15.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 73%, Black 11%, Yellow 9%, White 5%, Gray 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.56
Contrast: 0.60
Vividness: 0.045
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 214 cells
Hue range: 0.19
Focus: 0.00

Composition

55% of the visual weight is in the left half, 61% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.68 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 17% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 32% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1914
Medium: Oil and graphite pencil on canvas
Size: 41.8 × 24.0 cm
Genre: still life
Collection: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid

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