Romanticism · 1826
The Cornfield
The Cornfield (1826) by John Constable. Its palette is led by bistre (#312818, 30%) and dark golden umber (#5a4827, 25%), with accents of golden umber, soot, slate and pewter. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.
Color note
Constable flicked touches of pure white onto his landscapes to catch light glinting on wet leaves and water; critics called it “Constable's snow”.
Palette
- #312818 MG 219 bistre 29.7% of canvas
- #5a4827 MG 185 dark golden umber 25.2% of canvas
- #cdd0d0 MG 212 pale grey 13.5% of canvas
- #8b7447 MG 183 golden umber 8.3% of canvas
- #b2b6b9 MG 207 pale slate 7.5% of canvas
- #130e0e MG 223 soot 7.3% of canvas
- #515c64 MG 210 slate 4.4% of canvas
- #86929d MG 214 pewter 4.2% of canvas
Color families
Brown 52%, Black 17%, Gray 15%, White 9%, Green 2%
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Composition
62% of the visual weight is in the right half, 63% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 10% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 34% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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