The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit

John Singer Sargent 1856–1925

The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (1882) by John Singer Sargent. Its palette is led by soot (#130e0c, 25%) and brown (#755d45, 24%), with accents of pewter, white and red. Overall the canvas is dark, muted and warm.

Palette

#130e0c MG 223 soot 24.6% of canvas
#755d45 MG 167 brown 24.4% of canvas
#281d14 MG 219 bistre 23.8% of canvas
#4e3a25 MG 177 dark taupe 17.8% of canvas
#918e89 MG 214 pewter 6.5% of canvas
#eeeeee MG 205 white 1.8% of canvas
#a25039 MG 018 red 1.1% of canvas

Color families

Black 39%, Brown 39%, Gray 20%, White 1%, Red 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.35
Contrast: 0.50
Vividness: 0.021
Warmth: +0.96
Complexity: 139 cells
Hue range: 0.38
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1882
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 221.9 × 222.6 cm
Genre: portrait
Made in: French Third Republic
Collection: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston

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