Fauvism & Expressionism · 1918

The Family

Egon Schiele 1890–1918

The Family (1918) by Egon Schiele. Its palette is led by charcoal (#2e2a28, 42%) and taupe (#504a37, 22%), with accents of rich brown. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color reading

Brown and black cover about three-quarters of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich brown #7D3D27, takes up 6% of it.

Palette

#2e2a28 MG 222 charcoal 41.8% of canvas
#504a37 MG 176 taupe 21.6% of canvas
#a0834d MG 034 amber 18.0% of canvas
#af9d6e MG 181 light sand 12.3% of canvas
#7d3d27 MG 159 rich brown 6.2% of canvas

Color families

Brown 51%, Black 23%, Yellow 10%, Gray 8%, Blue 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.43
Contrast: 0.48
Vividness: 0.039
Warmth: +0.92
Complexity: 193 cells
Hue range: 0.55
Focus: 0.09

Composition

53% of the visual weight is in the right half, 56% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.74 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 15% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 33% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1918
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 150.0 × 160.8 cm
Genre: family portrait
Collection: Belvedere, Vienna

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