Fauvism & Expressionism · 1905

The Golden Age

André Derain 1880–1954

The Golden Age (1905) by André Derain. Its palette is led by very dark sienna (#2e191a, 20%) and pale gold (#e1d286, 12%), with accents of light amber, brown, rich orange brown and dark blue. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown, yellow and black cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, dark red #842B27, takes up 11% of it.

Palette

#2e191a MG 146 very dark sienna 19.6% of canvas
#ba8a49 MG 033 light amber 18.2% of canvas
#6a513c MG 167 brown 12.6% of canvas
#e1d286 MG 036 pale gold 12.0% of canvas
#a55732 MG 158 rich orange brown 11.6% of canvas
#842b27 MG 020 dark red 11.5% of canvas
#39385b MG 107 dark blue 7.9% of canvas
#eae5b7 MG 203 pale muted golden cream 6.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 42%, Yellow 17%, Black 8%, Red 8%, White 8%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.53
Contrast: 0.68
Vividness: 0.068
Warmth: +0.93
Complexity: 256 cells
Hue range: 0.62
Focus: 0.01

Composition

54% of the visual weight is in the right half, 56% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.56 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 0% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 38% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1905
Size: 177.0 × 189.0 cm
Collection: Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran

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