Romanticism · 1821
The Hay Wain
The Hay Wain (1821) by John Constable. Its palette is led by bistre (#2e261d, 28%) and dark golden umber (#4e422d, 22%), with accents of stone, soot and silver. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted 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
- #2e261d MG 219 bistre 28.4% of canvas
- #4e422d MG 185 dark golden umber 21.8% of canvas
- #969ba0 MG 208 pigeon grey 16.7% of canvas
- #6b675f MG 175 stone 14.3% of canvas
- #0f0a10 MG 223 soot 9.2% of canvas
- #bdb9b0 MG 171 bone 7.9% of canvas
- #e2e1dd MG 206 silver 1.8% of canvas
Color families
Brown 47%, Black 23%, Gray 21%, Blue 4%, Green 3%
Measurements
Composition
65% of the visual weight is in the right half, 66% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.01 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 10% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 35% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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