Post-Impressionism · 1886
The Models
The Models (1886) by Georges Seurat. Its palette is led by pewter (#a89998, 48%) and dark grey (#6d676c, 31%), with accents of red. Overall the canvas is light, muted and warm.
Color note
Seurat set small dots of unmixed color side by side so they blend in the eye, a method drawn from the color science of Chevreul and Rood. Some of his yellows were zinc yellow, which has since darkened.
Palette
- #a89998 MG 214 pewter 47.8% of canvas
- #6d676c MG 216 dark grey 31.1% of canvas
- #cfbeab MG 171 bone 11.3% of canvas
- #3d3348 MG 218 graphite 7.0% of canvas
- #975947 MG 018 red 2.9% of canvas
Color families
Gray 41%, Brown 40%, Red 10%, Blue 7%, Purple 1%
Measurements
Composition
63% of the visual weight is in the left half, 53% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.22 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 27% 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.
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