Cubism & Early Abstraction · 1907
The Ten Largest, No. 1, Childhood
The Ten Largest, No. 1, Childhood (1907) by Hilma af Klint. Its palette is led by muted azure blue (#546c8a, 57%) and parchment (#ebded2, 13%), with accents of pale slate, light orange and pale golden yellow. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.
Color note
Hilma af Klint's The Ten Largest (1907), each around three metres tall, are painted in pastel pinks, oranges, blues and lilacs. She kept her abstract work largely private; it became widely known only decades after her death.
Palette
- #546c8a MG 096 muted azure blue 57.3% of canvas
- #ebded2 MG 201 parchment 13.1% of canvas
- #d39797 MG 010 light muted red 7.3% of canvas
- #fefefe MG 205 white 7.3% of canvas
- #bcbaba MG 207 pale slate 5.6% of canvas
- #c07e40 MG 029 light orange 5.0% of canvas
- #dabc5c MG 041 pale golden yellow 4.5% of canvas
Color families
Blue 45%, White 20%, Gray 15%, Brown 5%, Yellow 4%
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Composition
54% of the visual weight is in the right half, 57% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.32 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 9% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 30% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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