Symbolism & Aestheticism · 1905

The Three Ages of Woman

Gustav Klimt 1862–1918

The Three Ages of Woman (1905) by Gustav Klimt. Its palette is led by stone (#6b5f54, 32%) and golden umber (#8f8673, 26%), with accents of rich brown, indigo blue and dark blue. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, muted and warm.

Palette

#6b5f54 MG 175 stone 31.7% of canvas
#8f8673 MG 182 golden umber 26.1% of canvas
#2c2b2a MG 222 charcoal 25.9% of canvas
#b5b09f MG 172 oatmeal 12.3% of canvas
#854831 MG 159 rich brown 2.6% of canvas
#495ca3 MG 104 indigo blue 0.7% of canvas
#3f337b MG 107 dark blue 0.7% of canvas

Color families

Brown 65%, Gray 15%, Black 13%, Yellow 3%, Blue 2%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.50
Contrast: 0.47
Vividness: 0.026
Warmth: +0.73
Complexity: 187 cells
Hue range: 0.57
Focus: 0.17

Details

Date: 1905
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 180.0 × 180.0 cm
Genre: allegory
Collection: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Roma, Rome

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