Post-Impressionism · 1889
The Yellow Christ
The Yellow Christ (1889) by Paul Gauguin. Its palette is led by brown (#7e5329, 38%) and amber brown (#826c59, 22%), with accents of dark slate. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.
Color note
Gauguin painted in flat areas of bold, unnatural color, often ringed with dark outlines, choosing color for feeling and symbol rather than description.
Palette
- #7e5329 MG 167 brown 38.2% of canvas
- #826c59 MG 166 amber brown 22.0% of canvas
- #af924a MG 038 light gold 16.2% of canvas
- #958e8b MG 214 pewter 14.7% of canvas
- #2c3137 MG 211 dark slate 8.9% of canvas
Color families
Brown 65%, Yellow 18%, Gray 12%, Black 2%, Blue 1%
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Composition
52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 52% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.48 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 25% 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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