They Did Not Expect Him

Ilya Repin 1844–1930

They Did Not Expect Him (1888) by Ilya Repin. Its palette is led by golden umber (#877758, 22%) and oatmeal (#afa794, 22%). Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#877758 MG 183 golden umber 22.3% of canvas
#afa794 MG 172 oatmeal 22.3% of canvas
#6b5840 MG 167 brown 19.8% of canvas
#a09784 MG 173 putty 18.9% of canvas
#212321 MG 222 charcoal 16.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 82%, Black 10%, Gray 6%, Yellow 2%, White 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.56
Contrast: 0.51
Vividness: 0.032
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 139 cells
Hue range: 0.26
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1888
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 160.5 × 167.5 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

More by Ilya Repin

Barge Haulers on the Volga, 1870
Ivan the Terrible and his son Ivan on November 16, 1581, 1883
Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1890s