Indian Modernism · 1935

Three Girls

Amrita Sher-Gil 1913–1941

Three Girls (1935) by Amrita Sher-Gil. Its palette is led by red (#9f4f44, 22%) and rich sienna (#804340, 21%), with accents of dark reddish brown, light tan and charcoal. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown and red cover more than two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, red #9F4F44, takes up 22% of it.

Palette

#9f4f44 MG 018 red 21.6% of canvas
#804340 MG 147 rich sienna 20.5% of canvas
#8a7056 MG 166 amber brown 19.1% of canvas
#9ec58d MG 063 light lime green 14.8% of canvas
#4f3f3b MG 155 dark reddish brown 14.0% of canvas
#c89a65 MG 164 light tan 6.1% of canvas
#162023 MG 222 charcoal 3.9% of canvas

Color families

Brown 45%, Red 25%, Green 16%, Gray 6%, Black 3%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.54
Contrast: 0.47
Vividness: 0.070
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 169 cells
Hue range: 0.56
Focus: 0.10

Composition

53% of the visual weight is in the left half, 53% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.19 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 36% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 27% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1935
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 99.5 × 73.5 cm
Genre: group portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

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