Fauvism & Expressionism · 1908

Trees in L'Estaque

Raoul Dufy 1877–1953

Trees in L'Estaque (1908) by Raoul Dufy. Its palette is led by iron (#414f47, 22%) and light gold (#a38f55, 21%), with accents of rich amber ochre and pale grey. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Color note

Dufy let color float free of drawing, laying broad washes of color and then drawing over them in quick, separate lines.

Palette

#414f47 MG 217 iron 22.5% of canvas
#a38f55 MG 038 light gold 21.3% of canvas
#768072 MG 215 grey 21.2% of canvas
#796435 MG 188 rich amber ochre 17.7% of canvas
#2e3b38 MG 218 graphite 13.8% of canvas
#cbcac6 MG 212 pale grey 3.5% of canvas

Color families

Gray 35%, Brown 26%, Green 19%, Yellow 13%, Blue 4%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.53
Contrast: 0.42
Vividness: 0.039
Warmth: +0.66
Complexity: 205 cells
Hue range: 0.50
Focus: 0.11

Composition

57% of the visual weight is in the right half, 62% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.54 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 22% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 35% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1908
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 44.5 × 37.0 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Collection: Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris

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