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.

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

Details

Date

1908

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

44.5 × 37.0 cm

Genre

landscape painting

Collection

Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris

More by Raoul Dufy

• L'Apéritif, 1908
• Le Cours de la Seine, c. 1937