Abstract Expressionism & Color Field · 1953
Untitled (Purple, White, and Red)
Still in copyright: the image isn't shown, only the colors measured from it.
Untitled (Purple, White, and Red) (1953) by Mark Rothko. Its palette is led by dark crimson sienna (#533d52, 33%) and light sand (#ab9b81, 24%), with accents of pale grey and scarlet red. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.
Palette
- #533d52 MG 144 dark crimson sienna 32.9% of canvas
- #ab9b81 MG 181 light sand 24.2% of canvas
- #8f1d21 MG 020 dark red 21.8% of canvas
- #907f6e MG 174 warm grey 13.5% of canvas
- #c2c7c2 MG 212 pale grey 4.4% of canvas
- #b16654 MG 016 scarlet red 3.3% of canvas
Color families
Brown 50%, Red 23%, Gray 14%, Purple 7%, Blue 5%
Measurements
Details
More by Mark Rothko
- Number 19, 1949
- Untitled (Painting), 1953–1954