Wanderer above the Sea of Fog

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog (1818) by Caspar David Friedrich. Its palette is led by pigeon grey (#9c9eaa, 31%) and bistre (#2c251b, 28%), with accents of dark grey. Overall the canvas is light, muted and balanced between warm and cool.

Palette

#9c9eaa MG 208 pigeon grey 31.2% of canvas
#2c251b MG 219 bistre 28.5% of canvas
#c8c5c6 MG 212 pale grey 21.2% of canvas
#7f8692 MG 095 muted azure blue 12.3% of canvas
#595e60 MG 216 dark grey 6.7% of canvas

Color families

Gray 61%, Black 23%, Brown 10%, Blue 5%, White 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.58
Contrast: 0.58
Vividness: 0.015
Warmth: +0.07
Complexity: 133 cells
Hue range: 0.56
Focus: 0.00

Details

Date: 1818
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 67.0 × 74.8 cm
Genre: landscape painting
Made in: Germany
Collection: Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

More by Caspar David Friedrich

The Monk by the Sea, 1808
The Abbey in the Oakwood, c. 1809
Chalk Cliffs at Ruegen, 1818
The Sea of Ice, c. 1823