Hudson River School · 1860
Wilderness
Wilderness (1860) by Sanford Robinson Gifford. Its palette is led by pale sand (#c7bba2, 30%) and parchment (#eae6cf, 24%), with accents of golden umber and warm black. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown and white cover about three-quarters of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, golden umber #977F5D, stays close to gray.
Palette
- #c7bba2 MG 180 pale sand 29.8% of canvas
- #eae6cf MG 201 parchment 24.1% of canvas
- #cbd5e1 MG 092 pale muted azure blue 18.2% of canvas
- #514729 MG 185 dark golden umber 14.0% of canvas
- #977f5d MG 182 golden umber 9.0% of canvas
- #170e07 MG 220 warm black 4.9% of canvas
Color families
Brown 44%, White 33%, Gray 8%, Yellow 6%, Blue 6%
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Composition
51% of the visual weight is in the left half, 72% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.35 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 60% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 23% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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