Fauvism & Expressionism · 1906

Woman in a Chemise

André Derain 1880–1954

Woman in a Chemise (1906) by André Derain. Its palette is led by bone (#d5c0af, 31%) and light reddish tan (#cda095, 21%), with accents of light muted green, light muted blue, scarlet red and amber. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.

Color reading

Blue, brown and white cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #B95835, takes up 5% of it.

Palette

#d5c0af MG 171 bone 31.0% of canvas
#cda095 MG 151 light reddish tan 21.1% of canvas
#687fa3 MG 096 muted azure blue 14.0% of canvas
#2f3d8b MG 112 dark indigo blue 12.5% of canvas
#91a89c MG 055 light muted green 7.6% of canvas
#90a8d4 MG 094 light muted blue 7.0% of canvas
#b95835 MG 017 scarlet red 5.4% of canvas
#b67e28 MG 034 amber 1.3% of canvas

Color families

Blue 32%, Brown 22%, White 13%, Red 12%, Gray 11%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.69
Contrast: 0.49
Vividness: 0.059
Warmth: -0.01
Complexity: 172 cells
Hue range: 0.68
Focus: 0.01

Composition

54% of the visual weight is in the right half, 50% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.42 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 26% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 28% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1906
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 100.0 × 81.0 cm
Genre: portrait
Collection: Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

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