Fauvism & Expressionism · 1905
Woman with a hat
Woman with a hat (1905) by Henri Matisse. Its palette is led by bone (#cabcad, 23%) and pigeon grey (#a799a0, 18%), with accents of muted teal, light red, dark muted teal and crimson. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.
Color note
Matisse led the Fauves, who used pure, unmixed color for expression; his Woman with a Hat caused a scandal at the 1905 Salon d'Automne.
Palette
- #cabcad MG 171 bone 23.4% of canvas
- #a799a0 MG 208 pigeon grey 18.2% of canvas
- #649a91 MG 081 muted azure teal 17.5% of canvas
- #1f7172 MG 083 muted teal 13.2% of canvas
- #263a6f MG 107 dark blue 7.7% of canvas
- #c6816b MG 015 light red 7.7% of canvas
- #174248 MG 085 dark muted teal 7.1% of canvas
- #88383e MG 007 crimson 5.2% of canvas
Color families
Blue 34%, Brown 26%, Gray 15%, Red 11%, Green 9%
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Composition
50% of the visual weight is in the left half, 51% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.62 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 19% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 31% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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