Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge

Mary Cassatt 1844–1926

Woman with a Pearl Necklace in a Loge (1879) by Mary Cassatt. Its palette is led by oatmeal (#cca895, 20%) and scarlet (#ac7461, 19%), with accents of dark crimson sienna, pale muted cream and very dark sienna. Overall the canvas is light, vivid and warm.

Color reading

Brown and red cover more than two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, rich orange brown #955D47, takes up 15% of it.

Palette

#cca895 MG 172 oatmeal 20.2% of canvas
#ac7461 MG 024 scarlet 19.5% of canvas
#bb8d7e MG 015 light red 19.3% of canvas
#955d47 MG 158 rich orange brown 15.1% of canvas
#693933 MG 144 dark crimson sienna 14.7% of canvas
#eed2bc MG 199 pale muted cream 6.5% of canvas
#3b1510 MG 146 very dark sienna 4.8% of canvas

Color families

Brown 48%, Red 22%, Orange 15%, Yellow 6%, Pink 4%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.61
Contrast: 0.50
Vividness: 0.074
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 193 cells
Hue range: 0.44
Focus: 0.01

Composition

51% of the visual weight is in the left half, 51% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.00 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 14% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 34% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.

Details

Date: 1879
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 81.5 × 59.5 cm
Genre: portrait
Made in: United States
Collection: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia

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