Alphonse Allais Palette 1

Palette Analysis

Alphonse Allais works in the upper reaches of the value scale, creating an atmosphere of brightness and expansiveness. Blues and teal-greys govern the palette, lending it an aquatic or atmospheric quality. A restrained, mid-chroma palette: every hue is present and legible, but nothing shouts. 29.6% of the palette belongs to #407526, a concentration that makes it the unmistakable visual centre. #F5F4F0 at 14.6% is both the most chromatic and one of the largest colours in the palette - chroma as mass rather than as highlight. 46 units of value spread create a palette that is varied but unified - contrast in the service of harmony. High luminosity and cool temperature suggest the plein-air condition: unfiltered daylight and open sky. In the context of Alphonse Allais's full range of palettes, group 1 represents one movement in an ongoing chromatic dialogue.