Head of a Woman

Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, UK · 52.2 x 50.2 cm

Brooding Basalt
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Head of a Woman by Alexej von Jawlensky

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
24.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#363A43 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 328°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 24.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 24.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Head of a Woman" (1911) reads as a deep, rich-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #C4AB2D pulls the eye.

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