Self-portrait with a pipe
Sepulchral Basalt
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
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light dark
0
100
19.6
vivid muted
0
100
14.3
warm cool
-30
0
+50
11.2
Distribution
avg L 19.6
darklight
avg C 14.3
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 19.6 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Self-portrait with a pipe" (1953) reads as a deep, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Amber. One color carries 48% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E57C43 pulls the eye.
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