Self-portrait with a pipe

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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.
Self-portrait with a pipe by Andre Derain

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
19.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#3B2A27 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 38°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 19.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
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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