The ragpicker

Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA, US

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The ragpicker by Edouard Manet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
18.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#4E3024 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 49°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The ragpicker" (1869) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. One color carries 82% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition.

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