The anguish of departure

Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, US · 85 x 69 cm

Brooding Sienna
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The anguish of departure by Giorgio de Chirico

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
33.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#4E4F31 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 105°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 33.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 33.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The anguish of departure" (1914) reads as a deep, rich-saturation balanced palette built around Teal and Green. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #3A6B55 pulls the eye.

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