The Melancholy of Departure
Brooding Schist
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Schist Layered dark gray - the color of metamorphic schist rock, cool and mineral.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
43.0
vivid muted
0
100
18.3
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-1.1
Distribution
avg L 43.0
darklight
avg C 18.3
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 43.0 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Melancholy of Departure" (1916) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation cool palette built around Cool Grey and Amber. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E3BF99 pulls the eye.
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