The Sentimental Folk Song

New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT, US

Smoldering Laterite
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
The Sentimental Folk Song by Grant Wood

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
20.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#4D2E17 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 62°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Sentimental Folk Song" (1940) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. One color carries 36% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #DD9432 pulls the eye.

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