Water Nymphs (Silverfish)

Private Collection · 82 x 52 cm

Dusky Basalt
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Water Nymphs (Silverfish) by Gustav Klimt

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
40.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#655E54 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 80°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 40.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 40.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Water Nymphs (Silverfish)" (1899) reads as a shadowed, whisper-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #D8BC66 pulls the eye.

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