The Source (Bather at the Source)

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France · 128 x 97 cm

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 Source (Bather at the Source) by Gustave Courbet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
21.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#462C23 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 46°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 21.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 21.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Source (Bather at the Source)" (1868) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #EDB27D pulls the eye.

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