Head of Lorette

Private Collection · 21.5 x 15.5 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.
Head of Lorette by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
38.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#665A43 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 83°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 38.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 38.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Head of Lorette" (1916) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #151B19 pulls the eye.

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