La gerbe

Hammer Museum ( University of California), Los Angeles, CA, US · 294 x 350 cm

Gleaming Linen
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Linen Warm light neutral - the color of natural linen, slightly warm beige.
La gerbe by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
78.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#C3C0BE gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 51°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 78.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 78.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"La gerbe" (1953) reads as a high-key, mid-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Blue. One color carries 64% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #F2AF2B pulls the eye.

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