Still Life with a Magnolia

Georges Pompidou Center, Paris, France

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Still Life with a Magnolia by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
40.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
41.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
37.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#8C4E37 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 48°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 40.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 41.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 40.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Still Life with a Magnolia" (1941) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 33% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D7CDB8 pulls the eye.

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