Still Life with Books and Candle

Private Collection · 38 x 45 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Still Life with Books and Candle by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
33.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
13.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#604847 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 25°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 33.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 33.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Still Life with Books and Candle" (1890) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Pink and Cream. One color carries 36% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #AFAB98 pulls the eye.

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