Still Life with Oranges II

Washington University Gallery of Art (WUSTL), St. Louis, MO, US · 46.7 x 55.2 cm

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Still Life with Oranges II by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
60.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
33.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
20.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#AA8D69 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 74°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 60.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 33.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 60.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Still Life with Oranges II" (1899) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #23232E pulls the eye.

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