The Young Sailor II

Private Collection · 100 x 81 cm

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
The Young Sailor II by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
45.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#786858 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 70°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 45.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 45.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Young Sailor II" (1906) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation balanced palette built around Amber and Cool Grey. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #4B5856 pulls the eye.

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