The Swan (No. 16)
Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
25.7
vivid muted
0
100
4.5
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-1.1
Distribution
avg L 25.7
darklight
avg C 4.5
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 25.7 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The Swan (No. 16)" (1914) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Cream. One color carries 67% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #C5D8CF pulls the eye.
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