The Swan (No. 17)

Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden

Lustrous Stone
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The Swan (No. 17) by Hilma af Klint

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
44.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
47.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
47.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#A45241 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 40°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 44.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 47.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 44.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Swan (No. 17)" (1915) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Warm Grey. One color carries 45% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #4F7EAD pulls the eye.

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