Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, Portrait of the Artist's Mother
Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
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light dark
0
100
33.4
vivid muted
0
100
4.9
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-1.9
Distribution
avg L 33.4
darklight
avg C 4.9
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 33.4 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1, Portrait of the Artist's Mother" (1871) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Beige. One color carries 31% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #F8F2EA pulls the eye.
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