Slave Market

Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, US · 84.8 x 63.5 cm

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Slave Market by Jean-Leon Gerome

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
25.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
19.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#4C3720 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 73°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 25.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 19.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 25.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Slave Market" (1866) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #441709 pulls the eye.

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