A Backwater at Wargrave

Private Collection · 74.93 x 62.23 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.
A Backwater at Wargrave by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
20.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#373027 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 83°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 20.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 20.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"A Backwater at Wargrave" (1887) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #9A8491 pulls the eye.

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