A Backwater, Calcot Mill near Reading
Brooding Basalt
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
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light dark
0
100
25.4
vivid muted
0
100
10.0
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-0.4
Distribution
avg L 25.4
darklight
avg C 10.0
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 25.4 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"A Backwater, Calcot Mill near Reading" (1888) reads as a deep, muted-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B1A18D pulls the eye.
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